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24 August 2006

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Dr G.M.W.Mann.      Baytrees

Burnhams Rd,    Lt.Bookham

Surrey, U.K.           KT23 3AU

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4  John WALKER ?-1843

 

 

m Isabel GRANT 1843

 

 

 

 

John WALKER was probably born about 1818 in Aberdeenshire, but it is not yet known who his parents were.  He served as a journeyman grocer in Summer St, Aberdeen, but in 1842 was living over his own grocer's shop at 96 Gallowgate.

 

He married Isabel GRANT in Aberdeen in 1843, but died the same year (probably in August) before their daughter Isabel was baptised the following year.

 

 

 

 

EVENTS

 

 

           age

   DATE   JW IG

 

                       EVENT

    c1818     

 6Jun1841 23  

     1842 24  

 9Jun1843 25 24

c    1843 26 24

 2Mar1844    25

 

John born Aberdeenshire

apprentice grocer at Summer St?

living over his grocer's shop at 96 Gallowgate?

m Isabel GRANT at Aberdeen St Nicholas; John was a grocer

John died

dau Isabel Johanna baptised at Aberdeen St Nicholas; John deceased

 

for further records of John's wife, Isobel, see GRANT family

 

 

 

 

PRINCIPAL RECORDS

 

 

b=born  m=married  d=died

C=Christened       B=Buried

BIRTH

 

John WALKER was a grocer in Aberdeen when he married in 1843, but there is no indication of his age or origin, and this has not yet been found.  Possible leads are as follows:

 

1)  The 1841 census for Aberdeen was searched and the only likely entry found was a John WALKER, journeyman grocer aged 20 at Summer St.  If this is he, then he was born between 1815 and 1821 giving a normal age of 22-28 at marriage.   A little support is given by the presence of Isabella GRANT a servant in Silver St just a street away in the same census.  John Walker married Isabella GRANT and this is perhaps how they met

 

The 1842-43 Aberdeen Directory has an entry for John WALKER grocer at 96 Gallowgate (shop and home), but no earlier or later entries.  This is probably he, setting up his own shop for the first time - aged 25?

 

With John in the 1841 census was Robert WALKER, apprentice grocer, aged 15.  Probably John's brother, born 1821-26, both born Aberdeenshire.  The OPR however has no suitable parents for these brothers in Aberdeen itself. Best in ABERDEEN is Robert & Marion BAXTER who baptised Robert in 1812, John in 1814.  But this makes Robert older than John, and it seems unlikely that the 1841 census would have made this error.  m of Baxter not found nor other children in OPR.  Should check rest of county in OPR.

 

2)  When dau Isabella m in 1862 she did so at 181 Gallowgate.  But in 1878-9, the Aberdeen directory has a John WALKER, grocer and spirit dealer shop at this address, his home being 164 Crown St.  In the 1881 census John WALKER, grocer, was at 183 Gallowgate, age 41, wid, born Aberdeen.  It seems likely that he was related especially as this address is on the corner of Berry Lane where dau Isabella lived with her aunt in 1861.  No Walker found there in 61 or 91 census.  If 81 age is correct, this John was born 1839/40.    Could he be the son of John WALKER-4?

 

From 1) above it is believed that John was unmarried in the 1841 census, so difficult to be son of this John or his supposed brother Robert.   It is just possible that John married just after the census in April 1841 and had a son John later that year which would make him 39 in the 1881 census; his first wife must then die c1842 for John to remarry in 1843.

 

There are 3 possible Johns son of John in OPR ; John & Ann WILLIAMSON can be ruled out since they baptised children after 1843; John & Christian WALES C children from 1832 to 5Jan1843 so possible that mother died and John re-married Isabel GRANT in Jun1843; if this is the right family then the journeyman grocer unmarried in 1841 is someone else; John & Christian SMITH had only one known child, John C8Jun1839, so again the 1841 grocer must be someone else.  John & Christian were not found in 1841 census but son John was with SMITH grandparents in 1851 aged 12 .  Had both parents died?  Grandparent was a blacksmith so no reason for John to became a grocer.  Isabella GRANT remarried WALLACE and named one of her children Ann Smith - but seems unlikely that she would name a child after her first husband's first wife.

 

Another possibility is that John of the 81 census was son of John and Isabella but born before their marriage; in this case John could be the 41 census grocer, already a father.  Should look for a John GRANT aged 1 or 2 in 41 census, but he was not with Isabella in the 51 census though he would have been only 11 or 12.  There is a John WALKER aged 2 son of Robert & Ann, b Aberdeen; Robert was vintner at Schoolhill in 1841 and at 5 Green in 1851, no other children with them in either census.  Robert was b1798 Glenbervie Kincardine, Ann b1800 Montrose.

 

 

3)  John’s daughter Isobel married George STEVENSON, but George had a sister who married William WALKER.  It is possible that William and Isobel were related.  William was the son of Charles, a coal store keeper, deceased by 1860 so cannot be a brother of Isobel, but might be a cousin.  In this case John-4 and Charles would be brothers.  Charles m Margaret BEGG at Lumphanan ABD 8Apr1833 and was found in the 1851 Aberdeen census[red14]; he was a grocer at 50 East North St (not far from Gallowgate) aged 42 born c1809 Cushnie Aberdeenshire.  Interesting that he was a grocer.  The IGI has him C9May1808 s George WALKER & Kathrine EMSLIE; other children William C2Oct1809 at Kincardine O’Neil ABD; Peter C 1Lan1815 at Newhills ABD.  No John in IGI – need to search OPR

 

4)  The 1851 census has a John WALKER aged 77 late merchant born Aberdeen at 4 Bonacord Terrace.  His wife Isabella was born c1777 Kintore.  This is interesting since in 1861, John’s daughter Isobel was with her aunt Ann GRANT who was born Kintore c1789.  They had a son Alexander bc1814 Aberdeen and next door was James a hardware merchant bc1820 Aberdeen.    Possibly he was the John WALKER grocer at 115 Gallowgate in the trade directory of 1832-3

 

The IGI has children of John WALKER & Isobella MARTIN all C at Aberdeen except Isabel Rachel

 

Margaret      C31Mar1797

James Tough   C 9Dec1802

Isabel Rachel C23Dec1804 Old Machar

John          C30May1811   is this were John-4 he would be aged 29 or 30 in the 1841 census so rounded down to 25 or 30; not 20 as found in Summer St

Alexander     C 9Apr1814

James         C10Jun1819

 

no marriage or son Robert in IGI, need to search OPR

 

 

MARRIAGE

 

Isobel WALKER-3 was baptised 2Mar1844 at Aberdeen St Nicholas; baptism and marriage records state that parents were John WALKER and Isabella GRANT.  There is a suitable marriage of these parents in the same parish the previous year:

 

m 9Jun1843 by banns at Aberdeen St Nicholas by James Foote, minister in Aberdeen

John WALKER, grocer in Aberdeen & Isabel GRANT d James GRANT, manufacturer in Aberdeen

witnesses:James CRAIGEN, Shoemaker, Aberdeen; James FRASER, grocer, Aberdeen

 

DESCENDANTS

from Aberdeen St Nicholas register

 

C 2Mar1844 Isabel Joan d John WALKER deceased, merchant, & Isabel GRANT

 

DEATH

 

John was married on 9Jun1843 but was recorded as deceased at the baptism of his daughter on 2Mar1844.  There are two possible burials at Old Machar, Aberdeen:

 

B 16Aug1843 John WALKER, carter, Aberdeen, in the church yard

B 22Aug1843 John, son of George WALKER, town house servant, in the church yard

 

but neither of these fit well; the first was a carter not a grocer; the second was almost certainly an unmarried child or infant

 

CENSUS

(for references to John's widow, Isabella, after 1861 see GRANT records)

 

1841 Aberdeen, Summer St dist 19a, p23; LDS film 1042652, Old Machar

 

William    WHYTE              25  1816    grocer shop                                     y

John       WALKER             20  1821    grocer j    [is this John-4?]                   y

Robt       WALKER             15  1826    grocer ap                                       y

Wm         HUNTER             15  1826    grocer ap                                       y

 

1841 Aberdeen, Schoolhill dist 7-ii, p14; LDS film 0101786, St Nicholas (red71)

 

Robert     WALKER             43  1798    vintner                                         n

Ann        WALKER             46  1795                                                    n

John       WALKER             2   1839   [is this the 1881 grocer of Gallowgate?]         y

 

1851 Aberdeen Union St, --ance Court Book 18, South Parish 3, p12

 

Isabella   WALKER      he wid 30  1821    lodging house keeper                            Aberdeen ABD

Isabella   WALKER      da     7   1844    scholar at home                                 Aberdeen ABD

Margaret   ROSS        se unm 18  1833    general servant                                 Aberdeen ABD

Margaret   GRANT       lo mar 30  1821    [blank]                                         Keith BAN

Helen D    GRANT       lo     15?m1850                                                    Aberdeen, ABD

Jessie     FRASER      vi unm     1810    [blank]                                         Keith BAN

William M  MILLAR      lo unm 41  1827    merchant and draper                             Kilmarnock{?} Kincardine{?}

George M   KAY         lo unm 24  1830    grocer                                          Dumfriess DFS

John       SCAIP{?}    lo mar 21  1825    tea dealer                                      Carlisle Dumfriesshire

 

1851 Aberdeen, 5 Green Book17, South2, p7

 

Robert     WALKER      he mar 53  1798    vintner                                         Glen---, Kincardine

Ann        WALKER      wi mar 51  1800                                                    Montrose, Forfar

John       WALKER      so     11  1840    scholar                                         Aberdeen

 

1861 Aberdeen, 1 Berry Lane (3 rooms with 1 or more windows)

 

Ann        GRANT       he wid 72  1788    boarding house keeper                           Kintore ABD

Isabella J WALKER      ni unm 16  1844    scholar                                         Aberdeen ABD

William    CRUICKSHANK lo unm 20  1840    railway clerk                                   Inverkethuy, BAN

Arthur     GILL        lo unm 18  1842    engineer fitter                                 Fintray ABD

James      MILNE       lo unm 17  1843    tinsmith                                        Peterhead ABD

Also FROST & family shoemaker, McINTOSH & Family ship steward, Ann ROSS and son, and others at this address

 

1881 Aberdeen, 183 Gallowgate, 168-1 59/18 (from 1881 index)

 

John WALKER  he wid 41 1840 grocer   Aberdeen; no other WALKER at this address

 

OTHER

 

selected entries from Aberdeen directory:

 

1832-33 John WALKER grocer tea and spirit dealer, home: 115 Gallowgate, work: 117 Gallowgate

1842-43 John WALKER grocer 96 Gallowgate shop and home; no entry 1844-45

1878-9  John WALKER grocer and spirit dealer, 181 Gallowgate, home 164 Crown St

 

 

 

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