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Individual Notes

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Note for:   Joseph Walker,   ABT 1867 - 21 Aug 1931         Index

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Occupation:   
     Date:   BET 1891 AND 1913
     Place:   Whitesmith

Residence:   
     Date:   1913
     Place:   19 Crane St., Chester

Residence:   
     Date:   1881
     Place:   9 Hoole Park, Chester

Residence:   
     Date:   1885
     Place:   9 Canal Street, Chester

Residence:   
     Date:   1901
     Place:   1 Whites Alley, Chester

Residence:   
     Date:   BEF 1931
     Place:   55 Fosbrook Street, Chester

Census:   
     Date:   1901
     Place:   1 Whites Alley, Chester

Census:   
     Date:   1871
     Place:   Hoole, Chester

Census:   
     Date:   1881
     Place:   Chester

Census:   
     Date:   1891
     Place:   Chester

Burial:   
     Date:   26 Aug 1931
     Place:   Overleigh Cemetery, Chester

Individual Note:
               2 OBJE M1536
          2 OBJE M1542
          2 OBJE M1592
          2 OBJE M1593
          2 OBJE M1538
          2 OBJE M1539
          2 OBJE M1540
          2 OBJE M1536
          2 OBJE M1541
          1 _PHOTO M265

Committed Suicide by taking Lycol poison.

White(s) Alley was adjacent to George St located between the DroversArms Public House and the Cattle Market and was directly behind BackBrook Street. By 1911 the Alley and the Pub had made way for anAgricultural Hall and Auction Room for the Cattle market.

According Annie Griffith Joe used to get drunk and pawn things.Eventually he committed Suicide by taking Lysol poison . He made anornamental steel stool which is still in the possession of AnnieGriffith. (See press cuttings from Chester Chronicle regarding hisdeath)

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Individual Notes

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Note for:   Edith Read,   ABT Mar 1862 - ABT 1932         Index

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Christening:   
     Date:   31 May 1868
     Place:   St John The Baptsit Church, Chester

Census:   
     Date:   1901
     Place:   1 Whites Alley, Chester

Individual Note:
               1 _PHOTO M268

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Individual Notes

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Note for:   Frederick Walker,   ABT 1892 -          Index

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Event:   
     Type:   Military Service
     Date:   BET 1914 AND 1924

Event:   1914/15 Star
     Type:   Military Awards

Individual Note:
               1 _MILTID 9th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers (No 12590)
          2 OBJE M1658
          1 _PHOTO M269

Frederick Walker enlisted as a Private in the 9th Battalion RoyalWelsh Fusiliers (No 12590) during 1914 and was involved at the Battleof Loos in the latter part of 1915. He was severely injured in actionand eventually taken prisoner by the Germans and imprisoned in EastPrussia. His was an amazing story in that he suffered severe memoryloss as a result of his injuries and mistreatment by the Germans. Forreasons which are unclear (probably his mental state/loss of memeory)he was not repatriated back to the UK until 1921 and was eventuallydischarged by the army in 1924. During this time his family had beentold by the MOD that he had been killed in action on 15/9/15 andindeed there is an inscription on the Loos Memorial to this effect.They were not to see him again until 1953 when, still suffering frommemory loss, they were reunited. After returing in 1953 he again lostcontact withthe family and never saw them again. The date of his deathis not known.

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