MinterExchange
Dedicated to Minter families everywhere
First Name:  Last Name: 
[Advanced Search]  [Surnames]

Joseph WALKER

Male Bef 1830 - 1868  (~ 38 years)


Personal Information    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Joseph WALKER 
    Birth Bef 7 Feb 1830  Barnsley, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Christening 7 Feb 1830  St Mary, Barnsley, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    _UID 1B0BD12A94964F5CB69F92754E29067C4B92 
    Death Mar 1868  Barnsley, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • Baptised the son of Charles, labourer, and Sarah of Barnsley.

      1841 census: there was a 12 year-old Joseph WALKER, an apprentice collier, living in Old Town, Barnsley with William (40) and Olive (30) SCHOLEY.

      1851 census: in Shamble Street, Barnsley, (all born Barnsley except Thomas JESSOP), Thomas JESSOP (head, tailor, born Brierly, Yorks), Mary JESSOP (wife, 58), Thomas JESSOP (son, single, 29, weaver), Henry JESSOP (son, single, 24, carter), Chas. McLINTOCK (grandson, 3), Joseph WALKER (son in law, married, 21, coal miner), Ellen WALKER (daughter, 18) and Charles WALKER (grandson, 10 months).

      1861 census: at Court 1 No 1 Winn Street, Barnsley (all WALKER, all born Barnsley), Joseph (head, married*, 31, coal miner), Charles (son, 10, colliery labourer (trapper)), Mary (daughter (8, scholar) and John (son, 6, scholar). Also a lodger, Elizabeth MARSHALL (unmarried, 20, housekeeper, born Barnsley).
      * the census form clearly shows 'Mar' but Joseph's wife Ellen's death was probably that registered in Q1 1858 as Ellen WALKER, aged 26.

      It appears that after the 1861 census Joseph WALKER became known as Joseph MARSHALL. On 1 February 1864, Joseph (a miner) and Elizabeth MARSHALL of Barnsley had three children baptised at St Mary, Barnsley:
      - Hannah, born 15 July 1858
      - Sarah, born 22 October 1860
      - Joseph, born 22 December 1862
      It seems clear that Elizabeth MARSHALL, who was living with Joseph WALKER at the time of the 1861 census, became Joseph's de facto wife/partner. In addition to the three children baptised in 1858, 1860 and 1862, Joseph and Elizabeth were parents of two, possibly three, more children, all registered with the surname MARSHALL and in all three cases there's no mother's maiden name on the registration:
      - Ellen, born Q1 1865, baptised on 3 March 1868 as the daugter of Elizabeth of Heelis Street, Barnsley
      - Thomas, or Tom, born Q3 1867, also baptised on 3 March 1868
      - Walter. Possibly Walter Lewis MARSHALL, born Q4 1869 but if so, Joseph WALKER can't have been the father - he died in Q1 1868. Unfortunately I haven't found Walter's baptism so can't check parents that way. As with Ellen and Thomas, there's no mother's maiden name on the birth registration. Walter's death at age 4 was registered in Q4 1873 (Barnsley 9c/131). I've included Walter as Elizabeth's with father unknown.
      In view of all of the above, I've added Elizabeth MARSHALL as Joseph WALKER's second spouse, and included the first 5 of Elizabeth's illegitimate children as Joseph's. I think Elizabeth's death was in 1896.

      1871 census: Joseph not found - his death was probably that registered at age 38 in Q1 1868.. Three of his children from his marriage to Ellen JESSOP were living at 29 Summer Lane with Harriet FENTON. See John WALKER's Notes for details.
      The children Joseph had with Elizabeth MARSHALL were living with her when the 1871 census was done - see her Notes for details. Interestingly, and unusually, all 6 children are noted as 'Illegitimate'. Also there as a boarder was Joseph's daughter Mary WALKER, aged 18.
    Person ID I2037  North Suffolk, Suffolk
    Last Modified 13 Apr 2022 

    Family 1 Ellen JESSOP,   b. Bef 10 Oct 1832, Barnsley, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1858, Barnsley RD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 25 years) 
    Marriage 22 Jan 1850  All Saints, Silkstone with Stainborough, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Married after banns. Joseph Walker, 20, bachelor, miner of Barnsley, father Charles Walker, --- drawer. Ellen Jessop, 18, spinster of Barnsley, father Thomas Jessop, tailor. Joseph signed, Ellen marked. Witnesses Thomas Halb(?) (sign), Ann M'Clintock (mark).
    Children 
     1. Charles WALKER,   b. Jun 1850, Barnsley, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Mary WALKER,   b. Sep 1852, Barnsley, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. John WALKER,   b. Dec 1854, Barnsley, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Mar 1933, Barnsley, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 78 years)
     4. Ann WALKER,   b. Mar 1857, Barnsley, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F686  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2022 

    Family 2 Elizabeth MARSHALL,   b. Abt 1841, Barnsley, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 25 Sep 1896, Royston, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Children 
     1. Hannah MARSHALL,   b. 15 Jul 1858, Barnsley, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Sarah MARSHALL,   b. 22 Oct 1860, Barnsley, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Joseph MARSHALL,   b. 22 Dec 1862, Barnsley, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Ellen MARSHALL,   b. Mar 1865, Barnsley, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. Thomas "Tom" WALKER,   b. Sep 1867, Barnsley, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F688  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Apr 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Bef 7 Feb 1830 - Barnsley, Yorkshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Mar 1868 - Barnsley, Yorkshire Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] 1861 census.

    2. [S156] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910 at ancestry.com.

    3. [S2] BMD index, aged 38, Q1 1868 Barnsley 9c/98. (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S2] BMD index, Q1 1850 Wortley 22/637. (Reliability: 3).