Ruth's Family History

Walker DUNN

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Name Walker DUNN Birth 7 Oct 1897 Walshaw, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England [1, 2, 3]
- OND 1897 Bury district, Volume 08C, Page 572
Mother's Maiden Surname: Hazelhurst
Baptism 15 Dec 1897 Tottington St Anne's Parish Church, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England [1]
- Living at Booth Lane Farm, Walshaw
Gender Male 1901 Census 31 Mar 1901 55 Church Street & Farm Buildings, Walshaw, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England [4]
Age: 3y - RG13/3635, Folio 108, Page 4
Son
1911 Census 2 Apr 1911 10 Acre Street, Walshaw, Bury, Lancashire, England [5]
Age: 13y - RG14PN23457 RG78PN1367 RD462 SD1 ED21 SN36
Son, Single, Apprentice Brushmaker
Ancestor Count 43 Reference Number M 0297a Death 2 Apr 1918 Pozieres, The Somme, Picardy, France [6, 7, 8]
Age: 21y - 1918, Archive Reference ARR1, Volume I.20, Page 144
Panel 21 to 23 Pozieres Memorial
First World War
Private, 12th Batallion The King's (Liverpool Regiment), Service No. 243752
Burial Aft 2 Apr 1918 Pozieres Memorial Cemetary, The Somme, Picardy, France [6, 7]
Age: 21y - Panel 21 to 23 Pozieres Memorial
Person ID I2016 Ruth Last Modified 5 Aug 2025
Father Walker DUNN, b. 30 Jun 1854, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England d. Between Apr 1929 and Jun 1929, 380 Rochdale Old Road, Bury, Lancashire, England
(Age 74 years)
Mother Eliza HAZLEHURST, b. Between Oct 1860 and Dec 1860, High Leigh, Cheshire, England d. Between Jul 1902 and Sep 1902, 55 Church Street, Walshaw, Bury, Lancashire, England
(Age 41 years)
Marriage 7 May 1881 Tottington St Anne's Parish Church, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England [9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
- AMJ 1881 Bury district, Volume 08C, Page 653
Walker was a Widower, Weaver, Living at Tottington
Eliza was a Spinster, Living at Elton
Witnesses: Samuel Greenhalgh & Eliza Dunn
Family ID F390 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- OND 1897 Bury district, Volume 08C, Page 572
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Event Map = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - WALKER DUNN
Private during World War I, 12th Batallion The King's (Liverpool Regiment), Service No. 243752
Listed on the War Memorial on the Cross in Walshaw - source = Contact AA
ADDRESSES:
Booth Lane Farm, Walshaw (15 December 1897)
55 Church Street, Walshaw, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire & Farm Buildings (31 March 1901)
10 Acre Street, Walshaw, Bury, Lancashire (02 April 1911)
10 Acre Street, Walshaw, Bury, Lancashire (before World War I)
Pozieres, The Somme, France (02 April 1918)
OCCUPATIONS:
- (31 March 1901)
Apprentice Brushmaker (02 April 1911)
Private (02 Apr 1918)
CENSUSES: (1897-1918)
31 March 1901 - yes
02 April 1911 - yes - Parish Registers:
Baptism: Found -
Marriage:
Burial: - Last checked: 22 December 2016
- WALKER DUNN
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Sources - [S2449] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Baptism - Dunn, Walker - 1897 - Tottington, Page 21, No. 161.
- [S13] BMD - GRO Index - Birth, OND 1897 Bury, Volume 08C, Page 572.
- [S764] BMD - Lancashire Index - Birth, TOTT/23/78.
- [S594] 1901 Census - Dunn, Walker & Eliza, RG13/3635, Folio 108, Page 4.
- [S703] 1911 Census - Dunn, Walker, RG14PN23457 RG78PN1367 RD462 SD1 ED21 SN36 (Reliability: 3).
- [S652] Monumental Inscription - Dunn, Walker - Pozieres, The Somme, France - CWGC (Reliability: 3).
- [S1660] Cemetery - Pozieres Memorial Cemetery, Pozieres, The Somme, France.
- [S6220] BMD - GRO Index - Armed Forces - Death, 1918, Archive Reference ARR1, Volume I.20, Page 144.
- [S2705] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Marriage - Dunn, Walker & Hazlehurst, Eliza - 1881 - Tottington, Page 105, No. 209.
- [S14] BMD - GRO Index - Marriage, AMJ 1881 Bury, Volume 08C, Page 653.
- [S591] Courtesy of Contact: Anne Argile.
- [S765] BMD - Lancashire Index - Marriage, CE28/1/209.
- [S2126] Church - Tottington St Annes, Tottington, Lancashire.
- [S2449] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Baptism - Dunn, Walker - 1897 - Tottington, Page 21, No. 161.