Thanks GR2 .. William Walker did indeed have a horse at Mill of Buckie .. gut feel is that he is Rev James' father.Glenbervie kirkyard has stone 254: "Erected by William Walker in Buckies Mill in memory of his father Alexander formerly tenant there d 12 Sep 1761 aged 62, his mother Anne Brand d 26 Oct 1740 aged 45. His spouse Mary Scott d 15 Nov 1767 aged 33, their son William d 2 Aug 1795 aged 31. His dau Betty by his 2nd wife Isobel Watson - she lived beloved & d regretted 29 Mar 1794 in 22nd year. Plinth" Falconers Buckiesmill 1903"Family Search gives a James Walker christened Glenbervie 10 Feb 1759, father William - possibly my mysterious Rev James Walker although 2 years earlier than his birth record at Marischal College.All this points to Rev James' father being the above William Walker. But if so, who was his mother? In the will of James Paul Smyth (Bond Street perfumer, d 1797 in London) he leaves bequests to "my nephew Rev James Walker of Huntly" and "my sister Jean Walker". If William Walker's wives were Mary Scott and Isobel Watson .... who does Jean fit in? Date-wise, 1st wife Mary Scott would have been James' mother as he was born around 1760.
