May (Gordon) Walker (abt. 1855 - 1948)

Born about 13 Aug 1855 in Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Alexander Walker — married 27 Jun 1879 in Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 9 Mar 1948 at about age 92 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA

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Biography

Edna "May" Gordon (1855-1948)

Daughter of Andrew Gordon (1830-1898) & Janet Smith

older sibling, Frank Gordon (1853- P

Birth: 13 Aug 1855, Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland^[1][2] Location sometimes given as Dundee, Angus, Scotland.

1861 Scotland Census, West Knot, Strathmiglo, Fifeshire, Scotland: Andrew Gordon (30), Head, born Strathmiglo, Fifeshire, Hand Loom Weaver; Janet Gordon (28)m Wife, born Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire; Francis Gordon (8), b Strathmiglio, Scholar; Magdaline Gordon (7), b Sthrathmiglo, Scholar; May Gordon (5), born Strathmiglo, Fifeshire Janet Gordon (3), b Strathmiglo;

1871 Scotland Census, Bank Street, Strathmiglo, Fife: Andrew Gordon (40), Head, born Strathmiglo, Hand Loom Weaver ; Jane Gordon (38), wife, Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire; Children: Magdaline Gordon (17), b Strathmiglo, Hand Loom Linen Weaver; May Gordon (15), born Strathmiglo, Fifeshire, Power Loom Linen Weaver; Janet Gordon (13), Strathmiglo. Power Loom Linen Weaver; Catherine Gordon (9), b Strathmiglo, Scholar; Jane Gordon (7), b Strathmiglo, Scholar; Andrew Gordon (5), b Strathmiglo; Thomas Gordon (3), b Strathmiglo; John Gordon (9 mo), b Strathmiglo

Marriage: 27 Jun 1879, Strathmiglo, Fife, to ALEXANDER WALKER (1854-1926)

Children:

-- Janet Walker (1880-)

-- Isabella Walker (1881- )^[3]

-- John Walker (1883- )

-- May G Walker (1885- )

-- Andrew Gordon Walker (1886-1944), m. Matilda Furguson

-- Alexander Walker (1888- )

-- Francis Walker (1890- _

-- James Walker (1892- )

-- Margaret Walker (1894- )

1881 Scotland Census, Auchtermuchty, Fife: Alexander Walker (27), Head, born Auchtermuchty, Beam & Scale Maker Wife, May G Walker (25). born Strathmiglo, Fife, occ. Beam Maker wife. Daughter, Janet Walker (1), born Auchtermchty

1891 Census, Loch Street, St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland: Alexander Walker (37), head, Scale Beam Maker May Walker (35), wife, born Strathmiglo, Fifeshire Children: Janet Walker (4) Isabella Walker (9) John Walker (8); May G Walker (6) Andrew G Walker (5), born Fife Alexander Walker (3) Francis Walker (1) All were born in Fife, Scotland

1901 Scotland Census, 2 Nelson Place, Aberdeen John Knox, Aberdshire Alexander Walker (48), Head, born Auchermuchty, Fifeshire, Wheighing Machine Maker. Wife, May Gordon Walker (46), born Strathmigio, Fifeshire Children: Janet Walker (21), born Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Book Binder; Isabella Walker (19), b Auchtermuchty, Dressmaker; John Walkre (10), b Auchtermuchty, Cabinet Maker; May Walker (16); Andrew Walker (14), b Auchtdrmuchty; Francis Walker (11), son, b Auchtermuchty, Scholar; James Walker (8), Auchtermuchty; Margaret Walkier (6), Aberdeen; Lena Walker (4), b Aberdeen.

1911 Census, Knubford Drive, Clifton, Co Cork, Ireland: Alexander Walker (58), Head, married, Scale Beam Maker, born Scotland; May Walker (56), wife,b Scotland John Walker (29), Cabinet Maker May Walker (27), b Scotland, Seamstress Andrew Walker (25), b Scotland Frank Walker (21), Brass Moulder James Walker (19), Building Machine for Mills Mechanic Margaret Walker (17)

[It appears her husband Alexander, left on a trip home and returned, arrived 1 Nov 1923, arrived Ellis Island, New York, NY, from Southampton, aboard the Orca, She was given as his next of kin, living at 412 St Vincent St, Glasgow.^[4]]

Husband, Alexander, died in 1926, Yonkers, Westchester, NY

Death: 2 April 1912 (11;30 am), 251 High Street, Linlithgow - unsourced

Alt Death: 9 March 1948, Yonkers, Westchester, NY; 63 years, #20257 ^[5]

• Fact: Residence (1891) St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
• Fact: Immigration (01 Nov 1923) Ellis Island, New York City, New York, United States
• Fact: Residence Glasgow, Scotland
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch 1881 Census also says born in Strathmiglo

1901 Census says born - 1855 Strathmiglo, fifeshire

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
2. ↑ family search entry citing mother's notes
3. ↑ born 14 Aug 1881, Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland. Source: "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT6K-JS4 : 12 February 2020), Alexander Walker in entry for Isabella Walker, 1881.
4. ↑ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JN3G-5TT : 20 August 2019), Alexander Walker, 1923.
5. ↑ "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG5Z-S8ZR : 20 October 2019), May G Walker, 1948.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 09 October 2020, 15:00), entry for May Gordon (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LY1B-VVZ ); contributed by various users.