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Bethia Bethea Walker 1820 – 1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1820

Birth Location: New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Mar 1887

Death Location: Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland

Father: Alexander Walker

Mother: Isobel Graham

Spouse(s): Richard Shanks

Children(s): Isabella Abercromby, Agness Shanks, Bethia Shanks, Mary Shanks

Bethia Bethea Walker was born in 1820 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Walker and Isobel Graham. In 1851, Bethia Bethea Walker resided in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Bethia Bethea Walker married Richard Shanks, and had children including Isabella S Abercromby, Agness Shanks, Bethia Shanks, Mary Shanks. Bethia Bethea Walker passed away in 1887 in Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Bethia Bethea Walker was born in 1820 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Walker and Isobel Graham.
  • In 1851, Bethia Bethea Walker resided in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Bethia Bethea Walker married Richard Shanks, and had children including Isabella S Abercromby, Agness Shanks, Bethia Shanks, Mary Shanks.
  • Bethia Bethea Walker passed away in 1887 in Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Bethia Walker's Ancestors

Self
Bethia Walker
1820 – 1887
Birth Place: New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Walker
1791 – 1858
Barony Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Isobel Graham
1792 – 1866
Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Walker
1763 – 1834
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Agnes Wilson
1763 – 1856
Scotland
Elizabeth ('Betty') Main
1765 –
New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George Walker
1740 – 1825
Agnes Reston
1739 –
Alexander Wilson
1733 –
Margaret Russell
1741 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Walker
1714 –
Isobell Symson
1708 –
James Reston
1705 – 1774
Marion Smeiley
1707 – 1760
Jean Reid
1708 –
Jane Conochie
1714 –

Bethia Walker's Descendants

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Bethia (Bethea) Walker (20 Aug 1820 – 14 Mar 1887) m. Richard Shanks (26 Jul 1816 – 9 Nov 1879)
  1. 1. Isabella (S) Abercromby (18 Nov 1841 – 1923) m. Walter Abercromby (Jan 1841 – 1922)
    1. 1. William Abercromby (abt 1865 – )
    2. 2. Elizabeth Abercrombie (abt 1869 – )
    3. 3. Richard Abercrombie (abt 1872 – )
    4. 4. Lillias Abercromby (abt 1874 – )
    5. 5. Agnes Abercrombie (abt 1879 – )
    6. 6. Magaret Abercromby (abt 1881 – )
  2. 2. Agness Shanks (abt 1847 – )
  3. 3. Bethia Shanks (abt 1849 – )
  4. 4. Mary Shanks (abt 1850 – )

Bethia Walker's Timeline

3 Records

1820
20 Aug 1820
Birth of Bethia Bethea Walker in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 31
Bethia Bethea Walker resided here in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1887
14 Mar 1887
Age 67
Death of Bethia Bethea Walker in Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland
Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1820
    Event Place: New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1887
    Event Place: Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland

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