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WALKER HELP NEEDED PLEASE

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Jacky

Jacky Report 2 Jan 2009 19:14

i wonder if anyone could make a connection with the details i have on a marriage cert that has finally arrived the marriage is between
CHARLES MAY
& in 1907 in leeds
LILY WALKER
it states they were both aged 27 at the time of marriage
i have found all the infomation about CHARLES MAY but i can.t find anything on LILY WALKER its say on the marriage cert her father was THOMAS WALKER occupation RAG MERCHANT i can.t seam to match the 2 up in any census at the time of marriage it says CHARLES MAY was living at may cottage morley
& LILY WALKER was living at 15 moorville grove the witnesses are given as THOMAS WALKER (was this her father ??) & MAUD WALKER any help with this would be brilliant
many thanks in advance
jacky

Penny

Penny Report 2 Jan 2009 19:21

was she spinster?

Jacky

Jacky Report 2 Jan 2009 19:22

hi yes
she was spinster & he was batchlor
jacky

Julie

Julie Report 2 Jan 2009 19:25

This is a maybe in the 1891...Thomas is foreman in a clothing factory

Lily Walker
Age: 13
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Thomas
Mother's Name: Emma
Gender: Female
Where born: Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Civil Parish: Wortley
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
Town: Gildersome
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Bramley
Sub registration district: Wortley [Near Leeds]
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Thomas Walker 47
Emma Walker 39
Arthur Walker 15
Lily Walker 13
Florence Walker 12
Herbert Walker 10
Edward Walker 8


Address is 32 Nicholson St

Julie

Julie Report 2 Jan 2009 19:29

There are 2 marriages for an Arthur to a Maud....So Maud on the M/C might of been her SIL

Jacky

Jacky Report 2 Jan 2009 19:30

hello all
i have just had a look at leodis web site & it says that moorville grove was in holbeck in leeds whitch would fit in with the area the church is in that they got married in in beeston if that helps in anyway
thank you
jacky

WayneTracey

WayneTracey Report 2 Jan 2009 19:30

BINGO

Maud is the sister?... and the address is in the area of Holbeck, where her marriage was....

1901 England Census
about Lily Walker
Name: Lily Walker
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1881
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Thos
Mother's Name: Mary
Gender: Female
Where born: Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Civil Parish: Holbeck
Ecclesiastical parish: Beeston Hill St Luke
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street address:

Registration district: Holbeck
Sub registration district: Holbeck

Thos Walker 43 << 1858, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Mary Walker 43 << 1858, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Lily Walker 20
William Walker 18 << 1883, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Maud Walker 14 << 1887, Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Thomas is listed as a Rag Dealer! living at 15 Moorville Grove.


Tracey x

Jacky

Jacky Report 2 Jan 2009 19:34

wayne/tracey
thanks so much for that i could.t find that in the 1901 census must have missed it thanks again foreveryones time & infomation
jacky

Julie

Julie Report 2 Jan 2009 19:34

Well done Tracey

WayneTracey

WayneTracey Report 2 Jan 2009 19:59

Took me a while to find this...

1891 England Census
about Lilley Walker
Name: Lilley Walker
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1881
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Thomas
Mother's Name: Mary
Gender: Female
Where born: Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Civil Parish: Hunslet
Ecclesiastical parish: St Peter
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Registration district: Hunslet

Thomas Walker 33
Mary Walker 33
Sarahame Walker 12 << Born Hunslet (think it says Sarahann. (so a new child??)
Lilley Walker 10 << Hunslet
William Walker 8 << Holbeck
Maude Walker 4 << Hunslet
Thomas Cootes 22 << BIL!! Bricklayer's Labourer (could be Coates)

He's still a Rag Dealer, living at 18, Stratford Street, Hunslet, Leeds.

Tracey x

WayneTracey

WayneTracey Report 2 Jan 2009 20:01

BINGO, again

Looks like it is Coates....

Marriages Jun 1877
Coates Mary Hunslet 9b 347
Walker Thomas Hunslet 9b 347

Tracey x

WayneTracey

WayneTracey Report 2 Jan 2009 20:08

1881

1881 England Census

Name: Mary Walker
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: Thomas
Gender: Female
Where born: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Civil Parish: Leeds
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street address: 24 Borough St
Condition as to marriage: Married

Registration district: Hunslet

Thomas Walker 23
Mary Walker 23
Sarah Ann Walker 2
Lilly Walker 0

Looks like a Marine Store Dealer, employing 3 Women & 1 Boy

Tracey x