Individual Details
William Walker
(1851 - 15 Oct 1906)
Married? Mary Anne BYRNE Abt 1873, South Dublin, IGI
Events
| Birth | 1851 | Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |  |  | |
| Census | 1861 | 10 Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | | ||
| Occupation | From 1873 to 1893 | Cook or Steward - Cork, Munster, Ireland | | ||
| Marriage | 5 Apr 1880 | Cork, Munster, Ireland - Annie Louise Handley | |||
| Census | 1881 | "Xema", Kirkdale, Lancashire | | | |
| Occupation | 1889 | Steward - Cork, Munster, Ireland | | ||
| Census | 1901 | 12 Pine Street, 12 Pine Street, Hutchesontown, Glasgow Govan, Lanarkshire, SCT | | ||
| Death | 15 Oct 1906 | 167 Renfrew Road, Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, SCT | |
Families
| Spouse | Annie Louise Handley (1863 - 1953) |
| Child | Robert Walker (1882 - ) |
| Child | Mary Stuart Walker (1884 - ) |
| Child | William Walker (1888 - ) |
| Child | Peter Handley Walker (1889 - 1971) |
| Child | Francis Walker (1891 - ) |
| Child | Thomas Walker (1893 - ) |
| Child | John Henderson Walker (1900 - 1901) |
| Father | Robert Walker 22 (1819 - 1889) |
| Mother | Mary Stewart Gentle 23 (1819 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Robert William Walker (1842 - ) |
| Sibling | Jean Walker (1844 - ) |
| Sibling | Jessie Walker (1847 - 1873) |
| Sibling | John Henderson Walker (1849 - 1931) |
| Sibling | Robert Walker (1853 - 1931) |
| Sibling | Mary Stuart Walker (1856 - 1932) |
| Sibling | Anne WALKER 11 (1858 - 1938) |
| Sibling | James Gentle Walker (1861 - 1933) |
| Sibling | Agnes Walker (1863 - 1920) |
Notes
Birth
Birth registered 2nd quarter 1851, mother's maiden name Gentle. District: Southampton, County: Hampshire.Occupation
64 contracts are available at The National Archives of Ireland, Shipping agreements and crew lists.Census
Ships out of Cork actually sailed from Cobh Harbour (Queenstown).Xema - 1881
Code letters: LSPN Official Number: 68305
Master: Captain R. Staveley
Rigging: iron single screw, 3 masts, steamer; 2 decks; 4 cemented bulkheads;
double bottom 82 feet, 110 tons; Midship Tank 60 feet, 100 tons
Tonnage: 1,166 tons gross, 958 under deck and 647 net
Dimensions: 267 feet long, 34.5 foot beam and holds 17 feet deep; Poop 86 feet; Forecastle 60 feet
Construction: 1872, Palmers' Co. in Newcastle
Propulsion: compound engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 44 1/2 & 90 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 33 inches; 318 horsepower; engine by the builders
Owners: City of Cork
Port of registry: Liverpool XEMA - 1881
Information received from Gilbert Provost (gprovost@@reach.net), 22 August 2005, who transcribed the information from Lloyd's Registry.
Census:
Nicholas Rearney, married, 42 Chief Officer, Waterford, Waterford, Ireland;
William Shea (?), unmarried, 31, 2nd Officer, Cork;
Andrew Walsh, widow, 52, carpeter, Cork;
John Simpson, married, 62, Chief Engineer, Londonderry, Derry;
Henry Wade, married, 54, Seaman A.B., Gloucester Bristol;
George Gully, married, 34, Seaman A.B., Gloucester Bristol;
William Walker, married, 30, Seaman A.B., Hampshire, Southampton;
7 men with occupation Fireman, all born in Cork.
Signed by Nicholas Rearney, Master.
Endnotes
1. 1861 British Census.
2. 1861 British Census.
3. 1881 British Census.
4. Robert Walker 1889 application for poor relief.
5. 1901 Scottish census transcribed at ancestry.com.
6. Scotlands People.