Catharine Johnson

Femaleabout 1777–18 September 1857

Brief Life History of Catharine

When Catharine Johnson was born about 1777, in Seaton Carew, Durham, England, United Kingdom, her father, Nicholas Johnson, was 35 and her mother, Catherine Lamb, was 28. She married William Walker on 22 October 1803, in Stranton, Durham, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Greatham, Durham, England, United Kingdom in 1851. In 1851, at the age of 75, her occupation is listed as proprietor of houses. She died on 18 September 1857, at the age of 81, and was buried in Stranton, Durham, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

William Walker
1783–1835
Catharine Johnson
1777–1857
Marriage: 22 October 1803
Elizabeth Walker
1804–1883
Mary Walker
1805–
Maria Walker
1809–1826
Johnson Walker
1810–
Johnson Walker
1811–
Rachel Walker
1814–1837
James Walker
1816–1841

Sources (3)

  • Catherine Walker in household of Thomas Corner, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Catharine Johnson, "England, Durham Diocese, Marriage Bonds & Allegations, 1692-1900"
  • Catharine Johnson, "England, Durham Diocese, Marriage Bonds & Allegations, 1692-1900"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    22 October 1803Stranton, Durham, England, United Kingdom
  • Children (7)

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    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (6)

    1801 · The Act of Union

    Age 24

    The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

    1815

    Age 38

    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

    1823

    Age 46

    Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

    Name Meaning

    English and Scottish: patronymic from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Johan, Jo(h)n (see John ) + -son. It was often interchanged with Jenson and Janson . In North America, this surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. Norwegian, Danish, or North German Johnsen , Johannesen , Johannsen , Johansen , Jansen , Jantzen , and Jensen , Swedish Johnsson (see below), Johansson , Jonsson , and Jansson , Dutch Janssen , German Janz , Czech Jansa 1, and Slovenian Janša (see Jansa 2) and Janežič (see Janezic ). Johnson (including in the sense 2 below) is the second most frequent surname in the US. It is also the second most common surname among Native Americans and a very common surname among African Americans.

    Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Johnsson: patronymic from the personal name John, a variant of Jon (see John ). Compare 1 above.

    History: Surname Johnson was brought independently to North America by many different bearers from the 17th and 18th centuries onward. Andrew Johnson (1808–75), 17th president of the US, was born in Raleigh, NC, the younger son of Jacob Johnson and Mary (or Polly) McDonough. Little is known of his ancestors. The 36th president, Lyndon B. Johnson, dates his American forebears back seven generations to James Johnston (sic) (born c. 1662) who lived at Currowaugh, Nansemond, and Isle of Wight counties, VA. — Noted early bearers also include Marmaduke Johnson (died 1674), a printer who came from England to MA in 1660; Edward Johnson (1598–1672), a colonial chronicler who was baptized at St. George's parish, Canterbury, England, and emigrated to Boston in 1630; and Sir Nathaniel Johnson (c. 1645–1713), a colonial governor of Carolina, who came from County Durham, England.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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