Brief Life History of William
When William Walker was born on 25 November 1694, in Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Benjamin Walker, was 29 and his mother, Maria Higget, was 21. He was buried in Essex, England, United Kingdom.
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Sources (2)
- William Walker, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- William Walker, "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997"
Parents and Siblings
1666–1713 Male
1674– Female
Siblings (4)
1694–1769 Male
1698–1767 Male
1701– Male
1706– Female
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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