Christian (Needham) Walker (1786 - 1871)

Born 1786 in Kilby, Leicestershire, England

Wife of Job Walker — married 1807 in Arnesby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Died 30 Jan 1871 at about age 85 in Shearsby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Christian was born in 1786 in Kilby, Leicestershire and baptised there on 12 Mar 1786, the daughter of John and Christian Needham ^[1].

In the 1841 census, Christean (age '50'), farmer, was on Back Street, Shearsby, Leicestershire ^[2]. She lived with her daughter, Ann ('20') and Alice Clarke ('15'). Her immediate neighbours were John Goode and Thomas Gamble.

In 1851 she was living in Back Lane, Shearsby with her son Thomas, and servants Daniel Dixey and Sarah A. Martin ^[3].

In the 1861 census, Christian (age 75), farmer's widow, was the head of household on The Back Lane, Shearsby ^[4][5]. In the 1861 Commercial Directory of Leicestershire she was listed as living in Shearsby ^[6].

She passed away on 30 January 1871 and was buried in the churchyard in Shearsby ^[7][8].

Christian (Needham) Walker was born in Kilby, Leicestershire, England.

This profile is part of the Shearsby, Leicestershire One Place Study.

Sources

1. ↑ "Leicestershire Baptisms," database with images, FindMyPast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FLEICS%2FBAP%2F01305830 : accessed 15 Jan 2022), baptism of Christian Needham, son of John and Christian Needham on 12 Mar 1786 at Kilby; citing Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records, ref DE1282/2; Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland.
2. ↑ 1841 Census: "1841 Census of England, Scotland and Wales"
   The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England; Reference: HO 107; Piece: 598; Folio: 5; Page: 4
   FreeCen Transcription (accessed 29 April 2024)
   Christean Walker (50), Farmer, on Back Street, Shearsby in Guthlaxton registration district in Leicestershire, England. Born in Leicestershire, England.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGFP-7HH : 9 November 2019), Christian Walker in household of Thomas Walker, Knaptoft, Leicestershire, England; citing Knaptoft, Leicestershire, England, p. 6, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 Census of England, Scotland and Wales"
   The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England; Reference: RG 9; Piece: 2248; Folio: 6; Page: 8; Schedule: 20
   FreeCen Transcription (accessed 29 April 2024)
   Christian Walker (75y), widowed, Farmers Widow, head of household on The Back Lane in Lutterworth registration district in Leicestershire, England. Born in Kilby, Leicestershire, England.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M75C-WD6 : 3 March 2021), Christian Walker, Shearsby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ Commercial Directory of Leicestershire, 1861. (n.d.). pr. by Kershaw for E. S. Drake and Co. https://jstor.org/stable/community.30136048
7. ↑ Memorial for Christian Walker, St. Mary Magdalene, Shearsby
8. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales Death Index"
   FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 20 May 2024)
   Walker, Christian (Age at death: 84).
   GRO Reference: 1871 Jan-Feb-Mar in Lutterworth Volume 7a Page 3.