The thread of dissenter runs through this family...though Cornelius is my first record of it. Robert and Fanny buried their first child at Bunhill Fields. I believe that Robert was the grandson of Luke Cade who was at Old Church, a good citizen, served on the jury at the Old Bailey and the Poor Law Council but cannot confirm that Robert's father, John, was Luke's son, John as I cannot find the records for John's birth or death. Anyway, while Robert and Fanny moved to Ipswich, where apparently it is possible that Cornelius may have married Ann Headley, Robert then ran the ragged boys school at St Clements and his son, was a founding member of the Wesleyan congregation in Ipswich and that Wesleyan tradition continued on, though the elder Robert was the clerk at St Clements until his death.
So back to Cornelius Walker...where did he come from in 1756, why was he married in Suffolk, had children in different places in London and even in Chichester and then was buried at Bunhill Fields?
I have been looking for these answers for about seven years now and am wondering if the answers can be found if I go in person to Guildhall to tie these pieces together. But is there also a place in West Sussex where I can personally go to looking into the records? There are some Walkers in Arundel which is nearby....
Your suggestions are always welcome.
Thank you
Stormy
