Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Walker was born on 3 May 1801, his father, William Walker, was 29 and his mother, Elizabeth Hensman, was 30.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Thos. Walker, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Thos Walker, "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991"
Parents and Siblings
1773–1826 Male
1771–1829 Female
Siblings (6)
1799–1871 Male
1801– Male
1804–1884 Female
1806–1875 Female
1808–1858 Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 7
1815
Age 14
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
Age 32
Name Meaning
English (mainly North and Midlands) and Scottish: occupational name for a fuller, from Middle English walker, Old English wealcere (an agent derivative of wealcan ‘to walk, tread’), ‘one who trampled cloth in a bath of lye or kneaded it, in order to strengthen it’. This was the regular term for the occupation during the Middle Ages in western and northern England. Compare Fuller and Tucker . As a Scottish surname it has also been used as a translation of Gaelic Mac an Fhucadair ‘son of the fuller’. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
History: The name was brought to North America from northern England and Scotland independently by many different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Samuel Walker came to Lynn, MA, c. 1630; Philip Walker was in Rehoboth, MA, in or before 1643. The surname was also established in VA before 1650; a Thomas Walker, born in 1715 in King and Queen County, VA, was a physician, soldier, and explorer.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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