Hello Valda,
Coming in 'cold' to this Walden genealogy, especially from this distance of a hemisphere away, one has to be so careful to note the correct family members in their appropriate slots, and there are so many branches of Waldens in and around the London Boroughs.
So far I have Joseph Walden and his wife Am(e)y with daughter Sophia, sons James and John, although there is an anomaly on James' birth record, with his mother being written down as Emma instead of Amey. One could jump to all sorts of conclusions about this, but I am of the belief there was a ledger entry error.
Joseph certainly was a Customs House Officer. I can't place where Harriet might come in, unless she was a child of Joseph's first marriage. I wonder how old she was at the time of Charles' marriage...
The Saunders name is ringing a bell... I have been trying to connect Amey, nee Roberts, to a branch of the Roberts family I've been tracking. Edward Roberts married a Jane Saunders in Battersea, in 1796, around the time Amey was born. I'm not saying this is her father but Edward could be an uncle.
The further Roberts connection is, that James, Amey's son, was articled to Learmonth & Roberts, leather manufacturers, Bermondsey, circa 1845, aged 14. My goal is to connect Amey Walden, nee Roberts, to the Roberts of this partnership. So far I haven't yet been able to find which 'Roberts' was the partner during James' apprenticeship.
I have tracked three Roberts' from an earlier partnership and the vibes here are good, but this partnership dissolved circa 1837, then the Learmonth and Roberts one took over.
I wrote all of the above based on your 20.50 post, Valda, not seeing the earlier 20.34 post until this moment... What you have noted is quite significant and I will take the time to follow up all of these new clues. It's very exciting when doors open with the simple notation of a name to lead you on.
Joseph Walden lived with his second family in St George in the East, occupation Revenue Officer/Custom House Officer.
All of the children of this union were baptised here, so my long-standing question is, when he, Joseph, and Amey married in Chelsea St Luke, why was this so, as there would have been some distance to travel from one place to another. My assumption is that the groom travelled to the bride's parish for this event, fulfilling the requirements of the banns, ie 'of this Parish'. Supposition for now...
Before I close this post I will thank you for being so thorough in your response to my enquiry. I really appreciate your reply... Thank you... Rose