John Walker (abt. 1842)

Born about 1842 in Hartlepool, Durham, England

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Dobson) Walker — married 1862 in Hartlepool, Durham, England

Descendants

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John Walker was born in England.

Biography

John Walker was born in 1842. Son of Martin Walker and Rebecca Booth.

Occupation

• 1861 - Apprentice Ship Carpenter
• 1871 - Shipwright
• 1881 - Ship Carpenter
• 1891 - Shipwright

Marriage

• Jane Dobson 1862^[1]

Children

1. Barbara Ann Walker 1863 m. Thomas Thurlow in 1882 and m. Thomas Matthew Coverdale in 1887.
2. Laura Jane Walker 1865^[2]

Census

• 1861 England & Wales Census - John is resident with his parents Martin, Rebecca, siblings and grandfather John Booth, at Moor Terrace, Hartlepool, Durham, England.^[3]

• 1871 England & Wales Census - John is resident with wife Jane and children Barbara and Louisa J, (should be Laura J), at Stranton, Durham, England.^[4]

• 1881 England & Wales Census - Resident at Commercial Street, Stranton, Hartlepool, Durham, England, with wife Jane and daughter, Laura Jane.^[5]

• 1891 England & Wales Census - John is resident with wife Jane and granddaughter, Florence Thurlow, at Commercial Street, Stranton, Durham, England.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DV3-QFV : 13 December 2014), Jane Dobson, John Walker 1862; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1862, quarter 3, vol. 10A, p. 148, Hartlepool, Durham, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XM1-HBJ : 1 October 2014), Laura Jane Walker, 1865; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Hartlepool, Durham, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7CX-54B : 12 November 2017), John Walker in household of Martin Walker, Hartlepool, Durham, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBZP-GYX : 11 December 2017), John Walker, 1871.
5. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27B-1985 : 12 December 2017), Jno Walker, Stranton, Durham, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 15, Piece/Folio 4908/82, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,361.
6. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WJFT-7PZ : 12 December 2017), John Walker, Stranton, Durham, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Durham county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.