Selina (Sage) Walker (1846 - 1908)

Born 27 Nov 1846 in Penslet, Staffordshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Edward Noble Walker — married about 1860 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Descendants

Died 13 Jul 1908 at age 61 in Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Selina (Sage) Walker was born in Staffordshire, England.

Selena Sage was born to Jesse Sage and Mary Ann Dando in Penslet, Staffordshire, England on November 27, 1846. Her birth was registered in the Stourbridge Union in the December quarter of 1846.^[1]

^[2]1851 Census, Monk Hesildon, Durham, England

• Jesse Sage Head M 28 High Littletown, Somerset
• Mary Ann Sage Wife F 24 Bath, Somerset
• Salina Sage Daughter F 3 Penslet, Staffordshire
• Isaac Sage Brother M 26 High Littletown, Somerset

Jesse and Maryann Sage with daughter, Selina and son, William from Gravesyard, Staffordshire were Number 4 on George Robinson's list as passengers bound for Vancouver Island.

The barque Princess Royal slipped her moorings at 4 o'clock a.m. on 3 June 1854, under the direction of Captain David Wishart and mates Charles Gale and Mr Naunton, with John Meakin aboard! The steerage passengers came above deck to get their last glimpse of England. The ship, in charge of a pilot, was under tow until she reached the mouth of the Thames River. By next morning she was out of sight of land.

The Princess Royal arrived in Esquimalt Harbour in Victoria BC after a five month journey around the bottom of Patagonia in South America. A brother, George, was born in a storm off the coast of Patagonia. They were ferried from the ship by two smaller vessels, the Beaver and the Recovery, to Nanaimo, to arrive there on November 27th at 11 a.m.

^[3]1881 Canada Census, Nanaimo & Nanoose Bay [191 A], Family 23

• Walker, Edward 47 General Labourer
• Walker, Selina 34 Homemaker
• Walker, Alfred E 18 General Labourer
• Walker, Ellen J 14
• Walker, William Henry 13
• Walker, Joseph 11
• Walker, Albert J 9
• Walker, Mary A 7
• Walker Jesse A 4
• Walker, Enoch Chas 0

^[4]1891 Canada Census, Union Mines [3 g-2 19]

• Walker, Edward 64 General Labour
• Walker, Selina 44 Homemaker
• Walker, Joseph 21 Stationary Engine Operator
• Walker, Albert 19 Stationary Engine Operator
• Walker, Jessie 14
• Walker, Harley 7

^[5]1901 Canada Census, Comox (Cumberland and Union Village) [3 B 3]

• Walker, Edward Head M M 77 Carpenter England
• Salina Walker Wife M F 54 Cook England
• Joseph Walker Son M 30 Stationary Engineer British Columbia
• Enoch Walker Son M 20 Coal Miner British Columbia
• Harley Walker Son M 17 Engine-Driver (Mine and Quarry) British Columbia

DEATH TAKES ANOTHER FROM OUR MIDST

On Tuesday evening last at 5:30 the death occurred of Mrs. Edward Walker of this place. She had been ill for the past few weeks and during the last few days grew worse until the end came on Tuesday. The late Mrs. Walker was one of the pioneers of British Columbia, coming to Vancouver Island from Staffordshire, England, in the good ship Princess Royal in 1854. For a number of years she lived at Nanaimo and later to Cumberland to reside with her husband who died some four years ago. A grown up family of sons and daughters is left to mourn her loss. She was a sister to Mrs D G Dailey, and Messrs George and Enoch Sage of Nanaimo. The funeral took place on Thursday, and was largely attended by friends and relatives. The Pythian Sisters took charge of the funeral obsequies, of which order the decease lady was a member. The remains were interred in Cumberland cemetery.

Research Notes

There is no official census for British Columbia, Canada until 1881. Retrieved the funeral information from BC Archives newspaper microfilms.

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26R8-VDV : 1 October 2014), Selina Sage, 1846; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGJY-41W : 9 November 2019), Salina Sage in household of Jesse Sage, Monk Hesildon, Durham, England; citing Monk Hesildon, Durham, England, p. 38, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6S-26K : 2 March 2021), Selma Walker in household of Howard Walker, Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Howard Walker, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
4. ↑ "Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWK3-8TT : 3 August 2016), Selina Walker, Union Mines, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148093.
5. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVV-JRR : 23 February 2021), Salina Walker in household of Edward Walker, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; citing p. 17, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

See Also:

• [1] SAGE,  SELINA (mother's maiden name = DANDO) GRO Reference: 1846  D Quarter in STOURBRIDGE UNION  Volume 18  Page 472

• "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLLB-V43 : 8 November 2017), Salina Walker, 1908.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133559958/selena-walker : accessed 08 March 2022), memorial page for Selena Sage Walker (27 Nov 1846–14 Jul 1908), Find A Grave: Memorial #133559958, citing Cumberland Cemetery, Cumberland, Comox Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada ; Maintained by Wendy Jones (contributor 47804073) .