| 1778-02-06 | b. North Shields, Tynemouth, Northumberland | TNA: RG 6/484, /626, /1245 |
| 1787/1789 | of North Shields; at Ackworth | Ackworth School Centenary Committee (1879) List of the Boys and Girls admitted into Ackworth School 17791879. Ackworth |
| 1809-01-15 | of St Antholin Budge Row, London; m. Sarah Dyson (cal 1781 after 1841, of St Antholin Budge Row), at St Antholin Budge Row, by banns; both signed | parish register; George Richardson (1850) The Annals of the Cleveland Richardsons and their Descendants, compiled from family manuscripts, etc. Newcastle-upon-Tyne: not published |
| settled in his business as a painter at North Shields | Richardson (1850) | |
| Children: | Ann (18111812), William Dyson (18131843) and Hannah (18171843), all b. Tynemouth | RG 6/628, /404, /775, /1245; Richardson (1850); Newcastle Courant, 1844-01-05 |
| 1811-04-17 | painter, of Tynemouth | RG 6/628, /1245 |
| 1813-10-2 | painter, of North Shields; not in membership | RG 6/404, /775, /1245 |
| 1817-08-02 | ||
| 1819-12-11 | "John Walker, Jun. Esq has subscribed 1g. annually [ . . . ] to the North Shields Dispensary." | Newcastle Courant |
| 1831-11-05 | "John Walker, Esq., of Benwell, has presented a donation of one guinea to the Society of Painters in Water Colours." | Newcastle Chronicle |
| 1841 | painter, living with his family in Church Road, Tynemouth | TNA: HO 107/826/2 f14 p21 |
| 1843 Q4 | d. North Shields | GRO index; Richardson (1850) |
| 1844-01-05 | late painter | Newcastle Courant, 1844-01-05 |
| 1779-10-01 | b. North Shields, Tynemouth, Northumberland | TNA: RG 6/484, /626, /1245 |
| apprenticed to a boatbuilder, but afterwards went to sea as a ship-carpenter | George Richardson (1850) The Annals of the Cleveland Richardsons and their Descendants, compiled from family manuscripts, etc. Newcastle-upon-Tyne: not published | |
| c. 1805 | taken by impressment on board a ship of war when he was 26 years of age | |
| 1806-07-28 | d. of yellow fever |
| 1781-09-22 | b. North Shields, Tynemouth, Northumberland | TNA: RG 6/484, /626, /1245 |
| 1783-12-03 | of North Shields; d. | RG 6/485, /1150, /1245 |
| 1783-12-04 | bur. North Shields fbg |
| 1783-09-11 | b. North Shields, Tynemouth, Northumberland | TNA: RG 6/484, /626, /1245; Annual Monitor |
| 1814-03-03 | block and mast maker, of North Shields; m.1. Isabella Saunderson (17831819, b. Whitby, d. of Joseph and Elizabeth Saunderson), at North Shields | RG 6/202, /527, /789, 918, /1245 |
| Children with first wife: | Saunderson (18151845), William Henry (18181818), and Hanna Maria (18191819), all b. North Shields | RG 6/228, /404, /775, /1245; Annual Monitor |
| 1815-06-28 | block and mast maker, of North Shields | RG 6/404, /775, /1245 |
| 1817-04-26 | mast-maker, of North Shields | Newcastle Courant |
| 1818-06-15 | block and mast maker, of North Shields | RG 6/404, /775, /1245 |
| 1819-08-28 | ||
| 1830-08-07 | block maker, of North Shields | Durham Chronicle |
| 1831-10-24 |
On Monday, two fine new vessels were floated from Messrs. Witherby and Ihler's, Commercial Docks, South Shields: one called the Earl Grey, burthen 254 tons, belong to Mr. Henry Walker, of North Shields; [ . . . ] |
Newcastle Chronicle, 1831-10-29 |
| 1832-05-14 | present at a general meeting of the shipowners of North Shields, Blyth, and Hartley, held at Webb's, the Northumberland Arms, North Shields; proposed a motion: "That the Solicitor to the Shipowners' Society be authorised to assist, at the Expense of that Society, Mr. Swan, or any other individual, in compelling the Seamen to proceed to Sea who have signed Articles; and in repressing any Attempt at Dictation on the Part of the Seamen, in regard to Wages." | Newcastle Journal, 1832-05-12 |
| 1834-02-10 | of Claremont-Place, Gateshead, Durham | Newcastle Journal, 1834-02-15 |
| 1839-01-05 | of Gateshead; had subscribed 10s. to Millie's Children | Newcastle Journal |
| 1840-01-18 | had become an annual subscriber of £2 2s. to the Newcastle Infirmary | Newcastle Journal |
| 1840-01-30 | manager of the Gateshead and Tyne Shipping Company | Newcastle Journal, 1840-02-01 |
| 1841 | not found in census | |
| 1842-02-23 | of Gateshead; manager of the Gateshead and Tyne Shipping Company | Newcastle Journal, 1842-02-26 |
| 1844-10-25 | of 113 Side, Newcastle upon Tyne; manager of the Gateshead and Tyne Shipping Company | Newcastle Courant |
| 1845-02-01 | ship-owner, of Claremont-place, Gateshead | Newcastle Journal |
| 1845-02-22 | ship-owner, of Gateshead; shareholder in the Northumberland & Durham District Banking Company | Newcastle Journal |
| 1845-03-13 | of 113 Side; one of two agents in the sale of three ships built in 1839 | Newcastle Journal, 1845-03-22 |
| 1846-02-05 | of the Gateshead and Tyne Shipping Company's offices, 113, Side, Newcastle | Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 1846-02-09 |
| 1847-02-12 | ship-owner, of Gateshead; shareholder in the Northumberland & Durham District Banking Company | Newcastle Courant |
| 1847-03-18 | manager of the Gateshead and Tyne Shipping Company | Newcastle Journal, 1847-03-20 |
| 1848-09-15 | ship-owner, of Gateshead; shareholder in the Northumberland & Durham District Banking Company | Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury, 1848-09-16 |
| 1850-04-23 | a member of the Gateshead Board of Guardians | Gateshead Observer, 1850-04-27 |
| 1850-12-30 | a member of the committee for the Newcastle General Soup Kitchen | Newcastle Courant, 1851-01-03 |
| before 1851 | m.2. Frances Holmes (17961869, b. Leeds, d. of Stephen and Mary Holmes) | TNA: HO 107/2402 f121 p20; RG 6/629, /742, /1121; Annual Monitor |
| 1851 | retired ship owner, of 13 Claremont Place, Gateshead, Durham, living with his wife and a domestic servant | HO 107/2402 f121 p20 |
| 1852-12-28 | present at a meeting of the Gateshead Board | Gateshead Observer, 1852-12-31 |
| 1853-02-08 | appointed to the committee of the Gateshead Dispensary | Newcastle Journal, 1853-02-12 |
| 1861-01-17 | on the committee of the Alliance (Temperance and General) Shipping and Freight Outfit Insurance Associations | North & South Shields Gazette and Northumberland and Durham Advertiser |
| 1861 | interest of money, of Cleveland Terrace, Darlington, Durham, living with his wife, a house servant, and a boarder | RG 9/3681 f77 p13 |
| 1863-06-09 | gentleman, of Cleveland-terrace, Darlington; d. there | GRO index; Annual Monitor; National Probate Calendar; Darlington & Stockton Times, Ripon & Richmond Chronicle, 1863-06-13 |
| "WALKER.On the 9th inst., at Darlington, aged 79 years, Mr. Henry Walker, boarding-house keeper." | York Herald, 1863-06-13 | |
| "On Tuesday week, aged 79, Mr. Henry Walker, boarding-house-keeper, Darlington." | Leeds Times, 1863-06-20 | |
| 1863-09-05 | will proved at Durham by his widow, James Holmes, and Charles Wilson, the executors; effects under £600 | National Probate Calendar |
| 1863-11-17 | codicil proved at Durham by the executors |
| 1788-04-10 | b. North Shields, Tynemouth, Northumberland | TNA: RG 6/484, /626, /1245 |
| 1801/1803 | of North Shields; at Ackworth | Ackworth School Centenary Committee (1879) List of the Boys and Girls admitted into Ackworth School 17791879. Ackworth |
| 1840-08 | of Darlington; distrained for church rates; 3s. 1d. demanded, plus 6s. 8d. expenses; wine decanters &c. taken to the estimated value of 15s. 6d. | Newcastle Journal, 1840-09-26 |
| 1841 | ind., of Horse Market, Darlington, Durham, living with two other independent ladies | TNA: HO 107/303/22 f27 p4 |
| 1847-02-12 | of Darlington; shareholder in the Northumberland & Durham District Banking Company | Newcastle Courant |
| 1850 | "resides at Darlington, having gained by shop-keeping a sufficiency for her support" | George Richardson (1850) The Annals of the Cleveland Richardsons and their Descendants, compiled from family manuscripts, etc. Newcastle-upon-Tyne: not published |
| 1851 | annuitant, of 19 Horse Market, Darlington, living with a lodger | HO 107/2382 f275 p9 |
| 1858-07-09 | spinster, of Darlington; shareholder in the liquidated Northumberland and District bank, owing £1603 9s. | Durham County Advertiser, 1858-07-09 |
| 1861 | boarder with Mary Wray, at 5 Regent Street, Darlington | RG 9/3682 f18 p29 |
| 1868-01-07 | formerly of King-street but late of Skinner-street, Darlington; d. Darlington | GRO index; National Probate Calendar |
| "At Darlington [ . . . ] 7th, Mrs Hannah Walker, shopkeeper, aged 79 [ . . . ]" | Durham County Advertiser, 1868-01-17 | |
| 1868-03-16 | will proved at Durham by Joseph Procter, John Richardson Procter, and Isaac Sharp, executors; effects under £600 | National Probate Calendar |
| 1869-01-28 |
"The treasurer of the North Shields and Tynemouth Indigent Sick Society gratefully acknowledges the handsome bequest of £20 from the late Miss Hannah Walker, of Darlington, paid by her executer, Mr Joseph Procter, in aid of the funds of the above excellent charity." |
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