Mary (née Edwards) Walker of Crow Nest
Who was Ann Walker's mother? Read about Mary Walker through the eyes of others in Halifax society.
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It’s unknown exactly what it was like for Ann Walker to live in her matrimonial home after losing her wife, Anne Lister. The memories of their years together at Shibden Hall were probably ever present on her mind. Anyone who has been widowed, knows that feeling of deep emptiness and hopefully, over time, the eventual comfort of those precious memories. For Ann, the loss happened on foreign soil and it took months for her wife’s body to return to Halifax. Author’s Note, this blog will cover some events surrounding Shibden Hall during Ann’s time there after Anne’s death that can be traced through newspaper articles. Crime was not an unusual…
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The Inman Family
Marian Lister was close to her Inman cousins. Here’s more information on them. Lister Inman Connection Marian & Anne Lister’s aunt Fanny (their mother Rebecca’s sister) married William Appleton in 1795.1 Their daughter, Marian’s cousin Mary Anne, was born in 17952 and married John Inman, a surgeon, in 1813.3 The Inmans had at least 3 children: Sarah (1820)4 Mary Ferreman (1824)5 and Eskricke John (1828).6 The Inman children were second cousins to Marian and played an important role in her life through the years. They would visit Marian and she them, travelled together and after she left Shibden Hall, their presence was a constant. Inman Cousins Sarah Inman Sarah is…
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“Marian Left Us” The Story of Marian Lister
Authors Note Many have a preconceived idea of who Marian Lister was because of what little is known of her from the television drama Gentleman Jack and from Anne Lister’s perspective. Anne Lister and her younger and only sister Marian had a contentious relationship. Anne often wrote very critically about Marian in her journal yet at other times somewhat affectionately. Marian lived another 42 years after her sister’s death. Reading letters written by Marian gives a glimpse into her personality. This blog will shed some light on her relationship with her sister, sister-in-law Ann Walker and her Inman cousins. Early Life Marian Lister was born and baptized in October 1797…
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2025 Fundraising for Local Foodbank
Every year In Search of Ann Walker fundraises for the local foodbank. We do this to carry on Ann's wishes to give money to feed the people of Lightcliffe at Christmas in her will.
Ann Walker’s Fundraising Appeal 2024
Continuing the charitable tradition begun by William & Ann Walker Every year since 2020, In Search of Ann Walker has fundraised annually for a local foodbank in Ann Walker’s name because of the legacy she left in her will. This was similar to the one her uncle William left in his. In 2020 we raised £1300 for Wyke Foodbank In 2021 we raised £1686 for Brighouse Central Foodbank In 2022 we raised £2661 for Brighouse Central Foodbank In 2023 we raised £3050 for Brighouse Central Foodbank In 2024 we raised £2566 for Brighouse Central Foodbank Read on for more information about Ann’s will and charity and why we do this…
“…some little whispers…”
Robert Parker, the Halifax-based solicitor for both Ann Walker and Anne Lister, maintained a regular correspondence spanning 17 years with his father, Alexander North Parker, who lived at Heaning, Lancashire. During this letter-writing exchange, Robert was residing in the centre of Halifax. Amongst numerous business and legal exchanges, current affairs, health and family matters, the letters reveal some fascinating and amusing anecdotes of life in Halifax in the 1820s to 1830s, mentioning many notable families and the goings on in their lives. These letters can be found at the West Yorkshire Archive Service in Calderdale. This article will cover the portions of letters that include links to the Walker and…
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Elizabeth, Evan Charles and Annie Sutherland
Author’s note: Sometimes, if you are very fortunate, you can glean a lot of information from old newspaper articles. The quality of the copy isn’t always great, as you will see, but they do help fill out a story. Here are some interesting bits about Ann Walker’s nieces and nephew, Elizabeth and George Sutherland’s surviving children – Elizabeth, Evan Charles and Annie. Elizabeth, Ann and brother John Walker shared the sad experience of losing their parents in 1823 at the ages of 22, 20 and 19 years respectively. They lived together, travelled together, and then with the death of John in 1830, Elizabeth and Ann became the last of their…
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Ann Walker’s Giving
While Ann Walker was away in the Russian Empire over the winters of 1839 and 1840 she wrote back three times to England to David Booth to give instructions on what to give to her tenants/people she knew. This blog looks at Ann Walker’s giving in these letters and discusses what they contain. Note the bolded names in the letters have been done so by the author to emphasise that there is more information in the blog about these individuals. Ann Walker (St Petersburg) to David Booth (Halifax) 7 October 1839 Ann wrote to David Booth to explain her wishes for her tenants and people she knew. Booth was described…
Ann Walker’s Fundraising Appeal 2023
Continuing the charitable tradition begun by William & Ann Walker Every year since 2020, In Search of Ann Walker has fundraised annually for a local foodbank in Ann Walker’s name because of the legacy she left in her will. This was similar to the one her uncle William left in his. In 2020 we raised £1300 for Wyke Foodbank In 2021 we raised £1686 for Brighouse Central Foodbank in 2022 we raised £2661 for Brighouse Central Foodbank Read on for more information about Ann’s will and charity. Ann Walker’s Will Ann wrote her final will in 1841[1]. It was proved in May 1854, shortly after she died. Apart from several…
