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Sir Alexander Walker 1837–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Feb 1837

Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 16 Jul 1889

Death Location: Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: John (Grocer)

Mother: Elizabeth Purvis

Spouse(s): Isabella McKEMMIE, Georgina PATERSON, Georgina Paterson

Children(s): George (Distiller), Alexander 2nd, Helen Walker, Isabella Walker, Elizabeth Walker, Thomas Walker, James Major, Margaret Walker, Catherine Walker, John Walker, Mary WALKER

The story of Sir Alexander Walker began in 1837 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. In 1841, Sir Alexander Walker resided in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. In 1851, Sir Alexander Walker resided in Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. Sir Alexander Walker married Georgina Paterson, Isabella Mckemmie, and had children including Alexander Walker Sir 2Nd, Catherine Isabella Walker, Elizabeth Walker, George Paterson Walker Distiller, Helen Walker, Isabella Walker, James Borland Walker Major, John Walker, Margaret Maggie Walker, Mary Mclellan Walker, Thomas Hood Walker. Sir Alexander Walker passed away in 1889 in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Alexander Walker began in 1837 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • In 1841, Sir Alexander Walker resided in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • In 1851, Sir Alexander Walker resided in Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • Sir Alexander Walker married Georgina Paterson, Isabella Mckemmie, and had children including Alexander Walker Sir 2Nd, Catherine Isabella Walker, Elizabeth Walker, George Paterson Walker Distiller, Helen Walker, Isabella Walker, James Borland Walker Major, John Walker, Margaret Maggie Walker, Mary Mclellan Walker, Thomas Hood Walker.
  • Sir Alexander Walker passed away in 1889 in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John (Grocer)
1805–1857
Birth Location: Todriggs Farm, Rickarton, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Purvis
1807–1890
Birth Location: Carluke, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Isabella McKEMMIE
1844–1902
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Georgina PATERSON
1839–1864
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
GP
Georgina Paterson
1839–1864
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
GP

Children(s)

George (Distiller)
1864–1926
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Alexander 2nd
1869–1950
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Helen Walker
1870–1951
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Isabella Walker
1872–1955
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
IW
Elizabeth Walker
1874–1947
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Thomas Walker
1876–1910
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
TW
James Major
1878–1958
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
JM
Margaret Walker
1881–1893
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
MW
Catherine Walker
1871–
Birth Location: Blaketon; Stone, Staffordshire, England
CW
John Walker
1863–1896
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
JW
Mary WALKER
1862–1932
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
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Sir Walker's Ancestors

Self
Sir Walker
1837–1889
Birth Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
John "Johnnie" WALKER (Grocer)
1805–1857
Todriggs Farm, Rickarton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Purvis
1807–1890
Carluke, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Alexander ("Whiskey" Walker) (Farmer)
1768–1819
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Gemmell
1780–1839
Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Robert Purvis
1780–1863
Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Margaret Cullen
1787–1848
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Walker
1745–1779
Janet White
1745–1821
John Gemmel
1750–
Barbara Rankine
1732–1788
James Purves
1756–1788
Christiana ***
1750–1818
William *
1764–
Elizabeth Sylchridge
1760–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Walker
1717–1785
Hannah Firth
1721–1752
William Rankine
1689–
Margaret\Margarit McWhirter
1692–
William Purves
1735–
Helen Carrel
1735–
James *I
1725–1821
Grissell Chambers
1720–
John Cullen
1746–1825
Henrietta Kellie
1753–1839
John Selkirk
1723–
Agnes Smith
1730–1795

Sir Walker's Descendants

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Sir (Alexander) Walker (10 Feb 1837–16 Jul 1889) m. Isabella McKEMMIE (abt 1844–25 May 1902) m. Georgina PATERSON (1 Jul 1839–4 Nov 1864) m. Georgina Paterson (1 Jul 1839–4 Nov 1864)
  1. 1. George (Paterson Walker) (Distiller) 1864–1926 m. Helen (Thomson Monteith) Calder 1862–1940 m. Helen (Monteith) Walker 1862–
    1. 1. Constance (Monteith Worthcock) Walker 1900–1988 m. Ernst (Robert Fabian) Barnekow 1888–1932
      1. 1. Constance (Viola) Walker 1926– m. Noel (Leonard) Kaye 1922–1987
    2. 2. Jane (Cassels) Walker 1892–1933
    3. 3. George (Gordon) Walker 1898–1933 m. Madge (Enid Laura) Thiel 1904–1975 m. Jessie (Finlayson) MacPhail 1891–1956
      1. 1. Anthony (Gordon Nesbit) Walker 1926–2012
      2. 2. Pamela (Enid) Walker 1924–
      3. 3. Pamela (Enid) Walker 1923–2013 m. Terrence (Maxwell Leslie Friend Flt) Lt 1918–2002
    4. 4. Helen (Dorothy) Walker 1894–1982
  2. 2. Alexander (Walker Sir) 2nd 1869–1950
  3. 3. Helen Walker 1870–1951
  4. 4. Isabella Walker 1872–1955
  5. 5. Elizabeth Walker 1874–1947
  6. 6. Thomas (Hood) Walker 1876–1910
  7. 7. James (Borland Walker) Major 1878–1958
  8. 8. Margaret ('Maggie') Walker 1881–1893
  9. 9. Catherine (Isabella) Walker 1871–
  10. 10. John Walker 1863–1896
  11. 11. Mary (McLellan) WALKER 1862–1932

Sir Walker's Timeline

10 Records

1837
10 Feb 1837
Birth of Sir Alexander Walker in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 4
Sir Alexander Walker resided here in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 14
Sir Alexander Walker resided here in Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1861
30 April 1861
Age 24
Sir Alexander Walker was married in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1861
1861
Age 24
Sir Alexander Walker resided here in Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 34
Sir Alexander Walker resided here in Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 44
Sir Alexander Walker resided here in Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1889
16 Jul 1889
Age 52
Death of Sir Alexander Walker in Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland
Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland
1889
14 Oct 1889
Age 52
Sir Alexander Walker - Probate in Ayrshire
Ayrshire
1891
1891
Age 54
Sir Alexander Walker resided here in Irvine, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
Irvine, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1837
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Kilmarnock; ED: 13; Page: 8; Line: 1080; Year: 1841
    [2] U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Manifests of Passengers Arriving At St. Albans, Vt, District Through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954; NAI: 4492490; Record Group: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Ser
    [3] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2144; Folio: 7; Page: 8; GSU roll: 6097254

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 April 1861
    Event Place: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Kilmarnock; ED: 13; Page: 8; Line: 1080; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Kilmarnock; ED: 2; Page: 30; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1851_133; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Kilmarnock; ED: 2; Page: 5; Line: 23; Roll: CSSCT1861_86

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Kilmarnock; ED: 2; Page: 36; Line: 15; Roll: CSSCT1871_111

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Kilmarnock; ED: 18; Page: 19; Line: 9; Roll: cssct1881_190

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Irvine, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Irvine; ED: 9; Page: 35; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1891_205
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2144; Folio: 7; Page: 8; GSU roll: 6097254

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: May 1903
    Event Place: Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
    Record Source: U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Manifests of Passengers Arriving At St. Albans, Vt, District Through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954; NAI: 4492490; Record Group: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Ser

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Manifests of Passengers Arriving At St. Albans, Vt, District Through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954; NAI: 4492490; Record Group: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Ser

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Piersland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, The Ayrshire Post; Publication Date: 17 Aug 1888; Publication Place: Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland; ,0.6628737,0.8472905,0.87731445&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1889
    Event Place: Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1889
    Event Place: Ayrshire
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
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