Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Murray Walker[1]

Male 1822 - 1879  (56 years)


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  • Name Murray Walker 
    Born 1 Apr 1822  Oxnam, , Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195045438 
    Immigration 13 Jul 1841  New York City, New York, USA. Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Departure Liverpool, England, Arrival New Yor, New York
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-129661 
    Died 20 Mar 1879  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Cause: Atrophy of Liver 6 months 
    Buried Cedar Creek Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I129661  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father John Walker,   b. CALC Sep 1789, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Mother Isabella Murray,   b. 1793, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 3 Jun 1815  Oxnam, , Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F8857  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • In North Dumfries, on the 20th inst., Murray Walker, aged 56 Years and 11 months.

      Galt Reporter - Mar 28, 1879, pg 3

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      Died, in North Dumfries, on Thursday morning, 20th inst., at 9.20 o'clock, Murray Walker, Aged 56 Years and 11 Months. The Funeral Will take place on Saturday, 22nd inst., at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, from the residence of his brother-in-law, Wm. Beattie, Lot 31, 12th Con., N. Dumfries, to the Cedar Creek Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend. North Dumfries, March 20th, 1879.

      Funeral Card

  • Sources 
    1. [S890] Funeral Card - - Waterloo Historical Society - photocopies, "funeral card of Margaret Murray," 1 Jul 1882.

    2. [S529] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - Cedar Creek CC#4490 Internet Link.
      Memory Of Murray Walker/ A Native Of/ Roxboroughshire, Scotland/ Born April 1st, 1822/ Died/ March 20th 1879. broken

    3. [S1609] Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Murray Walker, 01 Apr 1822; citing , Oxnam, Roxburgh, Scotland, reference 2:18DJFZ8; FHL microfilm 1,067,950.
      Murray Walker
      GenderMale
      Christening Place, OXNAM, ROXBURGH, SCOTLAND
      Birth Date01 Apr 1822
      Birthplace, Oxnam, Roxburgh, Scotland
      Father's NameJohn Walker

    4. [S1338] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Galt Reporter (1846-1973), Obituary of Murray Walker - 28 Mar 1879, pg 3.

    5. [S2480] New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [Ancestry.com], Ship Lancashire, Arrival 13 Jul 1841 New York, New York Departure Liverpool, England,.
      John Walker 50
      Isabella 46
      William 23
      Agnes 21
      Murray 19
      Isabella 16
      John 13
      Robert 11
      Andrew 6

    6. [S2181] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910.
      NameJohn Walker
      GenderMale
      Marriage Date3 Jun 1815
      Marriage PlaceOxnam, Roxburgh, Scotland
      SpouseIsabel Murray

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Apr 1822 - Oxnam, , Roxburgh, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 13 Jul 1841 - New York City, New York, USA. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Atrophy of Liver 6 months - 20 Mar 1879 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Cedar Creek Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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