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James Wilson Walker 1875–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1875

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 9 Nov 1942

Death Location: Wakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson, Malborough, New Zealand

Father: James Walker

Mother: Jane Wilson

Spouse(s): Mary Smith

Children(s): George Walker, James Walker

James Wilson Walker was born in 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James Nelson Walker And Jane Wilson. In 1881, James Wilson Walker resided in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1891, James Wilson Walker resided in Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland. James Wilson Walker married Mary Ann Polly Smith, and had children including George Roy Walker, James Wilson Walker. James Wilson Walker passed away in 1942 in Wakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson, Malborough, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • James Wilson Walker was born in 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James Nelson Walker And Jane Wilson.
  • In 1881, James Wilson Walker resided in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • In 1891, James Wilson Walker resided in Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • James Wilson Walker married Mary Ann Polly Smith, and had children including George Roy Walker, James Wilson Walker.
  • James Wilson Walker passed away in 1942 in Wakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson, Malborough, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Walker's Ancestors

Self
James Walker
1875–1942
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
James Nelson Walker
1844–
Campbelltown, Argyllshire, Scotland
Jane Wilson
1850–
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Walker's Descendants

1.
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James (Wilson) Walker (1875–9 Nov 1942) m. Mary (Ann (Polly)) Smith (Abt. 1873–1917)
  1. 1. George (Roy) Walker 1908–1966 m. Lila (Berenes Alabaster) Donaldson 1911–1992
  2. 2. James (Wilson) Walker 1907–1964

James Walker's Timeline

8 Records

1875
1875
Birth of James Wilson Walker in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 6
James Wilson Walker resided here in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 16
James Wilson Walker resided here in Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1901
1901
Age 26
James Wilson Walker resided here in Stretford, Lancashire, England
Stretford, Lancashire, England
1911
2 Apr 1911
Age 36
James Wilson Walker resided here in Draycott and Church Wilne, Derbyshire, England
Draycott and Church Wilne, Derbyshire, England
1928
1928
Age 53
James Wilson Walker resided here in Makerua, Tokomaru, Manawatu, New Zealand
Makerua, Tokomaru, Manawatu, New Zealand
1942
7 Nov 1942
Age 67
Death of James Wilson Walker in Nelson, Malborough, New Zealand
Nelson, Malborough, New Zealand
1942
9 Nov 1942
Age 67
Burial of James Wilson Walker in Wakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson, Malborough, New Zealand
Wakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson, Malborough, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1875
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Scotland Census
    [2] 1881 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Stretford, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 3666; Folio: 178; Page: 34

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Draycott and Church Wilne, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 20853

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1928
    Event Place: Makerua, Tokomaru, Manawatu, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1928

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1942
    Event Place: Nelson, Malborough, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1942
    Event Place: Wakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson, Malborough, New Zealand

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