John and Janet
BirthsJohn Walker was born in Paisley in Renfrewshire in 1779 to parents Robert Walker and Eleanora Cockburn. Janet Allan was the daughter of William Allan and Mary Barr. She was born in Loan, Dundonald in Ayrshire in 1791Marriage
John Walker and Janet Allan married in 14 June 1814 in Dundonald, Ayrshire1841 Census
In 1841 Janet and John are living in Dundonald at Portland St Youngsland. John's occupation is given as Measure (Transcription error?) They have Robert 25, John 22, Mary 20, Allan 18 and Andrew 10 all living with them.1851 Census
In 1851 Janet and John are living in Portland Street, Dundonald, Troon. John's occupation is farmer. Their daughter Mary Brown,29, is living with them. She is a straw bonnet maker. They also have a lodger who is a Free Church School Master.Death of John
John died on 12 Jun 1859 (source Hogg Barnes)1861 Census
Janet is living at 4 West Portland Street in Dundonald with her daughter Mary Brown aged 38 and grand daughter Janet Brown aged 13.1871
Janet appears in the census, living with just her daughter Mary Brown. They are at Wyllice Land West Portland Street. I have then recorded her death as on 4 April 1871.Sources
While some information comes from census transcriptions on ancestry.com most of the facts on this page have been picked up from the Hogg Barnes Web SiteLetter to Editor in respect of Allan Walker
The Hogg Barnes Family tree quotes the following Letter to the Editor Re: Mr Allan Walker and Son, Mr Daniel N Walker from the Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland paper July 22, 1922:After leaving Troon, Allan Walker took up missionary work in for the Free Church in Glasgow. While in Troon, he was an Elder in the Troon Parish Church, and superintendent of the Sunday School, and was much esteemed for the good work he carried on. He was also one of the pioneers of (inter-faith Protestant(?) co-operation in Troon. The outcome stemmed from a meeting held in the Academy School on the evening of May 20, 1864 with John Montgomery presiding. Allan Walker was also one of the pioneers of the Troon Temprance movement called, "Good Templary" by helping to form a lodge of the order on March 10, 1870. He was the first President and was well respected. When he was younger, he was one of the workers who built the Old Free Church on Portland Street, Troon. He was educated in Troon, and as a teacher, worked for Samuel Clark. Previous addresses: He conducted Sunday School from his home on Welbeck Crescent, Troon, Scotland. The children loved it when he sang a Temperence song: "For we're a' sae weel-tae-dae noo, k'ye see A' things gae richt that we try; Since we've gi'en up the drappie, There's nane are sae happy As my bonnie wee wife and I"