Who was William Walker?

William Walker (1893–1940) was born in Castle Forbes Bay, Franklin, Tasmania, Australia and died in Hobart, Hobart City, Tasmania, Australia. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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William Randolph Walker 1893–1940

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Born 9 May 1893 · Castle Forbes Bay, Franklin, Tasmania, Australia

Died 8 Mar 1940 · Hobart, Hobart City, Tasmania, Australia

Father Thomas Earl Walker

Mother Isabella Mcarthur

Spouse Blanche May Fleury

Siblings Alice Maud Walker, Annie Maria Walker, Bernard Earl Walker, Ethel Isabel Walker, Florence Isobel Walker, John Walker, Robert Earl Walker

Records

Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Geneanet Community Trees Index Australia and New Zealand, Find … UK, World War i Pension … Australia, Births and Baptisms

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Researchers connected through William Walker 1893–1940

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Earl Walker

Isabella Mcarthur

Spouse(s)

Blanche May Fleury

Children

No children recorded

Biography

In 1893, William Randolph Walker entered the world in Castle Forbes Bay, Franklin, Tasmania, Australia, born to thomas earl walker and isabella mcarthur. In 1893, William Randolph Walker resided in Franklin, Tasmania, Australia. William Randolph Walker married blanche may fleury. William Randolph Walker passed away in 1940 in Hobart, Hobart City, Tasmania, Australia.

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Birth Records Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
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Marriage Records Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
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Record Geneanet Community Trees Index
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Burial Records Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
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Military UK, World War i Pension Ledgers and Index Cards
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Baptism Records Australia, Births and Baptisms

Life Timeline

1893

Birth of William Randolph Walker in Castle Forbes Bay, Franklin, Tasmania, Australia

Birth

1893

William Randolph Walker was baptized in Franklin, Tasmania, Australia

Baptism

1893

William Randolph Walker resided here in Franklin, Tasmania, Australia

Residence

1940

Death of William Randolph Walker in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Death

Oldest Ancestor Line from William Walker

This ancestor line traces from Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom (1673) to Castle Forbes Bay, Franklin, Tasmania, Australia (1893) across 8 generations.

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: William Walker (1893–1940) was born in Castle Forbes Bay, Franklin, Tasmania, Australia and died in Hobart, Hobart City, Tasmania, Australia. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (A) based on cross-tree validation.
: Right now, 2 researchers on YourRoots have William in their trees. They're working independently, so connecting with them is a good way to cross-check your records and find things you might have missed. You can also explore the ancestor migration map that traces 8 generations of this lineage geographically.
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