William Walker (bef. 1799 - 1875)

Born before 8 Dec 1799 in Hanborough, Oxfordshire, England

Husband of Amy (Keen) Walker — married 31 Jul 1825 in Hanborough, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 1875 after age 75 in Hanborough, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

This profile is part of the Hanborough, Oxfordshire One Place Study.

Birth

William was baptised at St Peter and St Paul, Hanborough on 8th December 1799.^[1] He was the son of Samuel Walker and Sarah (Langstone) Walker and was baptised only 6 weeks after the marriage of his parents.

Marriage

William Walker and Amy Keen, bachelor and spinster of the parish, were married at St Peter and St Paul, Hanborough on 31st July 1825. Both were unable to sign their name so marked the register with a cross. The witnesses to the marriage were Edward Langston and Mary Walker.^[2]

Censuses

1841 Residence: Long Handborough, Oxfordshire^[3]

William Walker, 40, ag lab, born in county

Amy Walker, 37, born in county

James Walker, 8, born in county

Amy Walker, 5, born in county

1851 Residence: Handborough Farm, Church Hanborough, Oxfordshire^[4]

William Walker, head, mar, 52, ag lab, born in Handborough, Oxon

Amey Walker, wife, mar, 48, glover, born in Handborough, Oxon

Ann Walker, dau, unm, 25, glover, born in Handborough, Oxon

James Walker, son, unm, 17, ag lab, born in Handborough, Oxon

Anne Collins, lodger, widow, 68, pauper, born in Hanborough, Oxon

1861 Residence: Hanboro' Mill, Hanborough, Oxfordshire^[5]

Hannah M Walker, head, widow, 36, Mill and farm of 133 ac. emp 10 men and 6 boys, born in Witney, Oxon

Mary Ann Walker, dau, 11, scholar, born in Hanborough, Oxon

Ann Walker, dau, 9, scholar, born in Hanborough, Oxon

Ellen S Walker, dau, 7, scholar, born in Hanborough, Oxon

Sarah Ford, serv, widow, 43, dairymaid, born in Witney, Oxon

Eliza Grant, serv, 14, general serv:, born in Hanborough, Oxon

William Walker, serv:, widower, 60, carter, born in Hanborough, Oxon

1871 Residence: Church Handborough, Oxfordshire^[6]

William Wheeler, head, mar, 58, agricultural laborer, born in Handborough, Oxon

Ann Wheeler, wife, mar, 45, laundress, born in Handborough, Oxon

William Walker, wife's father, widr, 70, agricultural labourer, born in Handborough, Oxon

Death

William died in 1875 in Hanborough, Oxfordshire at the age of 75.^[7] He was buried at St Peter and St Paul, Hanborough on 12th June 1875.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Anglican Parish Registers, Oxfordshire Family History Society and Oxfordshire History Centre. Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR120/1/R1/4 Image
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Anglican Parish Registers, Oxfordshire Family History Society and Oxfordshire History Centre. Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR120/1/R3/3 Image
3. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Class: HO107; Piece: 890; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Handborough; County: Oxfordshire; Enumeration District: 8; Page: 1; Line: 1; GSU roll: 474576 Ancestry Sharing Link
4. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): ED 1A Class: HO107; Piece: 1731; Folio: 12; Page: 16; GSU roll: 193640-193641 Ancestry Sharing Link and Ancestry Sharing Link
5. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): ED 4B Class: RG 9; Piece: 904; Folio: 61; Page: 8; GSU roll: 542719 Ancestry Sharing Link
6. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): ED 4 Class: RG10; Piece: 1450; Folio: 61; Page: 2; GSU roll: 828789 Ancestry Sharing Link
7. ↑ Register of Deaths: GRO Reference: 1875 J Quarter in Witney Volume 03A Page 447 Age at death: 75
8. ↑ Hanborough burial register, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR120/1/R5/1 Ancestry Sharing Link