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Hello,
Please can anyone help me find more info on my 3xGGrandfather John Walker. His wife was Ann (I think her maiden name may have been O'Reilly but not 100% sure)
They had 5 children that I have found John 1838, Ann 1838 (my 2xGGrandma), Thomas 1841, Eliza 1844 and Alfred 1851. They came to live in Bristol but not sure when although all the children were born here in Bristol.
I know Fermoy was a Garrison town so not sure if he was in the British Army?
Many Thanks
Michelle, Bristol

For ref this looks to be the 1851 census for the family

Name: John Walker
Age: 34
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1817
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Ann Walker
Gender: Male
Where born: Famoy, Cork, Ireland

Civil Parish: Bristol St John the Baptist
County/Island: Gloucestershire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability:

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Registration district: Bristol
Sub-registration district: Castle Precincts
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 123
Piece: 1948
Folio: 172
Page Number: 34
Household Members:
Name Age
John Walker 34 occ Tailor
Ann Walker b Bristol St Phillips
John Walker 13 b Bristol St James
Ann Walker 12 b Bristol St James
Thomas Walker 10 b Bristol st John
Eliza Walker 7 b Bristol St John

Note that Ann was born in Bristol

Yes, thats them.
Thanks

Hi Londonbelle,
Sorry only just seen your note at the bottom re Ann's birthplace. I have seen on a census (must have been 1861 where she states Ireland as her birthplace. Unfortunately I don't have a copy of it…I would have seen it online at the Library as I don't have access to Ancestry.com at home.
Thanks again
Michelle

This could be the the family in 1861 census

Name: John Walker
Age: 46
Estimated Birth Year: 1815
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Ann Walker
Gender: Male
Where born: Bristol

Civil Parish: Castle Ward
Town: Bristol
County/Island: Gloucestershire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

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Registration district: Bristol
Sub-registration district: Castle Precincts
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 15
Piece: 1715
Folio: 41
Page Number: 20
Household Members:
Name Age
John Walker 46 occ Tailor
Ann Walker 43
Fredrick Walker 9

All born Bristol

For ref 1871 census

Name: John Walker
Age: 60
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1811
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Ann Walker
Gender: Male
Where born: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Civil Parish: St Philip and St Jacob
Ecclesiastical parish: St Philip and St Jacob
County/Island: Gloucestershire
Country: England
Registration district: Bristol
Sub-registration district: St Paul
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Household schedule number: 83
Piece: 2524
Folio: 61
Page Number: 9
Household Members:
Name Age
John Walker 60 occ Tailor
Ann Walker 58
Alfred Walker 20

All born Bristol

If they married in Bristol ......there is this marriage?

Name: John Walker
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Marriage Date: 29 Aug 1837
Marriage Place: Bristol, St Paul, Portland Square, Gloucestershire, England
Father: Thomas Walker
Spouse: Ann Thomas
Father: Matthew Thomas
FHL Film Number: 4225537

But you would need to get a copy of one of the children's birth certs to confirm mother's maiden name

1841

1841 England Census about John Walker
Name: John Walker
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816
Gender: Male
Where born: Ireland
Civil Parish: St John
Hundred: Bristol City
County/Island: Gloucestershire
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation: Tailor

Registration district: Bristol
Sub-registration district: Castle Precincts
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 372
Book: 8
Folio: 11
Page Number: 17
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Powell 15
William Padick 40
Rachiel Padick 30
Sarah Padick 8
Jane Padick 5
Mary Padick 2
Philip Street 30
Mary Street 25
Mary Street 3
William Hilgrove 25
Ann Hilgrove 24
Ann Hilgrove 7 Mo
John Walker 25
John Walker 3
Ann Walker 2
Thomas Walker 6 Mo
William Trilly 40 - born Ireland
John Trilly 20 - born Ireland
Margaret Trilly 15 - IReland
Ann Walker 25 - Ireland

...........note that Ann is noted after Willaim Trilly and his family, who are also born in Ireland ?
Could she be daughter of William????

I've checked all the other censuses up to and including 1891 and they all say that Ann was born Bristol

Hi Londonbelle
Sorry for delay in replying….had to pick up OH from work!!
Thats where I got the O'Reilly from because when I looked at the actual Census that T looked like a fancy O !! And I thought that the Trillys could be her relatives.
Please have said that sometimes people tried to conceal the fact that they came from Ireland.
Ummm……think I may try and go to Bristol Records Office and check out the marriage
Thanks for all you've done
Regards
Michelle

Thanks to Catherine as well
Regards
Michelle

If you're going to the RO anyway you may like to check out this christening - it's in the right parish, where the family were living in 1851:


Alfred Walker
Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 08 Jun 1852
Event Place: Bristol, St John the Baptist, Gloucestershire, England
Gender: Male
Father's Name:John Walker
Mother's Name:Ann Walker
Digital Folder Number:004199713
Image Number: 00107

You never know, the register may have other info otherwise you'd need a birth certificate to confirm Ann's name.

Births Sep 1851 (>99%)
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Walker Alfred Bristol 11 157

Thanks Flip
Regards,
Michelle