John Stewart obtained a BA from Oriel College, Oxford and became a solicitor at the inevitable Lincoln's Inn. He travelled to York, Toronto to marry banker's daughter Constance Phipps Brough in 1898[1]: she was a cousin via his mother's family. There were no children. The couple lived in Kensington for most of their married life but latterly resided in Frome.
Sources
↑ "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZBQ-B7H : 8 March 2021), John Stewart Walters and Constance P Brough, 05 Oct 1898; citing registration , Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,870,922.
"Epsom and Ewell History Explorer - The Walters Family of Ewell"
"Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZBQ-B7H : 8 March 2021), John Stewart Walters and Constance P Brough, 05 Oct 1898; citing registration , Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,870,922.
"England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9HF-JKD : 20 May 2019), John S Walters, Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Kensington Town subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPL6-JRNT : 17 September 2018), John Stewart Walters, 21 Dec 1928; citing Probate, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Henry Walters :
AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued) 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269 +
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #640381, MitoYDNA ID T17741[compare]
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John: