Margaret Walker

Margaret Ann Walker 

Born: 1844, Wakefield 

Father: John Walker (b. 1821)

Mother: Mary Walker (b. 1815)

Brothers: John Walker (b. 1848)

Sisters: Sarah Elizabeth Walker (b. 1850)

In 1851 – 

She is at Chappel Yard, Wakefield. Her father is listed as ‘Tailor’. Margaret, her mother and siblings (John and Sarah) are unlisted.

In 1871 –

She is at High Street, Merton Fields. Elizabeth Simms (b. 1811) is unlisted. William Simms (b. 1841) is listed as ‘College Servant’. Margaret is listed as ‘Governess’. 

In 1881 – 

She is at 1 Rose Lane, Oxford as a boarder. Charles Bates (b. 1829) is listed as ‘Nurseryman’. His wife and him have 7 children. Margaret is listed as ‘Governess’. 

In 1891 – 

She is at Rose Cottage, Merton Fields, Oxford as a boarder, Mary Bilbert (b. 1845) is listed as widow and ‘Lodging Housekeeper’. Her son, Henry G Gilbert (b. 1878) is unlisted. Her niece, Agnes M Hawkins (b. 1866), is listed as ‘Servant’. Margaret is listed as boarder and ‘Schoolmistress’. 

In 10/95 – 

Address is St. Peter's-in-the-East School, Oxford. 

In 1901 – 

She is at 3 Longwall Street, Oxford as a boarder. Eliza Plummer (b. 1842) is listed as widow and ‘Shirt Maker’. Her niece, Matilda E Surrett (b. 1866), is unlisted. Margaret is listed as boarder and ‘Schoolmistress Elementary’. 

In 1911 – 

She is at Rose Cottage, Leeds Road, Oulton. Margaret is listed as ‘Elementary School Teacher Pensioner’. 

In 1921 – 

She is at Leeds Road, Oulton. Margaret is unlisted. There is a Nurse, Charlotte S Moore (b. 1867). 

d.         18 May 1923, Oulton 

WALKER, Margaret Ann of Rose Cottage, Oulton, Leeds, spinster died 18 May 1923. Probate Wakefield 1 June to John Walker, gardener and Mary Eliza Stoakes, widow. Effects £145, 6s, 6d.