Sir Alexander WALKER

1837 - 1889  (52 years)

• Name	Alexander WALKER
  Prefix	Sir
  Birth	10 Feb 1837	Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	7E5A1396997847A599DC2AFC4586459DC636
  Death	16 Jul 1889	Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland   [2]
  Burial	Kilmarnock Cemetery, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland   [2]
  Notes	According to the Public Members Tree at ancestry.com owned by 'tamules', Alexander and Isabel had 12 children altogether. The following was copied from Wikipedia: Sir Alexander Walker (1837–1889, born Kilmarnock, Scotland) was the son of John ‘Johnnie’ Walker of the whisky brand. He inherited the company in 1857 and expanded its business, exporting whisky throughout the British Empire. In 1867 he registered Old Highland Whisky, one of the earliest brands to be trademarked. From that time it has had the now famous slanted black and gold label. In the late 1870s he switched to the distinctive square bottle design. Upon his death in 1889, he left the business to his sons George Paterson Walker and Alexander Walker II. George ran marketing and distribution through the London office. Alexander oversaw production, blending, and became an industry spokesman and whisky magnate.
  Person ID	I559	Ipswich, Suffolk
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	John WALKER,   b. Abt 1806, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 19 Oct 1857, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age ~ 51 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth PURVIS,   b. 23 Aug 1807, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 10 Jul 1890, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	19 Nov 1833	Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland   [3]
  Family ID	F201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Georgina PATERSON,   b. 1 Jul 1839, Edinburgh, Scotland d. 4 Nov 1864, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 25 years)
  Marriage	30 Apr 1861	Edinburgh, Scotland   [3]
  Children	1. Mary McLellan WALKER   2. George Paterson WALKER,   b. 15 Oct 1864, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 11 Oct 1926, Putney Heath, London (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F199	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Nov 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Isabella McKEMMIE,   b. Abt 1844, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 25 May 1902, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age ~ 58 years)
  Marriage	3 Sep 1867	Hutchesontown, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland   [3]
  Children	1. Sir Alexander WALKER, II KBE,   b. 22 Mar 1869, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 13 May 1950, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F200	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Nov 2021

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] 1851 census. [S76] findagrave.com. [S101] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 at ancestry.com.