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William Walker (abt. 1424 - abt. 1455)

Sir [uncertain] William [uncertain] Walker
Born about in Rimpton, Bedfordshire, Englandmap [uncertain]
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Son of [uncertain] and [uncertain]
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Husband of — married 1450 in Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire, Englandmap
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Died about at about age 31 in Battle of St. Albans, Hertfordshire, Englandmap [uncertain]
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Biography

William Walker III was born on his family's estate in 1424 in Rimpton, Bedfordshire, England.[1][2] He was the son and heir of Sir William Walker II (1399-1461) and his wife Alice (Ellis) Walker (1400-1466).[3]

In 1450, William married Alice Guildford, b: 1428 in Halden Manor, Rolvenden, Kent, England. They had 3 children:

  1. Mary "of Lambeth," b: 1450 in Lambeth, Surrey
  2. Frederick "of Camberwell," b: 1452 in Camberwell, Surrey
  3. William IV "of Sharpenhoe" b: 1454 in Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire

Sir William Walker III died May 22, 1455, fighting as a knight for King Henry VI at the Battle of St. Albans, Hertfordshire, but was buried in his village of Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire, England. [citation needed]. [4]This battle is considered as the start of England's Civil War, known as "The War of the Roses," that ended England's Plantagenet dynasty's rule. [5][6] His wife survived his passing, retired to her natal Kent and died in 1461 in Speldhurst, Kent, England.[7]

Research Notes

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Sources

  1. ↑ Entered by Terry Drake, Jan 25, 2013
  2. ↑ Is there such a place in Bedfordshire?
  3. ↑ See Note 3 - History of the Walker Family, by Terry W. Drake; "Generation III".
  4. ↑ There are plenty of sources for the Battle of St Albans but none evidencing that a Sir William Walker took part in it
  5. ↑ First Battle of St. Albans
  6. ↑ The History of the Walker Family and the Times They Lived In..., by Terry W. Drake, pp. 20-21. A Google book. Totally unsourced
  7. ↑ See preceding Note, "Generation III" page.

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Acknowledgments

  • Thanks to Terry Drake for starting this profile on Jan 25, 2013.




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David Cooper (-2021)
I propose that Rimpton be removed as his birthplace. There is no Rimpton in Bedfordshire.
posted by David Cooper (-2021)
David Cooper (-2021)
Is there a Rimpton in Bedfordshire? There's one in Somerset, but I can't find one in Bedfordshire. VCH Bedfordshire makes no mention of a Walker family in Sharpenhoe. Other than your unsourced book do you have any sources for the Walker line?
posted by David Cooper (-2021)

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