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Benjamin Walls

Male 1823 -


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  • Name Benjamin Walls 
    Born 1823  Felixkirk, nr Thirsk Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 22 Dec 1823  Felixkirk, nr Thirsk Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation Agricultural labourer, canal lockkeeper Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I10  Canal Family 9
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2019 

    Father John Walls,   b. 1793, Felixkirk, nr Thirsk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Aug 1845, Thirsk Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Ann Scurr,   b. 1789, Boltby, nr Thirsk Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 23 Nov 1816  Birdforth, nr Thirsk Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F05  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Eleanor Tinkler,   b. 1824, Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe, nr Thirsk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Feb 1860, Thirsk Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years) 
    Married Abt May 1849  Thirsk Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Jane Walls,   b. Abt Aug 1850, Thirsk Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     2. John William Walls,   b. Abt Nov 1852, Thirsk Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     3. Richard Walls,   b. Abt Nov 1854, Thirsk Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. Annie Elizabeth Walls,   b. Abt Feb 1858, Thirsk Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2019 
    Family ID F03  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Curry,   b. 1837, Topcliffe by Thirsk Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt Aug 1863  Thirsk Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Margaret Ann Walls,   b. Abt May 1864, Thirsk Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     2. Mary Lizzie Walls,   b. Abt Feb 1867, Thirsk Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     3. John Walls,   b. Abt May 1868, Thirsk Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. Joseph Walls,   b. Abt May 1870, Thirsk Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     5. Lucy Walls,   b. Abt May 1872, Gargrave Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     6. Margaret Walls,   b. Abt Feb 1874, Gargrave Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     7. Benjamin Curry Walls,   b. 15 Oct 1877, Gargrave Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1947, Staincliffe, nr Dewsbury Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2019 
    Family ID F02  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Wall in baptism record. Birthplace given as Sutton (under Whitestonecliffe) in 1851 census, Felizkirk in 1861.
      Although identified as an agricultural labourer in these censuses, he was engaged as a lockkeeper from about 1843, according to his grandson, Norman Walls, in the "Walls Collection" of papers loaned to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Society.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1816] England Select Births and Christenings (Ancestry).

    2. [S1807] England Select Marriages (Ancestry).

    3. [S1925] Free BMDs (Ancestry).




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