John Walker (1824 - 1887)

Born 1824 in Swansea, St James, Glamorganshire, Wales

Husband of Jane (James) Walker — married 26 Nov 1858 in Swansea, St James, Glamorganshire, Wales

Descendants

Died 15 Sep 1887 at about age 63 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

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Biography

John Walker

Wales, Glamorganshire, Parish Registers

Name John Walker

Event Type Marriage

Event Date 26 Nov 1858

Event Place Swansea, St James, Glamorganshire, Wales

Age Full

Spouse's Name Jane James^[1]

Daughter's marriage record - WALKER MARY ELIZABETH 1884 JOHN Antrim

John Walker died aged 63 on 15th Sept 1887 in Belfast.

Cause of death paralysis. Buried in Shankill Cemetery, Belfast. Platform 4, Flat B, Grave 36. He was a publican and spirit dealer and shellfish merchant and hotel keeper in Winecellar Entry. Owned and ran a well established business, Walker’s Oyster Rooms in Winecellar Entry.

D/1887/47/1007/20/91 John Walker 15th September 1887 63 Male Belfast(pre-1973 Q4)

Name JOHN WALKER 10 Winecellar Entry Shellfish Merchant Geo. A Galashan Son-in-law present at death

Year of Death 15 Sep 1887

Group Registration ID 5973725

SR District/Reg Area Belfast

Deceased Age at Death 63^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCYB-74K
2. ↑ https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1887/06207/4775708.pdf

• Belfast Street Directories.
• Various newspaper advertisements in the Belfast Telegraph, Belfast Newsletter and the Northern Whig.
• Death certificate.
• Original receipt for the purchase of the grave at Shankill Graveyard (kept by Gt Gt Granddaughter Jill Lindsay)
• Shankill Burying Ground records (www.cambraistreet.co.uk).
• Personal recollections handed down.