Harrower Family Tree » Thomas Walker (1868-????)

Personal data Thomas Walker 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4
  • He was born on December 10, 1868 in Muiredge, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.Sources 1, 2, 3
  • Occupations:
    • in the year 1901 Coal Miner in 3 Factory Cottages, Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland.Source 3
    • in the year 1911 Fish Merchant/19 East High Street, Buckhaven, Fife. Scotland.Source 1
    • in the year 1907 Fish Merchant/19 East High Street, Buckhaven, Fife. Scotland.Source 5
    • in the year 1894 Coal Miner /43 East High Street, Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland.Source 6
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1901: 3 Factory Cottages, Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland.Source 3
    • in the year 1911: .Source 1
    • in the year 1894: .Source 6
  • (Newspaper Article) on July 26, 1944 in Academy Hall, Thornbury, Melbourne: Leven Mail - Wednesday 26 July 1944.Source 7
  • (Golden Wedding) on April 29, 1944 in Academy Hall, Thornbury, Melbourne.Source 7
  • A child of James Walker and Janet Walker

Household of Thomas Walker

He is married to Janet Dunsire.

They got married on April 27, 1894, he was 25 years old.Sources 5, 6


Child(ren):

  1. Jessie Ann Walker  1897-1985 
  2. Jemima Walker  1900-
  3. James Walker  ± 1902-
  4. Netta Walker  ± 1907-
  5. Mary Walker  1907-

Event (Witness at Marriage) on April 27, 1894 in Muiredge, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland : W.W. Georgeson, Janet Walker.Source 6


Notes about Thomas Walker

1. Thomas and Janet emigrated to Australia between 1911 Census and 1944, when they celebrated their Golden Anniversary. It appeared thet their daughters Mary, Jemima, and Netta went with them, as Jim Harrower mentions Netta's Aunts in the diary he kept when in Australia, in November, 1978.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Thomas Walker

James Walker
1851-????
Janet Walker
1843-????

Thomas Walker
1868-????

1894

Janet Dunsire
1873-????

Jessie Ann Walker
1897-1985
Jemima Walker
1900-
James Walker
± 1902-
Netta Walker
± 1907-
Mary Walker
1907-

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Sources

  1. 1911 Scotland Census Scotlands People, 1911 WALKER, THOMAS (Census 459/2 4/ 3) Parish: Wemyss 1911 Scotland Census [Scotlandspeople.com] The 1911 census was taken on Sunday 2 April under provisions in the Census (Great Britain) Act 1910. The records were released on 5 April 2011 following the end of their 100 year closure period. There were new questions relating to fertility of marriage: on duration of marriage; the number of living children born to each marriage; and the number alive at the time of the census. There were changes to several others: categories for people with disabilities were revised and the introductory section to the third report on the 1911 census refers to the intended use of the terms as: lunatic - in cases where the infirmity had been acquired during life imbecile - in extreme cases where the infirmity had existed from birth or an early age feeble-minded - in milder cases where the infirmity had existed from birth or an early age.
    1911 WALKER, THOMAS (Census 459/2 4/ 3)
    1911 Scotland Census
    19 East High Street, Buckhaven
    Thomas Walker Head 42 Mar. Fish Merchant Employer Buckhaven, Fife
    Janet Walker Wife 38 Mar. Methilhill, Fife
    Jessie A Walker Daughter 13 School Buckhaven, Fife
    Jemima Walker Daughter 11 School Buckhaven, Fife
    James Walker Son 9 School Buckhaven, Fife
    Netta Walker Daughter 4 Buckhaven, Fife
    Mary Walker Daughter 3 Buckhaven, Fife

    also@
    https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/view-image/nrs_census/31345992?image=4&session=091307&viewed_images=true
  2. Scotland. Select Births and Baptisms. Ancestry,com. 1564 -1950, Ancestry.com, 1868 Record for Thomas Walker Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
    Record for Thomas Walker
    Name: Thomas Walker
    Gender: Male
    Birth Date: 10 Dec 1868
    Birth Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
    Father: James Walker
    Mother: Janet Walker
  3. 1901 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Thomas Walker Parish: Wemyss; ED: 3; Page: 15; Line: 17; Roll: CSSCT1901_148 1901 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1901 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 31 March/1 April 1901. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online
    Record for Thomas Walker
    Name: Thomas Walker
    Age: 31
    Estimated birth year: abt 1870
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse's name: Janet Walker
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Buckhaven, Fife
    Registration Number: 459/2
    Registration district: Buckhaven
    Civil Parish: Wemyss
    Town: Buckhaven
    County: Fife
    Address: 3 Factory Cottages
    Occupation: Coal Miner
    ED: 3
    Household schedule number: 80
    Line: 17
    Roll: CSSCT1901_148
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Thomas Walker 31
    Janet Walker 28
    Jessie A Walker 3
    Jemima Walker 1
  4. Dunsire, Andrew, The Dunsire Families of Fife 1660-1875, The Dunsire Families of Fife 1660-1875 Andrew Dunsire University Lecturer A Surname History A one-name study of the Dunsire/ Dunsyre family in Fife, Scotland.
    A one-name study of the Dunsire/ Dunsyre family in Fife, Scotland.

    THERE MAY BE ONLY a thousand or so holders of the surname DUNSIRE in the world today, many of them still living in Scotland, and particularly in Fife, though there are now large extended families in Canada and USA, and in Western Australia.
    With this site you can explore your own Dunsire ancestry, and contribute your own family tree if it is not here, or bring it up to date if it is.
    / www.dunsires.co.uk
  5. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Births (from 1855), 1907 WALKER, MARY COOK (Statutory registers Births 459/2 347)
    1907 WALKER, MARY COOK (Statutory registers Births 459/2 347)
    Births in the District of Buckhaven in the County of Fife 1907
    Mary Cook Waker
    1907 August Twentyfourth
    19 East High Street, Buckhaven F.
    Parents: Thomas Walker,
    Fish Merchant
    Janet Walker
    M.S. Dunsire
    m. 1894 April 27
    Buckhaven
    Inf. Thomas Walker, Father
    Registered
    1907 September 5
    Buckhaven
    DM Pryde Jr.
    Assistant Registrar
  6. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Marriages (from 1855), 1894 WALKER, THOMAS (Statutory registers Marriages 459/2 19)
    1894 WALKER, THOMAS (Statutory registers Marriages 459/2 19)
    Marriages in the District of Buckhaven in the County of Fife 1894
    1894 Twentyseventh April
    Muiredge, Wemyss
    After Publication according to the Forms of the Free Church of Scotland
    (Signed)
    Thomas Walker
    Coal Miner . Bachelor Age 25
    43 East High Street, Buckhaven
    Parents: James Walker
    Fisherman
    Janet Walker
    M.S. Walker
    (Signed)
    Janet Dunsire
    Domestic Servant Spinster Age 21
    Muiredge, Wemyss
    Parents: James Dunsire
    Colliery Underground Manager
    Ann Dunsire
    M.S. Hastie
    (Signed)
    William McGhie
    Minister of the Free Church
    (Signed)
    WW Georgeson. Witness
    Janet Walker, Witness
    Registered
    1894 April 30th
    Buckhaven
    DM Pryde Jr.
    Assistant Registrar
    DMP
  7. Newspaper Article, 1944 Leven Mail - Wednesday 26 July 1944 GOLDEN WEDDING CELEBRATION ABROAD
    Leven Mail - Wednesday 26 July 1944
    GOLDEN WEDDING CELEBRATION ABROAD. -The golden wedding of Mr and Mrs Thomas Walker, late of Buckhaven, was celebrated at the Academy Hall, Thornbury, Melbourne, on the 29th April, where a large number of friends gathered to honour the occasion. A very enjoyable evening was spent by all. Among the guests were Mr and Mrs Mackie and daughter (Leven), Mr David Hughes (Leven), Mrs Skinner (Wemyss), Mrs Ovenstone and son (Pittenweem) Mr and Mrs Livingstone (nee Mary Moore) (Methil), Mrs Manstin (Dundee), Mr and Mrs Stewart (Hawick). The couple were the recipients of many gifts and cheques from far and near, and their many friends will be pleased to hear they are enjoying the very best of health in the land of their adoption. The couple are the parents of Mrs John Oliphant Methil.

Historical events

Birthday December 10, 1868

  • The temperature on December 10, 1868 was about 3.6 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. 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 June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 8 » Sakai incident: Japanese samurai kill 11 French sailors in the port of Sakai, Osaka.
    • March 23 » The University of California is founded in Oakland, California when the Organic Act is signed into law.
    • June 1 » The Treaty of Bosque Redondo is signed, allowing the Navajo to return to their lands in Arizona and New Mexico.
    • June 10 » Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia is assassinated.
    • December 9 » The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.
    • December 24 » The Greek Presidential Guard is established as the royal escort by King George I.

Day of marriage April 27, 1894

  • The temperature on April 27, 1894 was about 11.9 °C. There was 13 mm of rain. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1894: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • March 16 » Jules Massenet's opera Thaïs is first performed.
    • April 21 » Norway formally adopts the Krag–Jørgensen bolt-action rifle as the main arm of its armed forces, a weapon that would remain in service for almost 50 years.
    • May 1 » Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, arrives in Washington, D.C.
    • May 11 » Four thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a wildcat strike.
    • August 22 » Mahatma Gandhi forms the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in order to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal.
    • September 1 » Over 400 people die in the Great Hinckley Fire, a forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia


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