Born in Heywood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Reuben Heggs
and Sarah (Sharman) Heggs
Brother of
Alfred Henry Heggs, Charles Avalett Heggs, Arthur Francis Heggs, George Edwin Heggs and Rose Heggs
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
William Walker was born in 1876 in Heywood, Lancashire, England. He was the adopted son of Reuben Heggs and Sarah Sharman. He was adopted in about 1877.
He only appears in the 1881 Census with the Heggs family [1].
Census Data
Census for England and Wales – 3 Apr 1881 [1]
- Reuben Heggs, Head, Married, Male, 42, 1839, Railway Guard, Loughborough
- Sarah Heggs, Wife, Married, Female, 50, 1831, Leamington, Rutland
- A Henry Heggs, Son, Single, Male, 21, 1860, Mechanic Fitter, Gloucester
- E Evererd Heggs, Son, Single, Male, 20, 1861, Mechanic Fitter, Gloucester
- Arthur Heggs, Son, Single, Male, 18, 1863, Paper Stainer Plater Down, Gloucester
- William Walker (Heggs), Adopted, Single, Male, 5, 1876, Scholar, Heywood, Lancashire
- Address: 6, Hampton Street, Ardwick, Chorlton
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~6.25%
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