Ancestral Trails 2016 » James WALKER (1875-1955)

Personal data James WALKER 

  • He was born in the year 1875 in Pirton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire.
  • He was baptized on March 28, 1875 in St. Mary the Virgin, Pirton, Hertfordshire.Source 1
  • Occupations:
    • in the year 1891 Agricultural Labourer in Great Green, Pirton.
    • in the year 1899 Labourer.
  • He died on June 19, 1955 in Pirton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, he was 80 years old.Source 2
  • A child of William WALKER and Ann TITMUSS

Household of James WALKER

He is married to Alice TITMUSS.

They got married on October 28, 1899 at St Mary the Virgin, Pirton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, he was 24 years old.


Child(ren):


  • The couple has common ancestors.

    • Notes about James WALKER

    1881 aged 5, living in Pirton with his parents, William and Ann Walker, and siblings William, John, Samuel, Joseph, Alice and Charlie. 1891, aged 16, living at Great Green with his parents and siblings, Joseph, Alice and Charles, grandfather George Walker and uncle George Walker. 1901 not with wife in census. 1911 not with family in census.

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Sources

  1. Pirton Baptism Register 1865-1908
  2. Pirton Memorial Inscriptions
    Aged 80 at time of death, buried in Pirton Churchyard with his wife Alice, GS 299

Historical events

Christening day March 28, 1875

  • The temperature on March 28, 1875 was about 6.5 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 5 » The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris.
    • March 3 » The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as recorded in the Montreal Gazette.
    • March 15 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
    • April 4 » Vltava, composed by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana and also known by its German name Die Moldau, premiered in Prague.
    • September 3 » The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.
    • September 27 » The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.

Day of marriage October 28, 1899

  • The temperature on October 28, 1899 was about 15.7 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1899: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 23 » The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as its first President.
    • February 6 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
    • February 22 » Filipino forces led by General Antonio Luna launch counterattacks for the first time against the American forces during the Philippine–American War. The Filipinos fail to regain Manila from the Americans.
    • June 7 » American Temperance crusader Carrie Nation begins her campaign of vandalizing alcohol-serving establishments by destroying the inventory in a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas.
    • July 29 » The First Hague Convention is signed.
    • September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.

Day of death June 19, 1955

  • The temperature on June 19, 1955 was between 8.2 °C and 25.2 °C and averaged 17.8 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (45%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
    • February 8 » The Government of Sindh, Pakistan, abolishes the Jagirdari system in the province. One million acres (4000km) of land thus acquired is to be distributed among the landless peasants.
    • June 7 » Lux Radio Theatre signs off the air permanently. The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films.
    • August 28 » Black teenager Emmett Till is brutally murdered in Mississippi, galvanizing the nascent civil rights movement.
    • September 16 » A Zulu-class submarine becomes the first to launch a ballistic missile.
    • October 29 » The Soviet battleshipNovorossiysk strikes a World War II mine in the harbor at Sevastopol.
    • November 1 » The Vietnam War begins.


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