priscilla walker

[lesleys]

hi all
im looking for details of priscilla walker,she was brn in heanor derbyshire england,she emigrated to canada. married ... johnston an english canadian,then they moved to the usa.also i have alot of victorian cabinet photos which say taken in toronto. my research includes walker and bingham surnames.the photos belonged to my grt grand mother she was brn 1877.i have found family in the usa and australia but have no idea about the canadian conection other than priscilla.  thanks

[cosmac]

Names of parents of Priscilla would be helpful.  Was Priscilla born about 1877?
Do you have her on British census and if so when do you lose track of her as that helps define immigration.
Have you found her on any US census?

There is a Priscilla Johnson on the 1900 US Illinois census through to 1920 with husband Linn Johnson b. 1855 Kentucky and various children.  That Priscilla is born, according to census, Oct 1870 England.  An online Ancestry tree seems to claim that Priscilla with a maiden name of Mason.

Debbie

[lesleys]

hi cosmac
thanks for your reply,my priscilla walker was brn 24/5/1891 in south normanton derbyshire england.her parents where arthur walker and pheobe nee watson.she emigrated in 1914 to delaware chester pa,she met up with her uncles philip and abner walker.the usa 1930 census she was still in chester.she died in 1977 still in delaware chester pa.im told she did revisit the uk occasionally taking presents with her.she married fredrick johnston brn 1891 in canada.     thank you for your interest lesleys

[Jacquie in Canada]

It is possible they didn't live in Canada. The pictures could have been taken when visiting.

The 1920 census says Frederick immigrated to the US in 1910 and was naturalized in 1920 while the 1930 census says he immigrated in 1914.

There is a WWI draft registration for Fred William Johnston who was born 5 Feb 1891 in Canada (can't make out the place name). He was living in Chester, Pennsylvania and was married (wife's name not listed).

Here's a link to his WWII draft registration which indicates he was born in Quebec: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11119-154347-7?cc=1861144

Jacquie

[Jacquie in Canada]

There is an obituary for Priscilla in the 10 Mar 1977 edition of the Delaware County Daily Times newspaper. She died on 9 Mar 1977. The obituary indicates she was born in England and came to the US when she was 21, moved to Wallingford, PA and had lived there ever since. She was a widow but it doesn't say what year Frederick died. She was survived by her daughter Mrs. Robert McCleary and a granddaughter. She was also survived by 5 brothers (Ambrose, Phillip, Arthur, Harold and Sidney) all of England. She was to be buried at Chester Rural Cemetery.

Here's a link to the Find A Grave entry for Frederick Johnston with an obituary included:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0mj6/

There is an Evelyn J. McCleary in the SSDI who could be the daughter of Priscilla. Her birth date is listed as 30 Sep 1922 (the 1930 census indicated Evelyn was 7). The number was issued in Pennsylvania before 1951. Her last know address is listed as Fort Myers, Florida however that doesn't necessarily mean she died there. The date of death is 28 Aug 1989.

Jacquie

[shellyesq]

There is an Evelyn J. McCleary in the SSDI who could be the daughter of Priscilla. Her birth date is listed as 30 Sep 1922 (the 1930 census indicated Evelyn was 7). The number was issued in Pennsylvania before 1951. Her last know address is listed as Fort Myers, Florida however that doesn't necessarily mean she died there. The date of death is 28 Aug 1989.

The Florida death index says that she died in Lee Co., Florida.  Her race was listeed as white.

She is listed on an obituary index here:  http://www.lcgsfl.org/areaDeaths.php?sortCol=sna&srch=mccleary

[lesleys]

hi
sorry i havnt been back for a while,thank you for all the info on priscilla.it does seem that this is the one i ve been looking for.the dates and english brothers match.thanks again much apreciated. lesley

[shellyesq]

You're welcome.

Now that the 1940 Census has been released & indexed, you can see her on there:  https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQFX-XZL