Walter King1,2

ID#44195, (19 March 1766 - 29 September 1822)
Walter King|b. 19 Mar 1766\nd. 29 Sep 1822|p44195.htm|Richard King|b. cir. 1734\nd. cir. Jun 1784||Grace Gloin|b. bef. 1742\nd. aft. 1783||Richard King|b. 2 Oct 1702\nd. cir. Aug 1780|p44619.htm|Margaret Dawe|b. 7 Nov 1699\nd. aft. 1741||||||||
FatherRichard King1 (cir. 1734 - cir. Jun 1784)
MotherGrace Gloin1 (bef. 1742 - aft. 1783)
Relationship2nd cousin 5 times removed of Lorna Henderson.

BMDB data

     Walter King was baptized on 19 Mar 1766 in Buckland Monachorum, DEV, ENG; entry reads "Walter Son of Richard King & Grace his wife" ?where did a bap date of 2 Apr come from?1,3,4
     Walter King married Margaret Willcock, daughter of Walter Willcock and Mary Morrell, on 27 Oct 1790 in Buckland Monachorum, DEV, ENG, Walter King bachelor and Margaret Willcock spinster of this parish married in this church by licence 27 Oct 1790 by me Rd Reed curate. Both signed, witnesses were Walter Wilcock and J M King (Judith's sources gave this latter as J E C(?) King, I read it as J M, and an as yet mysterious J M King pops up as witness to other King events around this time).5,6,7,2
     Walter King died on 29 Sep 1822 ?Filley or ?Buckler's, Manor of Walkhampton or Buckland Monachorum, DEV, ENG.8,2,3 He was buried on 3 Oct 1822 in Buckland Monachorum, DEV, ENG, aged 56, of Buckler's, Horrabridge.3

All the other info

     Cir. 1783 Richard King and Walter King were named as lives on the tenancy on the Filley, Walkhampton, DEV, ENG, held by John King. Richard 50, son Walter 12, although this could be interpreted as Walter son of lessee, John, I believe Walter is Richard's son.9
     In 1795 Walter King was named as a life on the tenancy of the Filley, Manor of Walkhampton, DEV, ENG, held by John King. Walter shown as aged 24.10
     Walter King paid a heriot in 1820 due on the death of James Collocott in Horrabridge, Manor of Buckland Monachorum, DEV, ENG, for two new built houses near Horrabridge 10/6d.11
     Walter King and Mary King in 1820 were possibly related as it looks like Walter paid the Heriot for Mary Collocott nee King's husband James.11,12 Walter King is possibly the witness to the marriage of Walter King and Sarah King on 19 Jul 1820 in Buckland Monachorum, DEV, ENG.13,14,15,16
     Henry Dawe paid a heriot on 9 Nov 1822 due on the death of Walter King of Filley, Manor of Walkhampton, DEV, ENG, on 9 Nov for £3/3/-, the property falling to hand on the death of this last life, Henry being described as "the Administrator of the late Walter King, deceased" (Henry being his son-in-law).8,12
     In 1823 Henry Dawe and William Bradford were presented at the Manor Court to be taken tenants for "late Walter Kings Filley", the Dartmore pages add "but the situation then becomes somewhat confused due to the mining setts which were let in the area."17

Family

Margaret Willcock (Feb 1765 - bet. Jun 1797 - Jun 1797)
Children
  • Mary King18,19 (Sep 1791 - Jul 1875)
  • Sarah King2 (Apr 1795 - Jul 1868)
  • Grace King20 (cir. 1797 - bet. Mar 1890 - Jun 1890)
  • Margaret King21 (Jun 1797 - )
ChartsBARTER
KING
Last Edited19 Nov 2006

Citations

  1. Judith WILLIAMS, "EM KING/DAWE ex Judith W," e-mail to L Henderson (1), Baptism 1766 Walter son of Richard KING and Grace his wife, Buckland Monachorum, extract rcvd Jun 2006.
  2. Births marriages burials: DEV, ENG, Bap. 1795 Sarah KING, Bickleigh (nr Plymouth), extracted from MF1, Devon Record Office, Exeter, Aug 2006.
  3. Baptims marriages burials index: Buckland Monachorum, DEV, Bur. 1822 Walter KING, extracted Feb 2006 (Baps 1813-1839 Marr 1754-1837 Burials 1813-1837), Deanery of Tamerton CD.
  4. Births marriages burials: DEV, ENG, Bap. 1766 Walter to Richard & Grace KING, from Buckland Monachorum Baptisms, extracted Nov 2006.
  5. Births marriages burials: DEV, ENG, Marr. 1790 Walter KING and Margaret WILLCOCK, at Buckland Monachorum, extracted Devon Record Office, Exeter, Aug 2006.
  6. Judith WILLIAMS, "EM KING/DAWE ex Judith W," e-mail to L Henderson (1), Marr. 1790 Walter KING and Margaret WILLCOCK, Buckland Monachorum, extract rcvd Jun 2006.
  7. Baptims marriages burials index: Buckland Monachorum, DEV, Marr. 1790 Walter KING & Margaret WILLCOCK, extracted Jun 2006 (Baps 1813-1839 Marr 1754-1837 Burials 1813-1837), Deanery of Tamerton CD.
  8. Dartmoor Press online at http://home.clara.net/dartmoorpress/, Deaths 1815 and 1822 John & Walter KING, The Filley, Walkhampton Manor, extracted from http://home.clara.net/dartmoorpress/…, Oct 2006.
  9. Roborough Estate, Estate Papers Plymouth & West Devon Records Office, Walkhampton, John KING, extracted from Roborough Estate Manor Survey, c 1783, 874/28/1 (on fiche), Aug 2006.
  10. Dartmoor Press online at http://home.clara.net/dartmoorpress/, Manor Survey 1795, The Filley, Walkhampton Manor, extracted from http://home.clara.net/dartmoorpress/…, Oct 2006.
  11. Roborough Estate, Estate Papers Plymouth & West Devon Records Office, Manor of Walkhampton, 1820 Heriot pd by Walter KING for dth of James COLLOCOT, from Conventionary rents 1811-1820 874/19/1, extracted Aug 2006.
  12. "Lorna's Family History Musings", Oct 2006.
  13. Births marriages burials: DEV, ENG, Marr. 1820 Walter KING and Sarah KING, extracted from Buckland Monachorum marriages, Nov 2006.
  14. Deborah O'Brien http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dob7/, "DEV: Walkhampton OPC," e-mail to L Henderson(1), Marr. 1820 Walter KING and Sarah KING, from Buckland Parish Records, extract rcvd Feb 2006.
  15. Devon, Warwick and Norfolk, 1851 UK census CD-ROM, PRO Ref HO/107/1883 Folio 198 Page 22 FHL film 0221032.
  16. Peter & Jill BILLING (24911), "METTERS, Devon: ex P & J BILLING," e-mail to L HENDERSON (1), rcvd Feb 2000.
  17. Dartmoor Press online at http://home.clara.net/dartmoorpress/, Manor Court 1823, KING/DAWE Filley tenancy, extracted from http://home.clara.net/dartmoorpress/…, Oct 2006.
  18. Judith WILLIAMS, "EM KING/DAWE ex Judith W," e-mail to L Henderson (1), Baptism 1791 Mary dtr of Walter and Margaret KING, Buckland Monachorum, extract rcvd Jun 2006.
  19. Births marriages burials: DEV, ENG, Bap. 1791 Mary KING, at Bickleigh (nr Plymouth), extracted from MF1, Devon Record Office, Exeter, Aug 2006.
  20. Various, BDM Certified copy, Marr. 1855 Joseph SPURR and Grace CREBER nee KING, Tavistock, DEV, copy rcvd Feb 2006.
  21. Births marriages burials: DEV, ENG, Bap. 1797 Margaret to Walter & Margaret KING, extracted from the Buckland Monachorum Baptisms, MF8, Nov 2006.

E. & O. E. Some/most parish records are rather hard to read and names, places hard to interpret, particularly if you are unfamiliar with an area.
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