William Walker (1847 - 1887)

Born 10 Jul 1847 in Dapto, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Harriett Malvina (Allum) Keith — married 7 Mar 1873 (to 1887) in Fairy Meadow, Wollongong, NSW Australia

Descendants

Died 25 Mar 1887 at age 39 in Bulli, NSW Australia

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Biography

William Walker died in the Bulli Mine Disaster on 23 Mar 1887

William Walker, the son of William Walker and Marnie Fishlock, was born on 10 July 1847 at "Benares", Dapto, New South Wales, Australia. ^[1] He was baptised on 10 July 1847, at the Church of England, Camden, NSW, Australia.

William married Harriett Malvina (Malvina) (née Allum) Coombs, daughter of Thomas Allum and Sarah Ralph, on 7 Mar 1873 at Fairy Meadow, Wollongong, NSW Australia.^[2] (Harriett Malvina (Malvina) Allum was born on 26 Aug 1853 in Woonona, Wollongong, NSW Australia and died on 18 May 1939 in Redfern, Sydney, NSW Australia.)

Children:

Emma Walker 1874-1917

Etheline May Walker 1878-1958

Alice Sarah Ann Walker 1879-1938

William Ernest Walker 1881-1962

Lillian Malvina Walker 1883-1927

John R. Walker 1886-1910

Percy Walker 1887-1965

William Walker died in the Bulli, New South Wales, mine disaster of 23 March 1887 with many other men.^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

He was buried at Bulli Anglican Cemetery, Wollongong City, New South Wales, Australia.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ NSW birth registration number 2970/1847 V18472970 32A WALKER WILLIAM (Parents) WILLIAM and MARY A (District not listed) https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/
2. ↑ NSW marriage registration number 4268/187 WALKER WILLIAM married COOMBS MALVINA (WOLLONGONG) https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/
3. ↑ NSW death registration number 9632/1887 WALKER WILLIAM (Parents) WILLIAM (and mother not listed0 DIED BULLI (WOONONA) https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/
4. ↑ Lengthy account of the accident THE BULLI COLLIERY EXPLOSION. Eighty-five Miners Killed. The Mine Completely Wrecked. Fearful Scenes of Despair. “Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser” (NSW : 1871 - 1912), Saturday 26 March 1887, page 666 columns 1-4 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/163283664?searchTerm=William%20Walker%20mine%20explosion#
5. ↑ Terrible Colliery Disaster. EXPLOSION IN THE BULLI MINE. EIGHTY-FIVE MINERS ENTOMBED. “Australian Town and Country Journal” (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919), Saturday 26 March 1887, page 12 column 1 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71679015?searchTerm=William%20Walker%20mine%20explosion#
6. ↑ THE BULLI COLLIERY EXPLOSION. EIGHTY-FIVE MINERS KILLED. THE MINE COMPLETELY WRECKED. FEARFUL SCENES OF DESPAIR. "Sydney Morning Herald" (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Friday 25 March 1887, page 7 columns 4-6 & page 8 columns 1-2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13630132/1398568
7. ↑ Death, "THE BULLI CATASTROPHE." Freeman's Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1932) 2 April 1887: 8. Web. 12 Aug 2022 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article115448106>.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197067721/william-walker : accessed 28 September 2021), memorial page for William Walker (10 Jul 1847–23 Mar 1887), Find a Grave Memorial ID 197067721, citing Bulli Anglican Cemetery, Bulli, Wollongong City, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by helenatamcreek (contributor 49085723)

See also:

• http://www.thetreeofus.net/4/95141.htm

• Unsourced family tree handed down to Lusiana Bisasa.
• "THE BULLI DISASTER." Illawarra Mercury (Wollongong, NSW : 1856 - 1950) 29 March 1887: 2. Web. 12 Aug 2022 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article135872345>.
• "THE BULLI COLLIERY DISASTER." The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) 31 March 1887: 11. Web. 12 Aug 2022 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28355994>.
• "THE BULLI COLLIERY EXPLOSION." The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912) 26 March 1887: 666. Web. 12 Aug 2022 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article163283664>.
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 12 August 2022), memorial page for William Walker (10 Jul 1847–23 Mar 1887), Find a Grave Memorial ID 197067721, citing Bulli Anglican Cemetery, Bulli, Wollongong City, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by Helen@amcreek (contributor 49085723)https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197067721/william-walker