Brief Life History of Francis Henry
When Francis Henry Walker was born on 26 October 1870, in Foston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Sir James Robert Walker 2nd Bt, was 41 and his mother, Louisa Susan Marlborough Heron Maxwell, was 30. He married Frances Mary Theresa Palmes on 7 July 1904, in York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Mortlake, Surrey, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Hockliffe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1891.
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- Francis Hy Walker, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Francis Henry Walker, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Mr Frank Walker in entry for Seymour Campbell-Johnston, Lieut-Col Twin, "British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries"
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1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1908
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
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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