Richard Walker from Aldgate, London.

[CaileanMac]

I am looking for more information regarding Richard Walker and I hope that someone can point me in the right direction. The information I have so far is the following:

Richard Walker
b. Abt 1780 London.
m. Unknown date to Elizabeth (surname unknown).
d. June 1849 at Aldgate, London.
Occupation: Gun Maker.

He had at least two children.
1. 1819 William Walker, who married Mary Ann Clissold.
2. 1822 Caroline Walker.

In 1819 and 1841 the family is listed as living at Cartwright Square, Aldgate, London.

[ciderdrinker]

Hello
He had at least two more children
Keziah 22.1.1815 born 3rd Jan of Red Lion Court
James 31.10.1824  of Cartwright Square buried 29.11.1829 age 5 again of Cartwright Square.

Caroline seems to have married 8.3.1845 at St George in the East to John George Batt gunsmith s of John George Batt .Her address is 1 Mary St and one of the witnesses is Richard Walker either junior or gent.See what you think.

They are living next door to Elizabeth in Cartwight Square on the 1851.
Elizabeth Walker 69 Whitechapel
Thomas Williams 17 porter grandson Aldgate
Mary A Williams  16 grandaughter same
then two doors down  John G Batt 27 gunmaker Whitechapel and Caroline 29

Baptisms for grandchildren at Aldgate 23.6.1833 and 26,10,1834  ch of Thomas and Mary Williams coffee house keeper Upper East Smithfields.
In 1841 Crown Crt
Mary Williams 30 seamstress y
Thomas 8 y
Mary Ann 6 y


Ciderdrinker

[CaileanMac]

Thanks Cider, that gives me quite a bit to add to the tree.

I see Elizabeth still alive in 1861 at Cartwright Square. I'm still not sure what her maiden name was. 

[CaroleW]

Marriages for that period did not show occupations as Richards would have been the clincher

15.5.1810 at St Marylebone - Richard Walker to Elizabeth Crebbin

5.9.1814 - St Martin in the Fields - Richard Walker to Elizabeth Squires

Nothing concrete to determine the right entry

As Elizabeth was born c 1782 I would have expected any marriage to be around 1802-1806 unless she was a second wife

[amondg]

Another possible child of Richard and Elizabeth.
Marriage entry St Savior Southwark 24 November 1839, Richard Walker single, gunsmith of 3 Bank Side married Elizabeth Threader, widow of Tower Street, City.
His father is Richard Walker- Gunsmith, her father is William Norton- Mariner
 
added the witness was William Walker, signed and Ann Williams the mark of

[amondg]

Other children found of Richard Walker and Elizabeth
St Mary Whitechapel
Mary baptized 17 February 1804  address Chamber Street
James baptized 25 May 1806 born 31 January address Goodman's Yard (died before 1824)
Elizabeth baptized 22 May 1808 Goodman's Yard
Mary Ann baptized 12 June 1810 -Goodman's Yard
Jane baptized 3 March 1813 - Goodman's Yard, father Gun Maker
St Botolph's Aldgate
Keziah born 3 January 1815 Red Lion Square
Richard born 24 July 1817 baptized 13 August no image on ancestry cannot give address.
William baptized 5 December 1819 -Cartwright Square
Caroline born 16 April 1822- Cartwright Square
James born 6 October 1824 - Cartwright Square (died 1829 age 5 previous post)

[ciderdrinker]

Hello
I looked through the record manually and the baptism for Richard Walker 1817 is at Cartwright Square.
If the older children are correct and they look it it pushes the marriage back to before 1804.
So Richard Walker and Elizabeth Finch 6.6.1892 at St Saviours Southwark both of this parish.wit Thomas Pan and William Gardnier or
Richard Walker and Elizabeth Ward 12.10.1800 at St John Hackney which appears as banns but I can't see the marriage.
There are a lot of baptisms that fit as you know.Your best bet may be to get in touch with the Worshipful Company of Gunsmiths.
They should have some idea who his father was and an apprenticeship.

But I'll keep looking

Ciderdrinker

[CaileanMac]

Thanks for your efforts Carole/Cider/amondg. This gives me a bit more to work with.

I will post an update if I find anything else of use to other researchers.