Alexander WALKER

1858 - 1923  (64 years)

• Name	Alexander WALKER
  Birth	30 Aug 1858	Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	07 Apr 1861	Grandson with Alexander and Charlotte Walker in Perth   [2]
  Occupation	01 Sep 1886  [3]
  	Ploughman, Abernethy, Perthshire
  Occupation	05 Apr 1891  [4]
  	Salmon Fisher, Rhynd, Perthshire
  Occupation	29 May 1923  [5]
  	Traction Engine Fireman, Abernethy, Perthshire
  Death	30 May 1923	Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland   [6]
  	Cause: Drowned in River Earn (Suicide)
  Person ID	I18683	NZ Genealogy Project | WALKER Descendant
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	Alexander WALKER [Alex],   b. 10 Sep 1838, Tibbermore, Perthshire, Scotland d. 07 Sep 1909, Milton, Otago, New Zealand (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth McGREGOR
  Family ID	F6329	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary SEMPLE [Mary Mowbray WALKER],   b. 1856, Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland d. 1910, Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	30 Jul 1886	Perth, Perthshire, Scotland   [7]
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland   [8]
  Children	1. David WALKER,   b. 15 Aug 1886, Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland d. 09 Sep 1946, Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 60 years) + 2. Catherine Sandilands WALKER [Kate],   b. 10 Sep 1888, Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland d. 07 Nov 1961, Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F6330	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 30 Aug 1858 - Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland Census - 07 Apr 1861 - Grandson with Alexander and Charlotte Walker in Perth Marriage - 30 Jul 1886 - Perth, Perthshire, Scotland Census - 31 Mar 1901 - Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland Death - Cause: Drowned in River Earn (Suicide) - 30 May 1923 - Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Death Registration - Alexander Walker 1923
  		Marriage Registration - Alexander Walker and Mary Semple
  		Birth registration - Alexander Walker 1858

  
  

• Sources

  [S1220] Birth Registration. 1858 Births in the Parish of Comrie in the County of Perth. Alexander Walker, born 1PM on 13 Aug 1858 at Dalginross. Father: Alexander Walker, Miller (Illegimate). Mother Elizabeth McGregor. Registered 7th September. [S219] 1861 Scotland Census [database online]., (Ancestry.co.uk.), none. [S1220] Birth Registration. Registration of son David [S355] 1891 Scotland Census [database online]., (Ancestry.co.uk.), none. [S1160] Death Registration. [S1160] Death Registration. Deaths in the Parish of Abernethy in the County of Perth. Alexander WALKER, traction engine fireman, widower of Mary Mowbray Semple. Died 1923, found drowned in River Earn on 5th June between 8 and 9 PM. Usual residence Muir Street Abernethy. sex male, age 65 years. Father Alexander Walker, ploughman, deceased. Mother Elizabeth Walker, maiden surname McGregor, deceased. Cause of death: supposed drowning. Informant: David Walker, son, Muir Street, Abernethy. Correction 20 June 1923: Body found 8.25 PM 5th June, 1923; in River Earn, opposite Ellinhead Farm, Parrish of Abernathy. Last seen alive 9.10 AM on 30th May 1923. Cause of death: Drowning (suicidal). [S1271] Marriage Registration. 1886 marriages in the district of Perth in the county of Perth (Scotland). Married 1886 on the tirtieth day of July at King Street Perth after Banns according to the forms of the Church of Scotland. Groom: Alexander Walker, farm servant, batchelor, 27 years, usual residence Abernethy; father Alexander Walker, miller; mother Elizabeth Walker, maiden surname McGregor. Bride: Mary Semple, dressmaker, spinster, 30 years, usual residence Abernethy. Witness David Walker and Lizzie Semple. [S356] 1901 Scotland Census [database online]., (Ancestry.co.uk.), none.