WALKER Brothers Shoe manufacturers

[helenw]

My mother-in-law is trying to research her family business which due to her father not being one of the favoured sons she wasn't involved in however it is obviously a big part of where she comes from.

Any information would be great i have been surfing the net and have come up with very little the details only detail we have are that it was on Mill Road in Wellingborough and called Walker Brothers.

Our next stop is the records office however unfortunately we wont get there in the very near future if anyone has already done some research i would be grateful if they could pass it on

Thanks

[dannyb]

To HelenW

I know something of Walker Bros in Mill Road and the family and maybe I can help in your search, if you would like to send me a little more information  possibly about your family and  exactly what it is you want to know  I will try to help. I can tell you that Walker Bros closed in the 1960's , I think maybe 1964   

[helenw]

dannyb

My mother-in-law is the daughter of Richard Walker and Marjorie Brown (Richards father was John who married a lady called Alice). From what she remembers she thinks her father (Richard) had a falling out/disagreement with the family business and went in a different direction however she does remember getting a new pair of walker brothers shoes every year for christmas from her uncles.

Any information about the business (who ran it from when to when, the family tree etc) would be great, i just want to help her fill in a few gaps as her mother and father died many years ago and i think it was before she really had time to think about where she came from and what her ancestors where about.

Thanks

[Great grandaughter]

Your mother in law would be my late grandads cousin . He was Walter Bernard's son …. John philip walker …. I've done the whole family tree on find my past ….. the head of the house John Knight walker lose two sons  in ww1 , Richard was 12 years younger than walter that was managing and Thomas was second incharge order and head of the factory floor . Richard was in charge of a van and delivery’s . They were from a big family of 9 siblings - with 2 nanny’s living with them probably all spoilt - don’t worry it looks like the girls never worked a luckily Richard ventured …..They lived in number 3 the avenue , Wellingborough now wheelbarrow retirement home . Google street view it you can see they live a good life - rags to riches really as there great grandfather Charlie walker was a servant / gardener from wootaton Northamptonshire. Very interesting i m stuck got to 1829 - and can’t find Any more currently - we have family photos some where / safe - not of the factory but posed family baby pictures in sure . Nicola Creasey