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I am having trouble finding the exact year of birth for George Walker. He is my husbands Great Grandfather. He died on 15th June 1929. He was married to Jane Barham in 1881 (a copy of the marriage banns states that George's father was Jeremiah Walker, deceased). I am a bit baffled as to who George's mother is. It could be Susannah Agombar (or Agmobar), or Ann Green (Jeremiah having remarried, when possibly Susannah died in 1848). I also have a death date for Jeremiah on 27th April 1884, but think this may be a different one as George's Jeremiah had died in 1881! :-( I also sent of for a copy of George's birth certificate from GRO Passport Office, but had my money returned as they couldn't find a match! :-S :-S Any help would be appreciated

This marriage?

Its 1875 and Jeremiah appears to be one of the witnesses


Name:George Walker
Estimated birth year:abt 1855
Age:20
Spouse:Jane Barham
Spouse Age:21
Record Type:Marriage
Event Date:25 Dec 1875
Parish:St Peter, Bethnal Green
Borough:Tower Hamlets
Father Name:Jeremiah Walker
Spouse Father:George Barham
Register Type:Parish Register


Andy

Evidently Jeremiah was prevously married. The son is transcribed as 31 but I think it could be 21. However wife is only 33.

George Walker

in the 1861 England Census
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Name: George Walker
Age: 6
Estimated birth year: 1855
Relation: Son
Father's name: Jeremiah Walker
Mother's name: Ann Walker
Gender: Male
Where born: Southwark, Middlesex, England
Civil Parish: St Giles without Cripplegate
Ecclesiastical parish: St Bartholomew
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

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Registration district: East London
Sub-registration district: Cripplegate
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 28
Piece: 213
Folio: 32
Page Number: 10
Household Members:
Name Age
Jeremiah Walker 51
Ann Walker 33
James Walker 31
Sarah Walker 18
William Walker 11
George Walker 6
Susanah Walker 2

Evidently Sarah was daughter of Jeremiah & Susannah:

Sarah Ann Walker

in the London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
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Name: Sarah Ann Walker
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 25 Dec 1842
Father's name: Jeremiah Walker
Mother's name: Susannah Walker
Parish or Poor Law Union: Holborn St Giles in the Fields
Borough: Camden
Register Type: Parish Registers


And William son of Jeremiah & Ann:

William Edward Walker

in the London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
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Name: William Edward Walker
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 19 Jun 1859
Father's name: Jeremiah Walker
Mother's name: Ann Walker
Parish or Poor Law Union: Charterhouse St Thomas
Borough: Islington
Register Type: Parish Registers

He married Ann in 1859:

Jeremiah Walker

in the London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
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Name: Jeremiah Walker
Estimated birth year: abt 1811
Age: 48
Spouse: Ann Green
Spouse Age: 31
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 1 Mar 1859
Parish: St Giles without Cripplegate
Borough: City of London
Father Name: Jeremiah Walker
Spouse Father: William Green
Register Type: Parish Register

parents marriage ??????

he was a widower, a painter living in Ropemaker Street, his father deceased, a matchmaker
Jeremiah Walker
in the London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921

Could this possibly be the illegitimate birth of George?

George Robert Green

in the London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
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Name: George Robert Green
Record Type: Birth
Estimated Birth Date: 26 Feb 1854
Mother's name: Ann Maria Green
Parish or Poor Law Union: Stepney
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Register Type: Parish Registers

He married Ann 1 March 1859 and daughter Susannah was born 6 April 1859. And he named her after 1st. wife!

Susannah Jane Walker

in the London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
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Name: Susannah Jane Walker
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 24 Apr 1859
Father's name: Jeremiah Walker
Mother's name: Ann Walker
Parish or Poor Law Union: Charterhouse St Thomas
Borough: Islington
Register Type: Parish Registers

Thank you Margee. Nice to see you are a bit confused too!! LOL. This Poor Law Union is this a workhouse? If so the family seem to have been in 2 different ones. Still cannot see how to find out George's actual date of birth. You could well be right about George being illegitimate, this may explain why I cannot get a birth certificate for him.

Andrew. That was well spotted. It came up with marriage in 1876, but it was 25th December 1875! And George was 20 years old then. This would possibly mean he was born in 1856? (unless he was born between 26th December and 31st December?)

Don't forget...compulsary birth registration didn't come into effect until the mid 1870s. He may be one of tens of thousands born after 1837 who weren't registered.