Scots in Woolwich

[Penmaiden]

My great grandmother Alice May Curry nee Walker was born in Woolwich in 1894. Her parents were George Edmund Walker and Helen Hannah Lucy Oswald. When I look at the family of Helen they seem to have been in Woolwich generations, but basically all lines lead to Scotland eventually. Some as far back as the mid 18th century. This seems to suggest a fairly tight knit community of Scottish in Woolwich given these Scottish-descended families intermarried for so many generations. Does anyone know anything about this?

[PaulineJ]

I think it's more to do with Woolwich's long term association with the armed forces.

[rosie17]

I think it's more to do with Woolwich's long term association with the armed forces.

Yes a lot of family on my line were in the army and records date back to 1820 some of the family returned to Scotland others remained

Rosie

[Penmaiden]

Helen Oswald born 1868 Woolwich.
Her father Walter Kirkwood Oswald born 1841 Woolwich.
Her mother Agnes Aken Millar born 1843 Scotland.

Walter's father Archibald Oswald born 1798 Scotland.
Walter's mother Agnes Shearer Kirkwood born 1811 Woolwich.
Agnes Kirkwood's parents both both Scotland in 1770s.