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Adam Henry Walker 1886–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 APR 1886

Birth Location: Adelaide SA AUS

Death Date: 15 October 1968

Death Location: Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia

Father: Archibald Walker

Mother: Margaret Johnston

Spouse(s): Edith Bisset

Children(s): Meryl Walker, Thelma Walker, Daphne Walker, Lorna Walker, William Walker

The story of Adam Henry Walker began in 1886 in Adelaide SA AUS. Adam Henry Walker married Edith May Bisset, and had children including Daphne Irene Walker, Joan Margaret Walker, Lorna May Walker, Meryl Jean Walker, Thelma Dorothy Walker, William Archibald Walker. Adam Henry Walker passed away in 1968 in Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Adam Henry Walker began in 1886 in Adelaide SA AUS.
  • Adam Henry Walker married Edith May Bisset, and had children including Daphne Irene Walker, Joan Margaret Walker, Lorna May Walker, Meryl Jean Walker, Thelma Dorothy Walker, William Archibald Walker.
  • Adam Henry Walker passed away in 1968 in Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald Walker
1834–1926
Birth Location: South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
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Margaret Johnston
1844–1902
Birth Location: Crosshill, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Edith Bisset
1892–1959
Birth Location: Goodwood, South Australia, Australia
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Children(s)

Meryl Walker
1918–2014
Birth Location: Eastwood Adelaide SA AUS
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Thelma Walker
1926–1929
Birth Location: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Daphne Walker
1924–2005
Birth Location: –
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Lorna Walker
1921–2008
Birth Location: Glen Osmond Adelaide SA AUS
LW
William Walker
1916–1982
Birth Location: Glen Osmond, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Adam Walker's Ancestors

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Adam Walker
1886–1968
Birth Place: Adelaide SA AUS
Parents
Archibald Walker
1834–1926
South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Johnston
1844–1902
Crosshill, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Walker
1797–1846
South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Janet ((Jessie)) Young
–1846
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Joseph (John) Johnston
1798–1859
Clones, Monaghan, Ireland
Margaret Powell
1807–1851
Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Walker
1772–1846
Elspeth Whyte
1773–1866
Thomas Johnston
1775–1823
James Powell
1783–1846
Jane Fulton
1776–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Walker
1753–1837
Ann Turnbull
1755–
John Whyte
1754–1797
Mary Simpson
1754–
Andrew Johnston
1760–
Agnes Young
1760–1795

Adam Walker's Descendants

1.
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Adam (Henry) Walker (30 APR 1886–15 October 1968) m. Edith (May) Bisset (4 MAY 1892–21 MAR 1959)
  1. 1. Meryl (Jean) Walker 1918–2014 m. Kenneth (Charles) Spry 1913–1991
    1. 1. Unknown Spry 1947–1947
    2. 2. Marilyn (Kay) Spry 1942–2009 m. Geoffrey (Leonard) Beasley 1947–2006
  2. 2. Thelma (Dorothy) Walker 1926–1929
  3. 3. Daphne (Irene) Walker 1924–2005 m. Dudley (Alfred) Sparkman 1918–1999
    1. 1. Graham Sparkman 1948–2022
  4. 4. Lorna (May) Walker 1921–2008 m. John (“Jack“ Alfred) STOCKER 1914–1984
    1. 1. John (William) Stocker 1945–2008
  5. 5. William (Archibald) Walker 1916–1982 m. Jean (Edna) Stevens 1915–1996

Adam Walker's Timeline

11 Records

1886
30 Apr 1886
Birth of Adam Henry Walker in Eastwood South Australia Australia
Eastwood South Australia Australia
1886
30 APR 1886
Birth of Adam Henry Walker in Adelaide SA AUS
Adelaide SA AUS
1886
06 Jun 1886
Adam Henry Walker was baptized in St. Oswald's, Parkside, South Australia, Australia
St. Oswald's, Parkside, South Australia, Australia
1886
6 June 1886
Adam Henry Walker was christened in St Oswald's Church Parkside SA AUS
St Oswald's Church Parkside SA AUS
1922
1922
Age 36
Adam Henry Walker resided here in South Australia, Australia
South Australia, Australia
1939
1939
Age 53
Adam Henry Walker resided here in 29 Agnes St Eastwood Burnside, Boothby, South Australia, Australia
29 Agnes St Eastwood Burnside, Boothby, South Australia, Australia
1941
1941
Age 55
Adam Henry Walker resided here in Burnside, Boothby, South Australia, Australia
Burnside, Boothby, South Australia, Australia
1943
1943
Age 57
Adam Henry Walker resided here in Burnside, Boothby, South Australia, Australia
Burnside, Boothby, South Australia, Australia
1968
12 Oct 1968
Age 82
Death of Adam Henry Walker in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
1968
12 OCT 1968
Age 82
Death of Adam Henry Walker in Eastwood Adelaide SA AUS
Eastwood Adelaide SA AUS
1968
15 October 1968
Age 82
Burial of Adam Henry Walker in Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia
Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1886
    Event Place: Eastwood South Australia Australia
    Record Source: Australia Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 APR 1886
    Event Place: Adelaide SA AUS

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 06 Jun 1886
    Event Place: St. Oswald's, Parkside, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 6 June 1886
    Event Place: St Oswald's Church Parkside SA AUS

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1922
    Event Place: South Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Queensland and Victoria, Australian Directories, 1859-1947

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: 29 Agnes St Eastwood Burnside, Boothby, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Burnside, Boothby, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Burnside, Boothby, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Parkside, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1968
    Event Place: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Death Index
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 OCT 1968
    Event Place: Eastwood Adelaide SA AUS

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 October 1968
    Event Place: Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
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