John
Joseph
Walker
Born in Tuxford, Nottinghamshire, England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Ann (Gill) Walker
— married
22 Mar 1830 in Sackville Reach, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Descendants 
Died
at age 77
in Macdonald River, New South Wales
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Jul 2013
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Convicts After the Third Fleet
Biography
John Walker was a convict after the Third Fleet transported to New South Wales
John Walker arrived in the Colony as a convicted felon, receiving a sentence of 7 years transportation, for stealing a sheep, and was assigned to work at Parramatta, NSW He arrived in the colony on July 27, 1807, per "Duke of Portland"
John was born 25 November 1775 in Tuxford.
He was Christened at St. Nicholas, Tuxford, Nottinghamshire, England.
John arrived in Australia on the Duke of Portland on 27th July 1807. He was a convict. Convicted at the York Assizes for 7 years.
He was assigned for work at Parramatta, New South Wales.
He was the son of Dobson Walker born 1844 Torksey, Lincolnshire England and he passed away 5 February 1817 in Tuxford, Nottinghamshire England. His mother was Sarah Elizabeth Linker born 1745 Plumtree, Nottinghamshire England. They married 26 November 1771 at St. Nicholas, Tuxford, Nottinghamshire England who had nine children. Sarah, John, Elizabeth, Caroline, Sarah, George, William, Joseph and Elizabeth.
John Walker married Ann Gill 22 March 1830 at St. Thomas Church, Ebenezer, Colony of New South Wales.
They have three sons, John Joseph, Henry and Thomas,
They lived at Walkers Bight on the Hawkesbury, NSW Australia
John Walker passed away 20 May 1853 at Portland Head, Ebenezer, aged 79 years.
He was buried 23 May 1853 at St Thomas C of E, Ebenezer, NSW.
Sources
- Church Marriage Record.
St. Thomas Church, Ebenezer, NSW Australia V1830 4832 3B & V1830 295 14
- Church Death Record
WALKER JOHN 1358/1853 V18531358 39 B AGE 79 CM
CM Church of England Wilberforce.
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Joan Gray, Sunday, March 23, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
See also:
- "Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950"; Ancestry.com [database on-line]; Ann Gill and John Walker, 1830; Sackville Reach, New South Wales.
- Find a Grave memorial #155706990, John Joseph Walker, b. 25 Nov 1775, d. 20 May 1853.
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