John Walker (1864 - 1922)

Born 1864 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Ann Maria (Brown) Walker — married 1913 in Sydney, Australia

Died 7 Nov 1922 at about age 58 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

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Biography

John Walker migrated from England to New Zealand.

John was born in 1864 to John Walker and Ann Wigham.

John Walker, Birth Registration, Carlisle, Cumberland, England, General Register Office, Southport, England, 1864:

Event Type: Birth Registration, Event Date: 1864, Event Place: Carlisle, Cumberland, England, Registration District: Carlisle, Page: 419, Volume: 10B, Affiliate Line Number: 159, Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep, Registration Year: 1864 ^[1]

John James Walker, Baptism, England, Cumbria Parish Registers, 1538-1990:

Father's Name: John Walker

Mother's Name: Ann Walker

Event Type: Baptism

Event Date: Oct 1864

Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom. ^[2]

He emigrated from England to New Zealand where he was working as a Seaman on the Schooner "Waiapu", based in Wellington.

In 1891 John began a relationship with Ann Brown, who lived in Auckland with her husband Tobias Harrison and their children. In December 1897 Annie's husband petitioned for divorce in the Supreme Court of Auckland. The notice was published in the Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 288, 11 December 1897, Page 2. The petition was for "a dissolution of marriage under painful circumstances". Tobias was granted a decree nisi.^[3]

John and Ann moved to Australia with their daughter Ruby (b. 1892). They were married in Paddington, Sydney in 1913.

There were living in Tasmania when Ann passed away in 1921. John passed away the following year, in 1922 at the age of 62.

Burial

9 November 1922 - Carr Villa Cemetery, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. Area: Monumental, Location: B7, No.: 305.00^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XMG-SB9 : 1 October 2014), John Walker, 1864; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Carlisle, Cumberland, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ England, Cumbria Parish Registers, 1538-1990", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSM1-YVT2 : 6 April 2022), John James Walker, 1864.
3. ↑ http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=AS18971211.2.5
4. ↑ http://www.launceston.tas.gov.au/Carr-Villa/Burial-Records

• https://www.geni.com/people/John-Walker/6000000041302627559

• https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au Australian BMD Marriage Records: 10694/1913 WALKER JOHN and BROWN ANN M