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A common name ... I have been given information that may or may not be correct. Unconfirmed: He was born 1874 possibly in Bedfordshire. Died 1950. Was an architect, worked for London Brick Company, may have had a lot to do with designing large parts of Stewartby.
Confirmed: he married Eva Alice Gearey (born 1895 Ampthill, Beds) in 1915 in Ampthill, had a daughter Ena Walker born 1916.
I'm trying to find his birth date, parents etc... My subscription is for FMP where I've had no luck. perhaps I'm turning the wrong stone over and over again !
Hope someone can help, thanks, Kevin

How about this from 1911?

A surveyors assistant?

Name: Frederick William Walker
Age in 1911: 24
Estimated birth year: abt 1887
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Bedford
Civil Parish: Bedford
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County/Island: Bedfordshire
Country: England
Street address: 33 Kempston Road, Bedford
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Surveyors Assistant
Registration district: Bedford
Registration District Number: 174
Sub-registration district: Bedford and Cardington
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Household schedule number: 63
Piece: 8870
Household Members:
Name Age
Harry Walker 58
Elizabeth Walker 56
Lewis Harry Walker 31
Alice Brand Walker 25
Frederick William Walker 24
Gertrude May Walker 21
Harold Walker 17

Andy

Looks good, his father I have found was Harry ! Thank you Andy.

Nice Spitfire !

Death for Eva?

England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007

Name: Eva Alice Walker
Birth Date: 1 Feb 1895
Date of Registration: Dec 1981
Age at Death: 86
Registration district: Southam
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Volume: 31
Page: 0356

Andy

County Bedfordshire
Place Wootton
Church name St Mary
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 372
Marriage date 30 Sep 1879
Groom forename Harry
Groom surname WALKER
Groom abode Wootton
Groom parish Wootton
Groom occupation bricklayer
Bride forename Elizabeth
Bride surname HAYNES
Bride abode Wootton
Bride parish Wootton
Bride occupation dressmaker
Groom father forename Robert
Groom father surname WALKER
Groom father occupation bricklayer
Bride father forename Henry
Bride father surname HAYNES
Bride father occupation blacksmith
Witness Henry HAYNES
Witness Emily HAYNES
Register note Both signed. Other witness was Thos Hill.

(if them above, from below)

http://www.freereg.org.uk/

Chris :)

Marriages Sep 1879 (>99%)
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HAYNES Elizabeth Bedford 3b 540
WALKER Harry Bedford 3b 540

1911 posted above, on Find My Past as Walter, says Married 32yrs, 8 children born, 8 living)


WALKER, FREDERICK WILLIAM (HAYNES)
GRO Reference: 1887 J Quarter in BEDFORD Volume 03B Page 336

WhiffingSiggs

It has been a very long while since I messaged you last...............................

Keep up with the questions !!!!!

Dea Xxx

Ena's birth record gives MMN spelled Geary:

Births Jun 1916 (>99%)

Walker Ena M Geary Ampthill 3b 603

(lol Dea, yes, name remembered here also for some reason!, probably Cambs. bit)

Chris :)

Ah but spelled Gearey at marriage:

Marriages Dec 1915 (>99%)
Gearey Eva A Walker Ampthill 3b 1172
Walker Frederick W Gearey Ampthill 3b 1172

Hi Dea !

Thanks Margaret, I've noted an inconsistency with the spelling !

Were there other children?

Births Sep 1922 (>99%)
Walker Patricia Geary Ampthill 3b 529

Births Jun 1925 (>99%)
Walker Basil Geary Ampthill 3b 529

Probate for his father.

Name: Harry Walker
Death Date: 14 Oct 1915
Death Place: Bedfordshire, England
Probate Date: 7 Jan 1916
Registry: Northampton

of Bedford
to Elizabeth Walker widow, Lewis Harry Walker Grocers Manager and Frederick William Walker Surveyor.
Effects £12286 0s 6d.

A very tidy sum for the time.

Andy

A tree on Ancestry has 3 children of Fred & Eva listed but the son is not named, listed as private so evidently still living.

This tree doesn't have parents of Fred but Eva's parents are William Geary & Mary Rose Cox.

Thanks all, I've now gone back another a couple of generations Fred, Harry and to a Robert born 1822. Parish records job next. Do they exist online for Bedfordshire does anyone know ? :-)

Very nice sum Andy ! I don't think his descendant has any of it left !

Thanks Margaret, we have the geary's accounted for, I was being misled by the wrong birthdate for Frederick Walker!

County Bedfordshire
Place Wootton
Church name St Mary
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 103
Marriage date 25 Dec 1848
Groom forename Robert
Groom surname WALKER
Groom abode Wootton
Groom parish Wootton
Groom occupation bricklayer
Bride forename Mary
Bride surname LOVELL
Bride abode Wootton
Bride parish Wootton
Bride occupation lacemaker
Bride father forename Thomas
Bride father surname LOVELL
Bride father occupation farmer
Witness John HAWTHORNE
Witness Jane Elizabeth STANYON
Register note Bride was a minor. Groom signed. Groom's father not named. Other witness was Philip Hill.


County Bedfordshire
Place Wootton
Church name St Mary
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 115
Marriage date 02 Sep 1850
Groom forename Robert
Groom surname WALKER
Groom condition widower
Groom abode Wootton
Groom parish Wootton
Groom occupation bricklayer
Bride forename Leticia
Bride surname PILGRIM
Bride abode Wootton
Bride parish Wootton
Bride occupation servant
Bride father forename John
Bride father surname PILGRIM
Bride father occupation farmer
Witness James ABBOTT
Witness Thos HILL
Register note Both signed. Groom illegitimate. Other witness was Mary Ann Pilgrim.

(if above, from free link below)

http://www.freereg.org.uk/

Chris :)

1861 (Find My Past)
Robert Walker Head Married Male 38 1823 Bricklayer Master Employing 3 Men Wootton, Bedfordshire, England
Letticia Walker Wife Married Female 32 1829 Lace Maker Marston, Bedfordshire, England
Kate Walker Daughter - Female 9 1852 Lace Maker Wootton, Bedfordshire, England
Harry Walker Son - Male 7 1854 Scholar Wootton, Bedfordshire, England
Robert Jone Walker Son - Male 2 1859 - Wootton, Bedfordshire, England
Street Bott End
Parish Wootton
County Bedfordshire
Municipal ward
Registration district Bedford
Enumeration district 17
Archive reference RG09
Piece number 990
Folio number 131
Page number 19


WALKER, HARRY (PILGRAM)
GRO Reference: 1853 D Quarter in BEDFORD Volume 03B Page 269


WALKER, BARNARD (PILGRIM)
GRO Reference: 1856 S Quarter in BEDFORD Volume 03B Page 285


Deaths Mar 1857 (>99%)
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Walker Barnard Bedford 3b 198


WALKER, ROBERT JOHN (PILGRIM)
GRO Reference: 1857 J Quarter in BEDFORD Volume 03B Page 337


Burial
County Bedfordshire
Place Wootton
Church name St Mary
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 1519
Burial date 12 Jun 1883
Person age 61
Burial person forename Robert
Burial person surname WALKER
Burial person abode Potters Cross


Frederick W Death 1950, where was this?...


1939 Register (Find My Past)

Hill Lodge Farm Roxton Road , Bedford R.D.,
Eva A Walker 01 Feb 1895 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married
Frederick N (W on image) Walker 16 Mar 1887 Male Architect Surveyor Estate Manager Married

I don't know, this is information supplied by the family. They clearly have some of their facts wrong. I'm doing a double check for a relative. The Leticia Pilgrim marriage appears to be the correct one.

He was married twice... okay, ta !