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^{1915 Walker Family}

William WALKER ‎(I4976)‎

Given Names: William
Surname: WALKER
Suffix: Jr

Gender: Male Male

Birth: 3 August 1856

31 Green Hill Lane, Alfreton, Derbyshire, England
Death: 1 June 1939 ‎(Age 82)‎ Millswood, South Australia, Australia

Personal Facts and Details

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Birth	3 August 1856 30 31 Green Hill Lane, Alfreton, Derbyshire, England
Occupation	circa 1871 ‎(Age 14)‎ Apprentice joiner and carpenter Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England Note: William worked at one of the mines in the Parish of Ecclesfield north of Sheffield.
Residence	1871 ‎(Age 14)‎ Wortley Road, Mortomley, Yorkshire, England Note: Before his marriage to Ellen, William 15 years was a lodger in the home of Thomas Smith and his family in Wortley Road, Mortomley, which is close to High Green. He was an apprentice miner who had been born in Derby.
Marriage	Ellen Nellie BRIGGS - 8 August 1876 ‎(Age 20)‎ Saint Johns Church, Chapeltown, Yorkshire, England
Occupation	after 1887 ‎(Age 30)‎ Carpenter and foreman Walter and Morris Timber Yard, Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Residence	Semaphore, South Australia, Australia Note: After migrating to Australia the family spent a few months in Melbourne before moving to Adelaide and settling in Semaphore.
Biographical Notes	Note: William started as an apprentice joiner and carpenter with one of the mines in the Parish of Ecclesfield north of Sheffield. Before his marriage to Ellen, William 15 years was a lodger in the home of Thomas Smith and his family in Wortley Road, Mortomley, which is close to High Green. He was an apprentice miner who had been born in Derby. After migrating to Australia the family spent a few months in Melbourne before moving to Adelaide and settling in Semaphore, South Australia. After emigrating to Australia he worked as a carpenter and foreman for the timber merchants, Walter and Morris. William died of complications of diabetes mellitus, cardiac failure and arthritis. William Walker is buried at Cheltenham Cemetery: 124-C Path 4 Sec. M Gate 26, next to his son Gilbert and grandson Ronald Shepherd.
Death	1 June 1939 ‎(Age 82)‎ Millswood, South Australia, Australia Cause of death: Diabetes Mellitus; Cardiac Failure; Arthritis
Burial	Cheltenham Cemetery, Cheltenham, South Australia, Australia Note: William Walker is buried at Cheltenham Cemetery: 124-C Path 4 Sec. M Gate 26, next to his son Gilbert and grandson Ronald Shepherd.
Last Change	25 March 2008 - 00:58:30

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Parents Family (F1770)
Father	William WALKER 1826 - 1887
Mother	Mary Ann ‎(unknown)‎ 1825 - 1887
Sister	Adeleve Jane WALKER 1851 - 1933
Sister	Mary Ann Polly WALKER 1853 - 1902
Sister	Agnes WALKER 1855 - 1855
	William WALKER 1856 - 1939
Sister	Agnes Sarah WALKER 1859 - 1880
Brother	John WALKER 1861 -
Sister	Mary E. WALKER 1862 -
Sister	Lydia WALKER 1862 - 1885
Brother	Joseph WALKER 1866 -
Sister	Anne WALKER 1866 - 1868
Sister	Elizabeth WALKER 1868 -
Brother	Adam WALKER 1868 -

Immediate Family (F1734)
Wife	Ellen Nellie BRIGGS 1858 - 1926
Son	William Will WALKER 1877 - 1958
Daughter	Laurie WALKER 1878 - 1954
Son	Joseph Briggs Joe WALKER 1881 - 1965
Daughter	Mabel Agnes Dot WALKER 1883 - 1973
Daughter	Lydia Briggs Lily WALKER 1887 - 1966
Son	Thomas Briggs WALKER 1889 - 1890
Son	Horace Briggs WALKER 1891 - 1958
Daughter	Ellen Briggs Nell WALKER 1894 - 1981
Son	Gilbert Gladstone WALKER 1898 - 1915

Notes

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Occupation	William worked at one of the mines in the Parish of Ecclesfield north of Sheffield.
Residence	Before his marriage to Ellen, William 15 years was a lodger in the home of Thomas Smith and his family in Wortley Road, Mortomley, which is close to High Green. He was an apprentice miner who had been born in Derby.
Death of spouse	Ellen Briggs Walker died aboard the ship which was carrying her home to Semaphore, having visited Yorkshire for the last time. According to family lore, she had a stroke; however, the ship's log records arteriosclerosis and peritonitis.
Residence	After migrating to Australia the family spent a few months in Melbourne before moving to Adelaide and settling in Semaphore.
Biographical Notes	William started as an apprentice joiner and carpenter with one of the mines in the Parish of Ecclesfield north of Sheffield. Before his marriage to Ellen, William 15 years was a lodger in the home of Thomas Smith and his family in Wortley Road, Mortomley, which is close to High Green. He was an apprentice miner who had been born in Derby. After migrating to Australia the family spent a few months in Melbourne before moving to Adelaide and settling in Semaphore, South Australia. After emigrating to Australia he worked as a carpenter and foreman for the timber merchants, Walter and Morris. William died of complications of diabetes mellitus, cardiac failure and arthritis. William Walker is buried at Cheltenham Cemetery: 124-C Path 4 Sec. M Gate 26, next to his son Gilbert and grandson Ronald Shepherd.
Burial	William Walker is buried at Cheltenham Cemetery: 124-C Path 4 Sec. M Gate 26, next to his son Gilbert and grandson Ronald Shepherd.

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Sources

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Source	England Census 1871 Citation Details: Yorkshire, Ecclesfield, Wortley
Source	England Census 1861 Citation Details: Derbyshire, Parish of Alfreton, Village of Green Hill Lane 1861
Source	History of the Walker Family
Source	England Census 1881 Citation Details: Derbyshire, Belper, district #9 126 Whitemoor Hall

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Media

Multimedia Object

1915 Walker Family ‎(M326)‎
Type: Photo

Note: 1915 Alsop St, Semaphore - Walker Family

Standing: Gilbert, Laurie, William, Lydia, Horace, Nell, Mabel, Joe
Sitting: William, Ellen

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Family with Parents

Father

William WALKER

‎(I5056)‎

Birth circa 1826

45 Alfreton, Derbyshire, England
Death 15 April 1887 ‎(Age 61)‎ Derby, Derbyshire, England

-1 year

Mother

Mary Ann ‎(unknown)‎

‎(I5057)‎

Birth circa 1825 Heanor, Derbyshire, England
Death 5 January 1887 ‎(Age 62)‎ Derby, Derbyshire, England

Marriage: 14 September 1850 -- Derby, Derbyshire, England

9 months

Sister

Adeleve Jane WALKER

‎(I5060)‎

Birth 19 June 1851

26 Alfreton, Derbyshire, England
Death 1 December 1933 ‎(Age 82)‎

2 years

Sister

Mary Ann Polly WALKER

‎(I5062)‎

Birth 11 March 1853

28 Derby, Derbyshire, England
Death January 1902 ‎(Age 48)‎

2 years

Sister

Agnes WALKER

‎(I5064)‎

Birth 24 February 1855

30 Derby, Derbyshire, England
Death 18 October 1855 ‎(Age 7 months)‎

17 months

William WALKER

‎(I4976)‎

Birth 3 August 1856

31 Green Hill Lane, Alfreton, Derbyshire, England
Death 1 June 1939 ‎(Age 82)‎ Millswood, South Australia, Australia

3 years

Sister

Agnes Sarah WALKER

‎(I5065)‎

Birth 9 May 1859

34 Derby, Derbyshire, England
Death 28 May 1880 ‎(Age 21)‎

20 months

Brother

John WALKER

‎(I10773)‎

Birth circa 1861

36 Alfreton, Derbyshire, England

1 year

Sister

Mary E. WALKER

‎(I10772)‎

Birth circa 1862

37 Alfreton, Derbyshire, England

5 months

Sister

Lydia WALKER

‎(I5066)‎

Birth 26 May 1862

37 Derby, Derbyshire, England
Death October 1885 ‎(Age 23)‎

4 years

Brother

Joseph WALKER

‎(I10771)‎

Birth circa 1866

41 Alfreton, Derbyshire, England

6 months

#10

Sister

Anne WALKER

‎(I5067)‎

Birth 22 June 1866

41 Derby, Derbyshire, England
Death 29 January 1868 ‎(Age 19 months)‎

18 months

#11

Sister

Elizabeth WALKER

‎(I10770)‎

Birth circa 1868

43 Alfreton, Derbyshire, England

#12

Brother

Adam WALKER

‎(I10769)‎

Birth circa 1868

43 Alfreton, Derbyshire, England

Family with Ellen Nellie BRIGGS

William WALKER

‎(I4976)‎

Birth 3 August 1856

31 Green Hill Lane, Alfreton, Derbyshire, England
Death 1 June 1939 ‎(Age 82)‎ Millswood, South Australia, Australia

19 months

Wife

Ellen Nellie BRIGGS

‎(I4977)‎

Birth 25 February 1858

28 Mortomley, Yorkshire, England
Death 16 September 1926 ‎(Age 68)‎ One day from Perth, Indian Ocean

Marriage: 8 August 1876 -- Saint Johns Church, Chapeltown, Yorkshire, England

11 months

Son

William Will WALKER

‎(I5042)‎

Birth 3 July 1877

19 Briggs Cottage, High Green, Yorkshire, England
Death 15 January 1958 ‎(Age 80)‎ Military Road, Semaphore, South Australia, Australia

17 months

Daughter

Laurie WALKER

‎(I5044)‎

Birth 7 December 1878

20 Briggs Cottage, High Green, Yorkshire, England
Death 2 December 1954 ‎(Age 75)‎

2 years

Son

Joseph Briggs Joe WALKER

‎(I5046)‎

Birth 27 February 1881

23 Briggs Cottage, High Green, Yorkshire, England
Death 13 July 1965 ‎(Age 84)‎

2 years

Daughter

Mabel Agnes Dot WALKER

‎(I31)‎

Birth 12 May 1883

25 High Green, Yorkshire, England
Death February 1973 ‎(Age 89)‎ Ridgehaven Nursing Home, Ridgehaven, South Australia, Australia

4 years

Daughter

Lydia Briggs Lily WALKER

‎(I5048)‎

Birth 6 October 1887

29 Alberton, South Australia, Australia
Death 13 May 1966 ‎(Age 78)‎

2 years

Son

Thomas Briggs WALKER

‎(I5050)‎

Birth 14 November 1889

31 Alberton, South Australia, Australia
Death 6 May 1890 ‎(Age 5 months)‎ Alberton, South Australia, Australia

17 months

Son

Horace Briggs WALKER

‎(I6944)‎

Birth 2 April 1891

33 Alberton, South Australia, Australia
Death 20 February 1958 ‎(Age 66)‎ 41 Sussex Terrace, Hawthorn, South Australia, Australia

3 years

Daughter

Ellen Briggs Nell WALKER

‎(I5053)‎

Birth 16 March 1894

36 Alberton, South Australia, Australia
Death 4 October 1981 ‎(Age 87)‎ Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

4 years

Son

Gilbert Gladstone WALKER

‎(I5055)‎

Birth 20 February 1898

39 Alberton, South Australia, Australia
Death 1 August 1915 ‎(Age 17)‎ Training Camp, Colonel Light Gardens, South Australia, Australia