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Walker, Charles Hay, son of Charles Hay Walker, of South Norwood, Surrey, by Fanny, daughter of T. A. Walker, of Mount Ballar, co. Monmouth; b. Nov. 22, 1896; adm. Jan. 18, 1912 (R); left Easter 1913; served in Great War I; temp. Lieut. R. A. July 1, 1917; m. Aug. 18, 1922, Grace Hampden, daughter of. James Inskip, of Clifton, Bristol; d. at Conchillas, Uruguay, July 5, 1957.

WALKER, CHARLES EDWARD, eldest son of Peter Walker, Bath, Somerset, barrister; b.; adm. 12 Apr 1809; one of the founders of The Trifler (1 Mar – 8 Sep 1817); Head Town Boy; left 12 Dec 1817; Exeter Coll. Oxford, matr. 16 Dec 1820; BA 1824; ordained; Curate, St. Philip’s, Regent Street, London; Preacher, Quebec Chapel; gave up clerical work and went to live in Eton, Bucks., where he took pupils; an intimate friend of the actor W. C. Macready; wrote a number of plays; his historical tragedy, Wallace, begun when at school, was produced at Covent Garden 14 Nov 1820; d. unm. 15 Apr 1891, aged 93.

WALKER, CHARLES AUGUSTUS, second son of William Walker, Benkapur, Bihar, India, Surgeon EICS Bengal, and Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. William Pye, EICS Madras; b. 31 Aug 1783; adm. 12 Feb 1796 (Clapham); Min. Can. 1797; still at school Mich. 1799; Cadet, EICS Madras 1799; Lieut., 8th Native Infantry 15 Dec 1800; Capt., 18 Mar 1809; Maj., 30 Aug 1819; Lieut. -Col., 1 May 1824; Col., 4th Native Infantry 6 Dec 1834; Major-Gen., 28 Jun 1838; m. 1815 Louisa, dau. of J. Miller, Carey Street, London; d. 2 Oct 1842.

Walker, Cecil William, son of William John Rowley Walker, of Hampstead; b. March 13, 1888; adm. April 26, 1901 (H); left Dec. 1904.

WALKER, BOURCHIER, son of Thomas Walker, and Mary --- (IGI); bapt. St. Paul, Covent Garden 5 Feb 1702/3; adm. (aged 13) Apr 1716; in under school list 1719; apprenticed to Thomas Morgan, Lincoln’s Inn 29 Jun 1719. [Presumably younger brother of John Walker, adm. same month]

WALKER, ASHLEY, brother of Arthur Walker (qv); b. 22 Jun 1844; adm. 27 Jan 1857 (James'); QS 1858; left Whitsun 1862; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 14 Jun 1862; migr. to Magdalene Coll., Cambridge, matr. Lent 1863; played cricket v. Oxford 1864-6 and for Yorkshire 1863-70; Second Prem. Assistant, Royal Coll., Colombo, Ceylon Aug 1876 – Jul 1877, acting First Prem. Assistant Jul 1877-9, First Prem. Assistant Jul – Aug 1879; acting Inspector of Schools, Ceylon Aug 1879 – Oct 1890, Inspector of Schools Oct 1890 – Aug 1894, Sep 1895 – Jul 1901; acting Director of Public Instruction, Ceylon Aug 1894 – Sep 1895; ret. Jul 1901; m. 22 Sep 1876 Rachel Eveline Ely, sister of Edward Upton Strick (qv); d. 26 May 1927.

WALKER, ARTHUR, third son of William Walker, Bolling Hall, Yorks., and Keziah Wesley (IGI), dau. of Rev. John Stamp, Bradford, Yorks.; b. 19 Mar 1841; adm. Jun 1854 (James'); QS 1855; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1859 (with Dean Thomas), adm. pens. 13 Jun 1859, matr. 1859; BA 1863; MA 1866; ordained deacon 1864, priest 1865 (both Worcester); Curate, Alvechurch, Worcs., 1864-6, St. Paul’s, Hammersmith 1866-7; Vicar of Easton in Gordano, Somerset 1867-1903; Rector of Dinder, Somerset 1903-11; Prebendary of Wells 1903-11; m. 1st, 18 Jul 1866 Adelaide Augusta, eldest dau. of Ven. John Sandford, Archdeacon of Coventry; m. 2nd, 9 Jan 1881 Harriet Emma, sister of Henry Vaughan (qv); d. 30 Dec 1918.

WALKER, ANTHONY; b.; adm. (aged 8) Jan 1723/4; in under school list 1727. [Presumably brother of, or close kin to, Robert Walker, adm. same month].

WALKER, ALEXANDER, son of George Walker, Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies; b.; adm. (aged 9) Jan 1730/1; Min. Can. 1735; KS 1736; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1740, adm. pens. 4 Jun 1740, scholar 10 Apr 1741, matr. 1740; BA 1743/4; MA 1747; of Barbados, West Indies.

WALKER, ---; b.; adm. 16 Sep 1768.