A little digging though not sure if the 2 Thomas Walkers mentioned are the same person.
Apologies if this info has already been mentioned.
The death of the Thomas Walker buried 1871 in Key Hill Cemetery was registered in Kings Norton and mentioned in the Bham Daily Post & Bham Daily Gazette on 28th March.
There are 2 addresses mentioned - Speedwell House, Pershore Road where he appeared to be residing in 1861 and Oxford Street where he was residing in 1841 and was mentioned in the newspaper clipping on thread linked to above.
Thomas was listed as a stove maker in 1841 & 1861 and was a councillor for St Martin's Ward. So probably not a manufacturer of blue bricks.
He appears to have had 3 children Victoria Louisa (1836), Thomas Ferdinand (1838) & Sarah Ann (1840) who died young. Mother's maiden name for Thomas & Sarah is given as Sant, making their mother Sarah Sant though I can't find a marriage.
Here's where I'm not sure if the Thomas Walker mentioned by lww is the same one or I've misunderstood the post because his only son Thomas Ferdinand appears to have lived his whole life in Bham/Edgbaston dying in 1921.
The Thomas Walker you describe is the right one, b. 1805 d. 1871 stove and nautical
A little digging though not sure if the 2 Thomas Walkers mentioned are the same person.
Apologies if this info has already been mentioned.
The death of the Thomas Walker buried 1871 in Key Hill Cemetery was registered in Kings Norton and mentioned in the Bham Daily Post & Bham Daily Gazette on 28th March.
There are 2 addresses mentioned - Speedwell House, Pershore Road where he appeared to be residing in 1861 and Oxford Street where he was residing in 1841 and was mentioned in the newspaper clipping on thread linked to above.
Thomas was listed as a stove maker in 1841 & 1861 and was a councillor for St Martin's Ward. So probably not a manufacturer of blue bricks.
He appears to have had 3 children Victoria Louisa (1836), Thomas Ferdinand (1838) & Sarah Ann (1840) who died young. Mother's maiden name for Thomas & Sarah is given as Sant, making their mother Sarah Sant though I can't find a marriage.
Here's where I'm not sure if the Thomas Walker mentioned by lww is the same one or I've misunderstood the post because his only son Thomas Ferdinand appears to have lived his whole life in Bham/Edgbaston dying in 1921.
Thank you for all your information. This is the correct Thomas Walker, b. 1805 d. 1871, stove and nautical instrument maker, along with other business pursuits. He lived first on Oxford Street where the Walker Building is located, then on Pershore.
I would love to obtain copies of the newspapers posted on March 28, 1871. Any suggestions on how to do that?
You're right, Thomas didn't manufacture blue bricks. He was on the committee to purchase them. I think I saw a previous letter telling about that.
I didn't know about a child, Sarah Ann since she wasn't listed in the 1841 census.
Thanks for the name Sant for Thomas' wife, Sarah. Actually, Thomas Walker married a second wife the year before they died. They had a son, John Massey Walker, who is my husband's great grandfather. Thomas Ferdinand and Victoria Louisa would be half siblings.
Thanks again so much.