Private James Walker (.1785.......)
Born :
1785
Where Born : Nottingham, England
Occupation : Soldier/Farmer/Labourer
Date Arrived : 26
August 1826
Ship Arrived on : "
John Barry"
Rank attained : Private
Date of Enlistment
: 3 January 1826
Date of Discharge : 8 March 1830
Where Enlisted : Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire,
England
Where Discharged : Hobart
Died : may have died on 20th July 1835 (No.
3942 Tasmania
Where Died /
Buried : 20
July 1835 Tasmania
Parents Names :
Spouse's Name : Esther Tucker
Born : 1795
Baptised : 26 January 1797 Saint Mary,
Nottingham, England
Where Born : Nottingham, England
Occupation :
Date Arrived : 26 August 1826
Ship Arrived on : John Barry
Date Married : 24 March 1818
Where Married: Saint Mary, Nottingham, England
Died :
Where Died /
Buried :
Spouse's Parents : . John
Tucker and Jane Broadhurst married in 1796 at Saint Mary, Nottingham
- Descendants
- Area Settled :
- Waterloo Point, Davey, New Norfolk, Glenorchy
- Children :
James c20 August 1818 St. Mary, Nottingham
John c1 Sept. 1822, "
William b 16 Dec 1826 Hobart married
Mary Ann Scriven in 1854 in St. Peter's Church,
Eastern Hill (Melbourne)
Joseph b28 December 1828 Waterloo
Point. Married Eliza Emily Jones in St. Peter's Church, East
Melbourne in 1852
Ann b30 August 1830 Bridgewater,
Tasmania. Married in 1848 to Jacob Roszel Beemer born Canada and
transported to Van Deiman's land for high treason. Ann later
lived with a Mr. Harwood.
Jane b1 November 1832 Bridgewater, died
1882
Mary b23 April 1835 Hobart
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- History &
Achievements :
- Very little is known about
Private James Walker with the following exception :He
arrived in Tasmania as a member of Number
3 Company Royal Veterans of Tasmania 1826 - 1833 and
arrived in Van Diemans Land 26/8/1826 via the ship "
John Barry"
James Walker also had a land grant of 40
acres at Glenorchy and received additional land to help him cater
for the needs of his family. He died in 1835 and his land was
transferred to William Jervis, another veteran.
James was described as having a discontented and disobliging disposition.
He stated that "he would accept the offer of the Government provided he be
allowed to choose the situation of his grant" in respect of land he was to
receive on discharge from the Army.
James died in July 1835 three months after his daughter Mary was born.
Two days later their eldest dughter Ann aged 5 was placed in an orphanage.
Two days later their boys were admitted. It would appear that 3 years old
Jane and baby Mary stayed with their mother. Ann was discharged into the care
of her mother on 10 December 1835. On 27 April 1836 the boys were discharged,
presumably also to their mother.
Esther Walker had a son Robert Minion in 1841 with John Minion.
Janeene Barry
- James Walker: Land Grant LSD 1/73/423.
- James Walker: Additional land grant LSD 1/74/61.
- James Walker: Death: Burials 3942/1835
- James Walker: Land transferred to W'm Jervis: LSD
409/1/148.
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- Last revised: February 10, 2007.