James WALKER

Abt 1860 - 1896  (~ 36 years)

• Name	James WALKER
  Birth	Abt 1860	Barnsley, Yorkshire
  Gender	Male
  Name	Tom
  _UID	25730E8D89F44E139DFA02F5848BBA076F58
  Death	11 Aug 1896	Beckett Hospital, Barnsley, Yorkshire   [1]
  Notes	1891 census: living next door to John Richard Minter at 38 Heelis Street, Barnsley: James (head, 28, cabinet maker) with wife Hannah (28), and daughters Catherine (4) and Edith (1). All born in Barnsley. John J. Minter: James committed suicide by taking laudanam when Hannah was expecting their fourth child. An Article in the Barnsley Chronicle of 15/8/1896 showed that he was out of work for 15 months and was stalled of life.  Suicide whilst of unsound mind. He died at the Beckett Hospital, Barnsley. A copy of the Coroner's Notes made on 12 August 1896 is at Ancestry.com. The notes indicate that James died the day before, the 11th of August 1896.
  Person ID	I239	North Suffolk, Suffolk
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2022

  
  

  Family	Hannah Minter,   b. 20 Mar 1865, Barnsley, Yorkshire d. Bef 30 Oct 1940, Barnsley, Yorkshire (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	24 Aug 1884	St George's, Barnsley, Yorkshire   [1, 2]
  	Married after banns. James Walker, 21, bachelor, cabinet-maker of St George's, father Richard Walker, mason. Hannah Minter, 19, spinster, paper finisher of St George's, father John Minter, dresser. James signed, Hannah marked. Winesses John Walker and Mary Ann Duerden both signed.
  Children	1. Catherine WALKER,   b. Jun 1886, Barnsley, Yorkshire d. Yes, date unknown   2. Edith WALKER,   b. Abt 1890, Barnsley, Yorkshire d. Yes, date unknown   3. James WALKER,   b. Abt 1896, Barnsley, Yorkshire d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F78	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2013

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1860 - Barnsley, Yorkshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  James Walker c.1860 - 1896 Coroner's Notes made on 12 August 1896.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] BMD index. [S107] Parish Register at Ancestry.co.uk, July 2011.