Ragged school immigrant Robert Conning Walter 1854

[Vatersay]

Hello everybody

I am researching a ship wreck in 1853 on the island of Vatersay in the Outer Hebrides there were 11 children aboard sent to Canada by ragged school orphanages in London only two survived.
http://www.anniejane.net/
What's that got to do with Australia?? you ask. Well one of the survivors subsequently took passage to Melbourne, Australia in early 1854 I would like to find out if he was successful.
His name was Robert Conning Walter and he was sponsored again by the ragged school organization he would have been aged 13 to 14, I think he was continuing to Victoria where possibly his sister Martha was.
Martha was sent out by the ragged schools between 1851 and 1853 she would have been aged 16 to 17 in 1853 and also sent out from a London orphanage. I know she was also shipwrecked on the way to Australia and was only left with the clothes on her back.
There was another brother called Richard I have no record of him except he was in an orphanage in London in 1851 he was two years older than Robert.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Regards Allan

[CaroleW]

Conning or Canning?  The 1851 entry has an amendment submitted in 2010 by a Carol Jackson saying his middle name was Canning

The same person also notified the same amendment to his baptismal record

He was born 15.1.1840 and baptised the next day at St Mildred Poultry.  Parents were Richard a tavern keeper and Rebecca

Rebecca's maiden name was Canning

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NXSJ-8T5

[CaroleW]

At the same church - other children baptised to Richard & Rebecca were as follows

Martha 26.2.1837
Richard 16.4.1838
Elizabeth 3.4.1842
Rebecca Canning 27.2.1846

[CaroleW]

This is the 1851 entry - initials only but CarolJackson has notified full names. 

R Walter   40 (female - Rebecca) widow -  fundholder b Hindon Wiltshire
M Walter   14 (Martha) b St Pancras
R Walter   5 (Rebecca Canning)
E Stiles   16 female - visitor b Hindon Wiltshire
O T Jones   6 female - visitor b Camberwell
B Davis   40 female servant b Stroud Gloucs
HO107 Piece 1499 Folio 302 Page 34

It may be worthwhile contacting Carol Jackson via Ancestry as she would appear to have a connection to this family

[CaroleW]

Very strange - 1861 entry - children b Middlesex

Rebecca Walter   50 fund holder b Wiltshire
Richard     22 clerk - corn exchange
Robert    21 clerk - wine merchant
Rebecca C  15
Elizabeth Slater   14 visitor b Marlborough Wilts
Rebecca Davis   40 house servant b Gloucs
RG9 Piece 141 Folio 111 Page 24

Why would a fund holder have children in the ragged school?  Why would Martha or Robert be sent to Australia from an orphanage when their mother was still alive and had a servant in 1851?

Robert appears to be back with his mother by 1861

Deaths September qtr 1871   
Robert Canning Walter aged 31    Chichester    2b   231

[jennifer c]

1841 census Rockley St Andrew Ogbourne Wiltshire

Richard Walter 35 Tavern Keeper yes
Rebecca 30 Yes
Martha 4 No
Richard 3 no
Robert 1 No
Bradford Stiles 11 Yes

Jennifer

[CaroleW]

Brother Richard married 14.10.1875 - St James Holloway

Richard Walter - brewer - father Richard - wine merchant
Sarah Jane Fluker - father James - solicitor

Witnesses Robert Conning Walter & Martha Whitton/Whatton or something else - not very clear

[jennifer c]

Richard Walter married Rebecca Canning 15/5/1834 Ogbourne Wiltshire

Jennifer

Sorry Carole just seen you have already posted this.

[CaroleW]

Hi Jen - Link to 1834 marriage posted in reply #1 above

As Robert died in Chichester - so might Rebecca

Deaths June qtr 1879 
Rebecca Walter    70    Chichester    2b   254