John WALKER

1887 - Bef 1997  (< 109 years)

• Name	John WALKER
  Birth	5 Apr 1887	Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef 1997
  Person ID	I805	Furmedge
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family	Annie Louisa Isabel FURMIDGE,   b. 1891, Isle of Wight, England d. Bef 2001 (Age < 109 years)
  Marriage	16 Dec 1916	Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland   [2]
  Family ID	F354	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 5 Apr 1887 - Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland Marriage - 16 Dec 1916 - Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  John and Annie’s marriage entry records John’s father as George Walker, a brass finisher and the witnesses as John Walker and Jennie White. Searching the Ireland census (1901 & 1911) for George Walker with an occupation including the word “brass” suggests that John’s parents were George and Margaret Walker living at 62, Church Street East, Victoria, County Down, Ireland in 1901; George is a brass finisher. There are several children present in the household but these don’t include John. Researching births to George and Margaret Walker (including those in the 1901 census) reveals that they had children from at least 1872 to 1894 and that Margaret’s maiden name was McDowell. One child was John McDowel [sic.] Walker born at 13 Spruce Street, Belfast on 05 Apr 1887. Searching for John Walker, born in Belfast about 1887 in the 1901 Ireland census suggests that John was visiting his older sister Margaret Walker (9, Meeting House Street, Ballycross, County Down; household of James & Margaret Walker). Margaret’s husband James is recorded as a “painter”. Another brother, Andrew William Walker, and his wife are also recorded in the household. A similar search of the 1911 Ireland census suggests that John Walker is enumerated with his uncle and aunt, William and Sarah White at 14, Warren Road, Donaghadee, County Down. John is recorded as a “painter”. John’s mother Margaret, now a widow, is enumerated with her father, Robert McDowell, at 17, Warren Road, Donaghadee, County Down.

  
  

• Sources

  [S309] Ireland, Civil Birth Record, John McDowel Walker: Reference: Registered: Apr-Jun 1887, District: Belfast, County Antrim & Down, Ireland, Vol: 1, Page: 334. [S313] Ireland, Civil Marriage Record, Annie Furmidge: Reference: Registered Oct-Dec 1916, District: Belfast, Ireland, Vol: 1, Page: 350.