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Joseph and Hannah Walkerden

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Agnes Abbey, Henry Benjamin, Louisa Rose Coburn, Johanna Cullen,
Mary Rebecca Frewin, Jane Gall, Ann Hickson, Sarah Austerbury Horn,
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Arthur John Alfred Nott, Ellen Elizabeth OLeary, Barbara Ellen Reilly,
Albert George Scott, Sarah Manning nee Thompson, Earthon Wootten, Mary Alice Wright,

See Family pages includes Joseph Walkerden who wed Hannah Maria Mason. Has notes taken from this page

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From on Thu, 17 Apr 2003, with more family listings on Sat, 26 Apr 2003

Firstly in relation to Enoch. The Enoch you have listed is actually the brother of Joseph. Joseph and Hannah's son Enoch was christened in 1838 in St Burslem. He died in NSW in 1895. The death certificate lists Narrandera as the place of death. He moved the family to NSW.

Also, I've found out that the family arrived in SA in 1840. To be more precise, it was the 13th December 1840 at Port Adelaide. Two ships arrived that day and the most likely one they arrived on was the Brightman. Records list Joseph with wife and 3 children, and Henry. The original version of the name, in use in England, was Walkerdine.

Joseph is listed in the SA census of 1841.


Joseph Walkerden c1795 - 1866 #7545 aged 65 (actually c71), son of Mary Middleton and Joseph Walkerden born in Staffordshire, and Hannah Maria Mason 1796 - 1877 #10193 aged 81, daughter of Harriel Lovet and John Mason born in Staffordshire.
Came c1845 with sons Henry, Joseph, William, Enoch,

Enoch Walkerden Christening: 29 Apr 1818 at Saint John, Burslem, Stafford, England, (Brother of Joseph)

Henry Walkerden 1824 - 1908 #12767 aged 84, wed 1847 #1997 to Jane Gall, 1827 came to Port Phillip on the Robert Benn in 1842
11 children 1. Robert James Walkerden 1846 - 1923 #1416 aged 77
2. Mary Ann Walkerden 1848 #26207 of Phillips Town died 1850
3. Henry Walkerden 1851 #27007 - 04 Dec 1923 aged 72
4. John Walkerden 1854 #1708
5. William Walkerden 1856 #6597
6. Rosalina Walkerden 1859 #5241
7. Margaret Jane Walkerden 1861 #11124
8. Peter Walkerden 1865 #20638 - 1938 #4403 aged 72
9. Alfred Enoch Walkerden 1868 #7688
10. Catherine Maud Walkerden 1870 #7331 - 11 Apr 1960 #4713 aged 90
11. Herbert Walkerden 1872 #21740 lived 7 years "Kicked by Horse". Buried in Melbourne General Cemetery
1. Robert James Walkerden 1846 - 1923 #1416 aged 77 wed 1875 to Mary Frewin (Mary Rebecca Fruin) daughter of William Frewin & Phoebe Ragg of Gloucester (marriage indexes as Robert Jas Walkerden GALL born in Melbourne wed 1875 #726 to Mary Fruin from Gloucestershire) She is sister to Caroline Watts nee Fruin wed 1863 to James Govan and also may be connected to Phoebe Fruin wed 1856 to William Squire Tong
5 children 1. Henry Walter Walkerden 1876 #7268 - 1951 #3425 aged 75
2. Robert James Walkerden 1878 - 1950 aged 72
3. Amy May (Mary) Walkerden 1881 - 1963 #10155 aged 82
4. Hugh Errol Walkerden b1883 - 1918 #3114 aged 33
5. Florence Fruin Walkerden 1886 - 1962 #18946 aged 76
1. Henry Walter Walkerden 1876 #7268 - 1951 #3425 aged 75, wed 1910 #5798 to Lilian Jane Endersbee 1881 #1615 - 1963 #1951 aged 81, daughter of Sarah Jane Daley and Thomas George Endersbee born at Coburg
2. Robert James Walkerden 1878 - 1950 aged 72 wed 1909 #4489 to Bella Jennie Esson 1888 #19113 - 1967 #8678 aged 78 daughter of Christina Walker and William Esson born in Coburg
1 child 1. Stanley Robert Esson Walkerden 1910 #17252
4. Hugh Errol Walkerden b1883 - 1918 #3114 aged 33, said he was born in Adelaide when he wed in Victoria 1909 #827 to Johanna Mary O'Neil
3 children 1. James Charles Walkerden 1910 #17123
2. William Paul Walkerden 1912 #19232
3. Emma Mary Walkerden 1914 #2270

3. Henry Walkerden 1851 #27007 - 04 Dec 1923 aged 72 wed 1878 #4578 to Henrietta Crews 1857 - 1886 #11871 aged 29, born in Plymouth, England
Henry Walkerden wed 1888 #5699 to Emma Elizabeth Broadbent 1861 #8356 - 26 Jun 1937, daughter of Elizabeth Ruffhead and George Adam Broadbent born at Ashby and died at Midland, Western Australia, Australia

2 children
of Henrietta
1. Hercules Harry Walkerden 1879 #14136
2. Horatio Norman Walkerden 1884 #22674
3 Children
of Emma
3. Gladys Lucinda Jean Walkerden 1889 #25214 wed 1912 to Alfred Ernest Castle
4. Myra Beatrice Alice Walkerden 1891-1972 m William M Loughton
5. Carlysle Preston Walkerden 1892-1964
4. John Walkerden 1854 #1708 - 1938 #8226 aged 85, wed 1879 to Margaret Ann Lees 1853 - 1938 #8226 aged 85. Both died at Coburg and their parents were unknown.
8 children 1. Herbert Lees Walkerden 1880 #20727
2. Jessie Fletcher Walkerden 1882 #7380
3. John Eric Walkerden 1883 #21749 - 1941 #544 aged 57
4. Henry Ernest Walkerden 1886 #883 - 1966 #9223 aged 80
5. Irene Jean Walkerden 1887 #26398
6. Alfred Hector Walkerden b 1888
7. Ormond Jas Walkerden 1889 #34213
8. Arthur David Walkerden 1894 #6316 - 1977 #20814 aged 83, wed 1919 #10565 to Gladys Marion Davidson
2. Jessie Fletcher Walkerden 1882 #7380 wed Percy Hamilton Tydeman in 1907 and had three daughters and 8 gchn, (daus all now deceased), Elsie Irene, Dorothy Lees and Edith StClaire, mother-in-law of who wrote on Sun, 1 Jun 2008
5. William Walkerden 1856 #6597 wed 1877 #4523 to Anne Maria King 1856 #10959 - 1923 #9045 aged 66, daughter of Amelia and John King (actually Maria Everett and James King), lived at Brunswick
Just arrived - Her parents were James King who married in 1839 to Maria Everett born 1824 died 1879 #4679 aged 54 from Liverpool daughter of Maria and William Everett
15 children 1. Wilhelmina Lilian May Walkerden 1879 #890 died 1879 SA bk99 pg84
2. William Henry Herbt Valdare Walkerden 1880 - 1945 #10270 aged 65 wed 1901 #2702 SA to Ethel Jackson
3. Sylvia Jean Walkerden b 1881 bk 262 pg 12 SA wed 1914 #9606 to James Hindmarsh
4. Robert James Walkerden 1882 #14159 lived 6 months
5. Mary Ann Walkerden 1883 #21771 - 1887 #11588 aged 3
6. Colin Kingsly Walkerden 1884 #22706 lived 1 year
7. Fenella Marina Walkerden 1886 #986 - 1973 #16781 aged 87
8. Hurtle Lindsay Walkerden 1888 #27114 - 1957 #2851 aged 69, wed 1909 #9141 to Ethel May Battiscombe
9. Byro Basil (Basil Byron) Walkerden 1889 #28884 - 1973 #10314 aged 82
10. Ernest Hedley Walkerden 1890 - 1915 #8524 age 24
11. Garnet Hedly Walkerden 1891 #20405
12. Myrtle Avon Walkerden 1892 #20670 - 1970 #23950 aged 77, wed ? #3367 to John William Clements
13. Varna Fletcher Walkerden 1893 #29506 - 1976 #29894 aged 83, wed Teasdale
14. Alice Marie Walkerden 1895 #27934 wed 1921 to Norman John Crimmins
15. Clement Melbourne Walkerden 1902 - 1964 #22277 aged 62
6. Fenella Marina Walkerden 1886 #986 - 1973 #16781 aged 87, wed 1905 #8065 to Charles Henry Trenchard (using Walkenden)
1 Child 1. Hazel Jean Trenchard 1914 #28997
6. Rosalina Walkerden 1859 #5241 wed 1880 #1998 to Henry Maurice Benjamin 1857 #9132, born at Hotham
5 children 1. Arthur James Benjamin 1883 #14509 - 1972
2. Ruby Ada Benjamin 1885 #17728 - 1958
3. Alfred Ernest Benjamin 1888 #9029
4. Percy John Benjamin 1897 #31582
5. Muriel Benjamin 1900 #28713 - 1900
7. Margaret Jane Walkerden 1861 #11124 wed 1903 #6845 to William Herbert Thorn b. 1857 in Ipswich at New South Wales, Australia BDM 1857 #7268 - father George, mother Jane
8. Peter Walkerden 1865 #20638 - 1938 #4403 aged 72, wed 1911 #2310 to Annie Halstead 1865 #23481 - 1944 daughter of Margaret Sandilands wed 1862 #941 to James Halstead, born in Melbourne died at Chelsea, England (did she return to UK after Peter died at Brighton Beach, Victoria?), no known chn in Vic
9. Alfred Enoch Walkerden 1868 #7688 went to West Australia where he wed 1903 #1885 to Fanny May Harvy, at Belmont, Western Australia, Australia (Source: WA BDM, Marriages, 1903 #1885).

Joseph Walkerden

Joseph Walkerden 1829 - 1898 #17267 aged 69, son of Hannah Maria Mason and Joseph Walkerden, wed 1848 #5331 at St Annes Church, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, to Ann (Nancy) Hickson 1834 - 1907 daughter of Nancy Jackson and Richard Hickson, lived first at Phillipstown
9 children 1. George Walkerden 1851 #26821 wed 1873 to Ellen Elizabeth OLeary
2. Thomas Walkerden 1853 #27804 wed 1877 to Sarah Horn (Horan)
3. Mary Anne Walkerden 1855 #3626 - 1938 #8226 aged 83
4. Joseph Walkerden 1860 #17295 - 1940 #3420 aged 80
5. Anna Maria Walkerden 1863 #12759 - 1884 #5405 aged 20
6. Richard William Walkerden 1866 #931 - 1929 #10955 aged 63
7. Eleanor Rose Walkerden 1870 #3987
8. Emily Edith Walkerden 1872 #17813 wed 1890 to Arthur Bray
9. Robert James 1876-1948 wed 1909 to Bella Jennie Esson
1. George Walkerden 1851 #26821 wed 1873 to Ellen Elizabeth OLeary
1 child 1. Catherine Walkerden 1874 #3797 lived 1 day
2. Thomas Walkerden 1853 #27804 wed 1877 to Sarah Austerbury Horn (Horan, Hall) 1854 - 1944 #7375 aged 90, daughter of Esther Austerbury and James Horn
7 children 1. Godfry Thomas Walkerden 1878 #1162 - 1928 #1256 aged 49, wed 1902 #4831 to Sarah Eve Lee
2. James Herbert Walkerden 1879 #14824 - 1942 wed 1900 #1591 to Mary Agnes Davies
3. John William Walkerden 1881 #14942-1956 wed 1901 #8381 to Loiusa Rosendale
4. Austerberry Joseph Walkerden 1883 #21924 lived 10 months
5. Leslie Robert Walkerden 1885 #1367 - 1968 #23274 aged 83
6. Esther Selina Walkerden 1887 #17727
7. Austenbery Walkerden 1890 #1437 lived 1 year
1. Godfry Thomas Walkerden 1878 #1162 - 1928 #1256 aged 49, wed 1902 #4831 to Sarah Eve Lee 1878 #14771 - 1947 #12450 aged 69, daughter of Cecelia Barling and Edward Lee born at Collingwood
7 children 1. Myrtle Ruby Victoria Walkerden 1903 #24911
2. Doris Vera May Walkerden 1905 #25171 lived 1 year
3. Thelma Grace Ena Walkerden 1908 #2519 - 1932 #2461 aged 24
4. Eric Godfrey Thos Walkerden 1911 #10473
5. Eva Cecilia Beryl Walkerden 1913 #20760
6. Ivy Lillian b 1916 #10956 m Francis Towner
7. Colin Frederick Walkerden 1922 - 1974 #14738 wed Sylvia Joan Smith
5. Leslie Robert Walkerden 1885 #1367 - 1968 #23274 aged 83, wed 1913 #2442 to Myrtle McBride 1891 - 1944 #11130 aged 53, daughter of Louise Ilks (Dilkes possibly Louisa Wilkes 1857) and Daniel McBride of Ballymena wed 1878 #1817. Other 3 children born 1924, 1926 and 19932 not named for Privacy reasons, each married.
8 children 1. Violet Muriel Walkerden 1915 #6269 lived 2 years
2. Gladys Vera Walkerden 1916 #19670 lived 1 year
3. Myrtle Hostenberry Walkerden 1920 #5408 lived 1 year
4. Leslie Walkerden 1927 #11558 infant death
5. Norman Austerberg Walkerden 1930 #10891 infant death
6. Esther Selina Walkerden 1887 #17727 - 1955 #20636 aged 67, wed 1907 #6917 to Arthur John Alfred Nott, 2 children
3. Mary Ann Walkerden 1855 #3626 - 1938 #8226 aged 83, wed 1875 #3176 to Earthon Wootten, 5 children
4. Joseph Walkerden 1860 #17295 - 1940 #3420 aged 80, wed 1880 #5198 to Emily Butler who died 1881, Joseph Walkerden wed 1882 #4268 to Agnes Abbey 1861 - 1908 #2059 aged 47, daughter of Gwina Goodall and Jonathan Abbey
8 children 1. Lily Walkerden 1884 #1330
2. Ettie May Walkerden 1886 #8797 lived 7 months
3. Cecilia May Walkerden b 1890 wed 1912 to William Henry Sellman
4. Theodore Wilfred Walkerden 1893 #5996
5. Harold Aubrey Walkerden 1895 #29272
6. Alfred Hector Walkerden 1888 wed 1910 to May Branch
7. Walter Norman Walkerden 1898 d 1899 #4998
8. Flave Walkerden 1897-1897.
6. Richard William Walkerden 1866 #931 - 1929 #10955 aged 63, wed 1885 #7249 to Sarah Manning nee Thompson, 1870 - 1892 #5636 aged 22, daughter of Sarah and Samuel Thompson. (appears to be stepdaughter of Manning)
Richard wed 1893 #1715 to Elizth Smith
5 children 1. Edith Sarah Walkerden 1886 #1445 as Manning
2. Harriet Maria Walkerden 1887 #9427 as Thompson
3. Samuel Richard b1888 #27831 - 1890 #920 (under Manning)
4. Henry William b1890 #20673 d 1891 #928 9mths (under Thompson)
5. Robert James 1892-1892 #11757 (under Thompson)
6 children
of Elizth
6. Ellen Catherine Walkerden 1893 #19955
7. Alfred Walkerden 1895 #6025 KIA 04/10/1918
8. Flora Walkerden 1897 #13452 lived 1 year
9. Lilly May Walkerden 1899 #28899 lived 1 year
10. Murdock Richd Walkerden 1902 #20768
11. Robert Jas Walkerden 1904 #20408
2. Harriet Maria Walkerden 1887 #9427 - 1958 #12215 aged 72 wed 1908 #1574 to Ernest George Castles
3 children 1. Geo Ernt Castles 1908 #17697
2. Chas Wm Castles 1912 #18974
3. Alfd Hy Castles 1916 #17094
6. Ellen Catherine Walkerden 1893 #19955 wed 1911 #7566 to Percival Cox
1 child 1. Ada Elizth Cox 1912 #1737

William Walkerden

William Walkerden 1835 - 1915 #9096 aged 79, baptised 27 Sep 1835 at Saint John, Burslem, Stafford, England son of Joseph Walkerdine and Maria (Ann Maria Mason), wed 1866 #1269 to Louisa Rose Coburn 1847 - 1883 #6789 aged 36, daughter of Eliza Strain and John Coburn, died at St Arnaud
William wed (2) 1884 #4182 to Mary Alice Wright 1864 - 1946 #2854 aged 82, when her parents are unknown, came from Staffordshire
6 children
of Louisa
1. Florence Walkerden 1867 #9288 lived 9 years
2. Laura Walkerden 1868 #26598
3. Ida Walkerden 1870 #19609
4. Eveline Walkerden 1873 #27303 lived 3 weeks
5. Blanche Eveline Walkerden 1874 #26071
6. William Ernest Walkerden 1876 #26097 - 1966 #9681 aged 89
4 children
of Mary Alice
7. Arthur Henry Walkerden 1885 #21598
8. Mercie Catherine Walkerden 1887 #6403
9. Francis Reginald Walkerden 1889 #7741 - KIA 04/10/1917 in 22nd Bat as Pte 3957
10. William Harold Walkerden 1890 #36688
2. Laura Walkerden 1868 #26598 -1944 #1254 aged 75 wed c1891 to Albert George Scott 1870 #19039 son of Charlotte Hannah Chapman and John Brown Scott born at Sandridge, 4 children
3. Ida Walkerden 1870 #19609 - 1954 #244 aged 83, wed 1896 #3628 to William Henry Boom 1870 #10922 born at Prahan
2 children 1. Eileen Boom 1912 #6379 - 1912 #3522 lived 1 month
2. Enid Ida Boom 1913 #15788 - 1913 #7222 lived 1 month
5. Blanche Eveline Walkerden 1874 #26071 wed 1895 #763 to John Thomas Howden 1871 #24415 born at Maryborough
2 children 1. Wm Nelson Howden 1895 #31739
2. Stanley Howden 1897 #31269 - 1907 #9359 lived 10 years
6. William Ernest Walkerden 1876 #26097 - 1966 #9681 aged 89, wed 1922 #6627 to Lily Harrison 1882 #3151 - 1972 #5906 aged 90,
1 child 1. Wm Jno Walkerden 1924 - 1925 #7694 lived 1 year
7. Arthur Henry Walkerden 1885 #21598 wed 1907 #6913 to Mary Blanche Wrathall
3 children 1. Alice Mary Lavinia Walkerden 1909
2. Valda Beatrice May Walkerden 1911
3. Gertrude Annie Walkerden 1913 - 1976 aged 64, wed Hollway
9. Francis Reginald Walkerden 1889 #7741 - KIA 04-10-1917 in 22nd Bat as Pte 3957, wed 1911 #1160 to Barbara Ellen Reilly daughter of Ellen Francis Smith and Thomas Reilly
Barbara Ella Walkerden wed 1919 #988 to Chas Wm Turner
2 children 1. Francis Reginald Sydney Walkerden 1911 #31382
2. Laurence Stanley Russell Walkerden 1914 #26577 - 1982 #28606 aged 68
Enock Walkerden 1838 - 1895 #13343, born at Saint John, Burslem, Stafford, England son of Joseph Walkerdine and Maria, died at Narrandera NSW in 1895. He moved the family to NSW. Enock wed 1859 #4278 to Johanna Cullen, lived at Brunswick then St Arnaud. Family moved to NSW about 1882
8 children 1. Anna Maria Walkerden 1860 #17304
2. John William Walkerden 1863 #946
3. Barbara Jane Walkerden 1865 #982
4. Enoch Walkerdon 1868 #19829
5. Adelaide Walkerden 1870 #26504 wed 1892 #5368 to James Buffrey at Narrandara NSW
6. Grace Walkerden 1872 #26611
7. Charles Henry Walkerden 1876 #5576
8. Francis S Walkerden, born NSW 1882 #11025 at Hay
1. Anna Maria Walkerden 1860 #17304 wed 1879 #1684 to Benjamin James Fairbank and lived at Hay, then at Wilcannia NSW
5 children 1. Margaret Jane Fairbank 1881 #10371 Hay, NSW
2. Benjamin C Fairbank 1883 #31485 Wilcannia, NSW
3. Esther M Fairbank 1885 #33997 Wilcannia
4. Benjamin J Fairbank 1886 #35233 Wilcannia, son of Benjamin J and Annie M.)
5. John T Fairbank 1889 #36014
2. John William Walkerden 1863 #946 - 1930 #20088 died in NSW wed 1881 #4636 to Mary Fraser born 1867 in Lansborough
9 children 1. Enoch Walkerden, born 1882 in Hay, New South Wales
2. William Walkerden, born 1883 in Hay
3. John Walkerden, born 1886 in New South Wales,
4. Barbara J Walkerden 1887 #28993, Narrandera
5. Bertie L Walkerden 1890 #23854 - 1912 #2537 died in Narrandera, NSW
6. Margaret J Walkerden 1893 #24919, Narrandera wed 1913 #7932 to William R Tolsher
7. Ruby V Walkerden 1895 #24861 - 1896 #7057, Narrandera
8. Maude Walkerden 1899 #5303, Narrandera wed 1922 #2376 to Thomas J Handley
9. Mary Walkerden 1901 #34001, Narrandera wed 1928 #18009 to Alfred Parsons in Woollahra,
3. Barbara Jane Walkerden 1865 #982 wed 1884 #3750 Hay to Nicholas Kernan
1 child 1. male Kernan 1884 - 1884 #6476 lived short time
4. Enoch Walkerdon 1868 #19829 wed in Narrandera 1888 #6240 to Annie Gertrude Bartlett 1872, New South Wales, Australia
11 children 1. Eveline Walkerden 1889 #28497 Narrandera possibly wed 1912 #10562 to Frank N Barnsdale at Narrandera
2. Enoch L Walkerden 1891 in Narrandera
3. Muriel A Walkerden 1893 #24974
4. Howard H Walkerden 1895 #34794 - 1896 #10725
5. Arthur Reginald Walkerden 19 Dec 1897 #5451 wed 31 Dec 1926 #4270 to Maud Lillian Ann Nichols
6. Rupert Basil Walkerden 18 Feb 1901 #14954 - 24 Apr 1982 late of Numurkah, formerly of Wollstonecraft
7. Alice Gertrude Walkerden 26 Oct 1903 - 26 Aug 1991 in Ganmain
8. Miriam B Walkerden 1906 in Narrandera
9. Marion Walkerden 1907 - 1907
10. Leslie John Walkerden 20 Aug 1909 wed 1936 in Corowa to Elizabeth Jane Stephens
11. Myra Adelaide Walkerden 1911 wed 1938 in Urana, NSW to Clifford Leslie Lelievreew South Wales, Australia (Source: New South Wales, (Surname in marriage index as Lievre, Lelievre or Le Lievre)
6. Grace Walkerden 1872 #26611 - 06 Feb 1928 wed 1895 #1445 to William M B Burke 1868 - 13 Nov 1945 born in Vic
2 children 1. Miriam H Burke 1898 #11327 born at Cobar
2. William Wallace Burke 16 Feb 1918 - 08 May 1990 died in Townsville, Queensland,
7. Charles Henry Walkerden 1876 #5576 - 05 Aug 1936 wed 1897 #8051, Narrandera to Rhoda Hayward 1880 - 14 Oct 1920, daughter of John Haywood and Sarah
Charles Henry Walkerden wed 1921 #17511 to Elizabeth J Small in Narrandera, New South Wales,
6 Children 1. Charles Henry Walkerden 1898
2. John E Walkerden 1900
3. Kenneth W Walkerden 1903 #5268 wed 1924 #5041 to Rose V Sullivan 1901 #24563
4. Norman Frederick Walkerden, born 1906 - 1936 in Wilcannia,
5. Cyril A Walkerden, born 1908
6. Ronald E Walkerden 03 Apr 1912 wed 1937 #2991 to Caroline May Sheah

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