James W. WALKER

1804 - 1866  (61 years)

• Name	James W. WALKER  [1]
  Birth	14 Nov 1804	Priestside, Cummertrees Parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 54.978635,-3.394592   [4, 5, 6]
  	Witness Role: Principal 2: [I342] James W. WALKER Witness Role: Father: [I333] David WALKER Witness Role: Mother: [I408] Margaret HETHERINGTON [2, 3]
  		Walker 1795 bible - birth Jame Caption Note: 1795 Walker Bible, birth entry for James Walker. Keywords: Picture
  Baptism	14 Nov 1804	Cummertrees Parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 54.985584,-3.346992   [3, 4, 5, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Ω Birth Father	Witness Role: Principal: [I391] Margaret WALKER Witness Role: Father: [I342] James W. WALKER Witness Role: Mother: [I517] Mary HOGG [8]
  Ω Birth Father	10 Jun 1833	Kelvin Grove, Prince County, Prince Edward Island   [9]
  	Kelvin Grove was known as New Dumfries until ca. 1876 (Allison MacMurdo, personal communication). Witness Role: Principal: [I369] David WALKER Witness Role: Father: [I342] James W. WALKER Witness Role: Mother: [I517] Mary HOGG
  Ω Birth Father	22 Dec 1835	Prince Edward Island   [10]
  	Witness Role: Principal: [I382] Edward WALKER Witness Role: Father: [I342] James W. WALKER Witness Role: Mother: [I517] Mary HOGG
  Ω Birth Father	18 Oct 1838	Prince Edward Island   [11]
  	Witness Role: Principal: [I386] John WALKER Witness Role: Father: [I342] James W. WALKER Witness Role: Mother: [I517] Mary HOGG
  Ω Birth Father	1840  [12]
  	Witness Role: Principal: [I389] Robert WALKER Witness Role: Father: [I342] James W. WALKER Witness Role: Mother: [I517] Mary HOGG
  Ω Birth Father	18 Sep 1845	Prince Edward Island   [14]
  	Witness Role: Principal: [I394] William WALKER Witness Role: Father: [I342] James W. WALKER Witness Role: Mother: [I517] Mary HOGG [13]
  Ω Birth Father	Abt 1846	Prince Edward Island   [16]
  	Witness Role: Principal: [I62801] Sarah Jane WALKER Witness Role: Mother: [I517] Mary HOGG Witness Role: Father: [I342] James W. WALKER [15]
  Ω Marriage Groom	Witness Role: Principal: [F16310] ...of (parents not known) Witness Role: Groom: [I342] James W. WALKER Witness Role: First: [I517] Mary HOGG
  Occupation	"a wheelwright by trade, and is credited with building the first cart to be seen in these parts.  [1]
  	"a wheelwright by trade, and is credited with building the first cart to be seen in these parts. It was wholly built of wood and was drawn by a team of oxen".
  Death	27 Jan 1866	Lot 19, New Annan, Prince County, Prince Edward Island   [6, 18]
  	he left a widow and family. "At New Dumfries, Lot 19, on the 27th Jan., James Walker, age 62 years." [The Islander Feb 16, 1866; The (Charlottetown) Examiner, Feb 19, 1866; Summerside Journal , Feb 15, 1866.]
  Burial	the Presbyterian Cemetery, North Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.36195,-63.72600   [19]
  	White ballast stone. Inscription: In memory of / James Walker / Who Died / in New Dumfries / Jan. 27, 1866 / AEt. 62. [script]
  		Marker - James W. Walker 342 Caption Note: Tombstone for James W. Walker (1804-1866). North Bedeque Cemetery, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Keywords: Picture
  Person ID	I342	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	David WALKER, Sr.,   b. 25 Jun 1762, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 55.07,-3.603 d. 15 Apr 1844, (probably) New Annan, Prince County, Prince Edward Island (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Margaret HETHERINGTON,   b. 9 Jan 1764, Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 54.983,-3.266 d. 27 Jun 1824, New Annan, Prince County, Prince Edward Island (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	1 Jul 1783	Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 54.983,-3.266   [20]
  	Witness Role: First: [I333] David WALKER Witness Role: Bride: [I408] Margaret HETHERINGTON
  		Walker 1795 bible - marriage D Caption Note: 1795 Walker Bible, marriage entry for David Walker & Margaret Hetherington. Keywords: Picture
  Family ID	F147	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary HOGG,   b. 1814, Scotland d. 13 Apr 1880, New Dumfries, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	Y  [17]
  	Witness Role: Groom: [I342] James W. WALKER Witness Role: First: [I517] Mary HOGG
  Children	1. David WALKER,   b. 10 Jun 1833, Kelvin Grove, Prince County, Prince Edward Island d. 31 Jan 1909, Kelvin Grove, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 75 years)   2. Edward WALKER,   b. 22 Dec 1835, Prince Edward Island d. 24 Jul 1921, Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island (Age 85 years)   3. John WALKER,   b. 18 Oct 1838, Prince Edward Island d. 29 Oct 1922, , home, Freetown, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 84 years)   4. Robert WALKER,   b. 1840   d. 13 Jun 1884, , Lot 25, New Dumfries, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 44 years)   5. Margaret WALKER,   c. 7 Dec 1843, the Presbyterian Church, North Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, 46.36518,-63.72410 d. 1911 (Age ~ 67 years)   6. William WALKER,   b. 18 Sep 1845, Prince Edward Island d. 9 Jan 1925, , Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 79 years)   7. Sarah Jane WALKER,   b. Abt 1846, Prince Edward Island d. 27 Jan 1927, , Kelvin Grove, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age ~ 81 years)
  Family ID	F16310	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Ω Birth Father - 22 Dec 1835 - Prince Edward Island Ω Birth Father - 18 Oct 1838 - Prince Edward Island Ω Birth Father - 18 Sep 1845 - Prince Edward Island Ω Birth Father - Abt 1846 - Prince Edward Island  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Freetown, Past & Present Freetown, Past & Present, 54. (Reliability: 3). Citation Detail: page 449 [S3272] Old Parochial Records - Dumfriesshire 1747-1819 Old Parochial Records - James W. Walker, 3272. (Reliability: 3). [S8058] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 Baptism - James Walker 1804, 8058. (Reliability: 3). [S18127] Old Parish Registers, Births 817 / Cummertrees Parish OPR Births, Cummertrees Parish, 18127. (Reliability: 3). [S16309] Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms, Old Parish Registers, Births, Cummertrees OPR, Births, Cummertrees Parish, 16309. (Reliability: 3). [S2076] Walker Family Bible (David Walker Sr. & Margaret Hetherington) Walker Family Bible (David Walker Sr.), Copy of births in Walker. [S3195] Old Parochial Records - Dumfriesshire 1747-1819 Old Parochial Records - Dumfriesshire 1747-1819, 3195. (Reliability: 3). [S3132] Baptismal Register, United Church, North Bedeque, PEI - Margaret Walker (1843-1911) Baptismal Record: Margaret Walker (1843-1911), MGT 2004, #P7180079. (Reliability: 3). [S2991] 1901 Canada Census, Lot 25, Prince County, Prince Edward Island Census 1901: David Walker, Lot 25, P.E.I., Printout - Walker file. (Reliability: 2). [S3178] Cemetery Marker, Peoples Cemetery, Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada Cemetery Marker - Edward Walker (1835-1921), MGT 2010, #DSC_8847. (Reliability: 2). [S54] Freetown, Past & Present Freetown, Past & Present, 54. (Reliability: 2). Citation Detail: p. 448-450 [S3125] Cemetery markerNorth Bedeque Cemetery Cemetery Marker Robert Walker (1840-1884), MGT 2000, #P9220018. (Reliability: 2). [S3135] Baptismal Record: William Walker (1845-1925) Baptismal Record: William Walker (1845-1925), MGT 2004, #P7180082. (Reliability: 3). [S2401] Census 1901 - Lot 19 Prince County, PEI - William Walker Census 1901 - Lot 19 Prince County - Wm. Walker, Print in Walker folder. (Reliability: 2). [S3136] Baptismal Record: Sarah Jane Walker (1848-) Baptismal Record: Sarah Jane Walker (1848-), MGT 2004, #P7180083. (Reliability: 3). [S7624] 1891 Canada Census, Chatham, Northumberland County, New Brunswick 1891 Canada Census - Anthony Forrest, 7624. (Reliability: 2). [S362] Personal Communication Harold Cairns, personal communication, 362. (Reliability: 2). [S14102] Summerside Journal Obituary - James Walker (1804-1866), 14102. (Reliability: 3). [S2936] Marker InscriptionNorth Bedeque Cemetery Cemetery Marker James W. Walker, MGT 2000, #P9220019. (Reliability: 3). [S2076] Walker Family Bible (David Walker Sr. & Margaret Hetherington) Walker Family Bible (David Walker Sr.), Copy of births in Walker. (Reliability: 2).