William Henry Walker (1839 - 1898)

Born 17 Apr 1839 in Norwich, Norfolk, England

Husband of Jane (Herriot) Walker — married 31 Oct 1865 in Clyde, Otago, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 13 Sep 1898 at age 59 in Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand

Biography

William Walker was the son of Henry Walker and Matilda Fisher. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1862 arriving at Port Chalmers, Dunedin. He settled at Alexandra and 3 years later married Scottish born, Jane Herriot at the registrar's office in Dunstan, Clyde. William and Jane were to raise a large family of 14 children in their marriage. The family lived in Dunedin for a time and in the late 1870's, early 1880's William bought land at Palmerston. William Walker died age 60 and is buried at Palmerston Cemetery in Otago.^[1]

Name

Name: William Henry /Walker/^[2][3][4]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 17 Apr 1839

Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England^[5]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1851

Place: Downham Market, Norfolk, England^[6]

Residence:

Date: 1875-1876

Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand^[7]

Residence:

Date: 1870-1871

Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand^[8]

Occupation

Occupation: cordial manufacturer recorded on Jane Herriot Walker's wedding certificate, 29th November 1893

Date: About 1893

Place: Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

• Source: S-1633706133 Repository: #R-1697359320 Title: 1851 England Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Data imaged from the National A Note: APID: 1,8860::0

• Source: S-1633712849 Repository: #R-1697362587 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=11900106&pid=38

• Source: S-1633715981 Repository: #R-1697362587 Title: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853–1981. Auckland, New Zealand: BAB microfilming. Microfiche publication, 4032 fiche.Original data: New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853–19 Note: APID: 1,1836::0

paperspast.natlib.govt.nz : Otago Witness, ancestry.com, cemetery search

Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by Faye Whitfield.
2. ↑ Source: #S-1633715981 Note: http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nzelectoralrolls&h=4677584&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Residence date: 1870-1871 Residence place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand APID: 1,1836::4677584
3. ↑ Source: #S-1633715981 Note: http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nzelectoralrolls&h=11765426&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Residence date: 1875-1876 Residence place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand APID: 1,1836::11765426
4. ↑ Source: #S-1633706133 Page: Class: HO107; Piece: 1830; Folio: 331; Page: 10; GSU roll: 207485. Note: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1851&h=5381636&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1839 Birth place: Norwich, Norfolk, England Residence date: 1851 Residence place: Downham Market, Norfolk, England APID: 1,8860::5381636
5. ↑ Source: #S-1633706133 Page: Class: HO107; Piece: 1830; Folio: 331; Page: 10; GSU roll: 207485. Note: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1851&h=5381636&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1839 Birth place: Norwich, Norfolk, England Residence date: 1851 Residence place: Downham Market, Norfolk, England APID: 1,8860::5381636
6. ↑ Source: #S-1633706133 Page: Class: HO107; Piece: 1830; Folio: 331; Page: 10; GSU roll: 207485. Note: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1851&h=5381636&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1839 Birth place: Norwich, Norfolk, England Residence date: 1851 Residence place: Downham Market, Norfolk, England APID: 1,8860::5381636
7. ↑ Source: #S-1633715981 Note: http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nzelectoralrolls&h=11765426&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Residence date: 1875-1876 Residence place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand APID: 1,1836::11765426
8. ↑ Source: #S-1633715981 Note: http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nzelectoralrolls&h=4677584&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Residence date: 1870-1871 Residence place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand APID: 1,1836::4677584

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Faye Whitfield for starting this profile. Thanks to Sarah Dalton for supporting this profile through the import of Dalton Family Tree.ged on Jul 6, 2014.