Ann’s Early Travels
It has been thought that Ann Walker never travelled, that she never left her home. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Scarborough The earliest mention of Ann taking a trip is 12 July 1821 in Anne Lister’s diary. She wrote that the Walker family was going to Scarborough for three weeks. Unfortunately, this entry is the only record found to date of this trip. Learn more about Scarborough here. “Between 12 and 1 Miss Anne Walker and her brother (of Crownest) called and staid 1/2 hour they are all going to Scarborogh [sic] for 3 weeks on Saturday” West Yorkshire Archive Service, Calderdale SH:7/ML/E/5/0042 Trip to Weymouth On 4…
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John Walker, Senior
Early Family Ann Walker’s father, John, was the fourth child born to William and Elizabeth (née Caygill) Walker and was baptized in 1753.1 His siblings were Mary (1747-1822),2 William (1749-1804),3 Elizabeth (1750-1829)4 and Ann (1757-1847).5 William Walker was a wealthy worsted manufacturer and also served as a Justice of the Peace for West Riding.6 John’s mother Elizabeth died in 17677 and his father William many years later in 1786.8 Marriage & Children John married Mary Edwards in 1795 at St. John the Baptist Church in Halifax.1 Mary was the daughter of John and Elizabeth (née Lees) Edwards of Halifax. John lived at Crownest, his family’s estate and Mary at Pyenest.…
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(Aunt) Ann Walker
Family Ann Walker was the youngest of five children born to William & Elizabeth Walker in 1757. Her siblings were Mary (1747-1822), William (1749-1804), Elizabeth (1750-1829) and John (1753-1823). 1 The Walkers were wealthy wool merchants, owned stock and a vast amount of property that only grew over time. Ann, like her sister Mary and brother William never married. Her sister Elizabeth married John Priestley and brother John married Mary Edwards. John & Mary were the parents of Ann Walker of Crow Nest. Ann Walker Sr was Ann’s aunt. After Ann’s sister Mary died in 1822, she was referred to as Mrs. Ann Walker or Ann Walker Sr. In…
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