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his future wife was also living in Pittington

Do you think this could be him in 1851?

Name: William Walker
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828
Relation: Lodger
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Appelton Whisk, Yorkshire, England
Civil parish: Pittington
County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability:

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Registration district: Durham(Street Indexed)
Sub-registration district: St Nicholas
ED, institution, or vessel: 10c
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 33
Piece: 2391
Folio: 445
Page Number: 10
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Eliott 67
Mary Eliott 57
Andrew Ecelton 35
William Walker 23

He is a miner, lodging in Durham and Appleton Wiske is about 25 miles from Masham/Fearsby

Jude

I agree it is probably the wrong place. I put it up more to prove it was not the right one as Wm's father is not a miner in this one

Also Masham is in the North Riding & Cleckheaton is West Riding.

If you sure Wm was born in the Masham area it is only 35miles to Kelloe where he married.

I can't find him on any census. Where was he on the ones you quoted

Thank you Lancashire Ann - I shall make a note of the baptism of William with Robert and Mary as parents. It certainly looks good but I am still wary as William was born Masham/Fearby so why would he be baptised Cleckheaton? Also he was married in Kelloe - across the border into the Durham county. I was thinking either the family moved into that area or maybe William alone moved for work - he was a miner after all. Until I can positively prove this one way or the other, I can't add siblings. Thank you so much for trying.

on that 5 Aug 1827 baptism father Robert was a card maker and they lived in Scholes - Birstall Chapel, Cleckheaton

and Whitechapel Church is about half a mile north of Cleckheaton

Reggie - occupation of William definitely a miner and I THINK (from memory) Robert was too. Sorry I didn't have time to 'google' as I was trying to answer the folk who had helped.

Cleckheaton is between Bradford and Leeds.....as per my road map............although you could have googled

You hadn't answered the question about occ's........hence my speculation

Reggie - William was definitely a miner and from memory I believe Robert was too. As I said I cannot lay my hands on the cert at the moment to check, but I am almost certain Robert was a miner as well.

What was his occupation when he married? Also, what was his father's occupation? And who witnessed the marriage?

1851 England Census

Name: Thomas Walker
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828
Relation: Attendant
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Yorkshire, England
Civil parish: Clifton
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Registration district: York
Sub-registration district: Skelton
ED, institution, or vessel: Pauper Lunatic Asylum for the North and East Ridings of the County of York

you could try here as they sell books for masham

http://www.yorkshireparishregisters.com/publications.htm#booksforsale

Dea - I can't find the cert at the moment. It is not with the bulk of the others I have got and I think I must have had it out at some time whilst trying to trace him. I do remember that it did not say deceased for the father Robert so he was still around in 1855. The marriage took place at St. Helen's Church, Kelloe which is in County Durham.

Margee - yes that marriage is the correct one.

Could I have been barking up the wrong tree and the family moved into the Durham area by 1841/1851 ?

Also Alan, many thanks for the info on the birth of a William Walker with parents Robert and Mary - but where is Cleckheaton, Whitechapel. I will have to investigate but it looks very very promising. Where on earth did you find it ?

Thank you all for helping me.

Possible?

1841 England Census
about William Walker Name: William Walker
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1827
Gender: Male

Civil parish: Staindrop
Hundred: Darlington (North West Division)
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Registration district: Teesdale
Sub-registration district: Staindrop
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 306
Book: 9
Folio: 6
Page Number: 6
Household Members: Name Age
Robt Walker 60
Ann Walker 50
Robert Walker 25
William Walker 14

Ann is the only one born in county.

WALKER, William Age: 28 Marriage
Wife: Elizabeth THURLAWAY Age: 23
Marriage Date: 15 Sep 1855 Recorded in: Kelloe, Durham, England
Husband's Father: Robert WALKER
Wife's Father: George THURLAWAY
Source: FHL Film 1514618 Dates: 1754 - 1858

Is this your man ?

West Yorkshire, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910
about William Walker

Name:

William Walker

Birth Date:

20 May 1827

Parish:

Cleckheaton, Whitechapel

Baptism Date:

5 Aug 1827

Father's Name:

Robert Walker

Mother's name:

Mary Walker

I'll have to go and search for it Dea - it is years since I looked at it !!! could be up in the loft ! I'll be back.

Could you give us ALL the details from that marriage cert please, including fathers details and occupations and details of witnesses.

Thanks,

Dea x

I have tried for literally years to find William Walker. The only positive proof I have of William is his marriage to Elizabeth Thirlaway in 1855 where it states his father is Robert. I have the census returns for William/Elizabeth and their growing family from 1861 onwards but nowhere can I locate him on earlier censuses. On 1861 census he is described as 35, on 1871 44 and 1881 57. His year of birth is therefore around 1827/27. His place of birth has been put as both Masham, Yorkshire and Fearsby, Yorkshire. I understand that these two places are next to each other. I have tried 1851 and 1841 to locate a William Walker with father Robert but to no avail. I have also failed to locate parish records for Masham/Fearsby as I was hoping to perhaps ascertain his parents via these but no luck. Where do I go next on this last-ditch attempt ? Anyone any ideas ? Thanks.