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Bernard Featherstone Walker 1909 – 1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1909

Birth Location: Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 5 Apr 1980

Death Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

Father: John Walker

Mother: Ada Featherstone

Spouse(s): Nellie Swindells

Children(s): Olwen Walker

In 1909, Bernard Featherstone Walker entered the world in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, born to John William Walker and Ada Sarah Featherstone. In 1911, Bernard Featherstone Walker resided in Leeds, Yorkshire-West Riding, England. Bernard Featherstone Walker married Nellie Swindells, and had children including Olwen H Walker. Bernard Featherstone Walker passed away in 1980 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1909, Bernard Featherstone Walker entered the world in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, born to John William Walker and Ada Sarah Featherstone.
  • In 1911, Bernard Featherstone Walker resided in Leeds, Yorkshire-West Riding, England.
  • Bernard Featherstone Walker married Nellie Swindells, and had children including Olwen H Walker.
  • Bernard Featherstone Walker passed away in 1980 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Walker
1866 –
Birth Location: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
JW
Ada Featherstone
1883 –
Birth Location: Skelton - In - Cleveland, Yorkshire, England
AF

Spouses(s)

Nellie Swindells
1905 – 1987
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
NS

Children(s)

Olwen Walker
1938 – 2020
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
OW

Bernard Walker's Ancestors

Self
Bernard Walker
1909 – 1980
Birth Place: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Parents
John William Walker
1866 –
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Ada (Sarah) Featherstone
1883 –
Skelton - In - Cleveland, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Matthew (Henry) Walker
Job Featherstone
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bernard Walker's Descendants

1.
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Bernard (Featherstone) Walker (5 Jan 1909 – 5 Apr 1980) m. Nellie Swindells (29 Jan 1905 – 3 Jun 1987)
  1. 1. Olwen (H) Walker (6 Apr 1938 – 3 Aug 2020) m. Douglas (G) Middleton (abt 1925 – 26 Aug 2018)
    1. 1. Graham (Paul) Middleton (21 Dec 1966 – )
    2. 2. Catherine (Helen) Middleton (7 Sep 1968 – ) m. John (Richard) Greenwood

Bernard Walker's Timeline

7 Records

1909
5 Jan 1909
Birth of Bernard Featherstone Walker in Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
1909
17 Feb 1909
Bernard Featherstone Walker was baptized in Leeds, All Hallows, West Yorkshire, England
Leeds, All Hallows, West Yorkshire, England
1911
1911
Age 2
Bernard Featherstone Walker resided here in Leeds, Yorkshire-West Riding, England
Leeds, Yorkshire-West Riding, England
1934
1934
Age 25
Bernard Featherstone Walker resided here in Pudsey and Otley, West Yorkshire, England
Pudsey and Otley, West Yorkshire, England
1939
1939
Age 30
Bernard Featherstone Walker resided here in Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Yorkshire (West Riding), England
1980
5 Apr 1980
Age 71
Death of Bernard Featherstone Walker in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
1980
31 Jul 1980
Age 71
Bernard Featherstone Walker - Probate in Leeds
Leeds

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1909
    Event Place: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 27023
    [2] England & Wales, Death Index: 1984-2005, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5; Page: 0207
    [3] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
    [4] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/3471I

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1909
    Event Place: Leeds, All Hallows, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Leeds, Yorkshire-West Riding, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 27023

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1934
    Event Place: Pudsey and Otley, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Electoral Registers, 1840-1962

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Yorkshire (West Riding), England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/3471I

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1980
    Event Place: Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941
    [2] England & Wales, Death Index: 1984-2005, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5; Page: 0207

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1980
    Event Place: Leeds
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941
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