Social Victorians/People/Walker
Also Known As
edit- Family name: Walker
- Baron Wavertree
- William Hall Walker, 1st Baron Wavertree (27 October 1919 – 2 February 1933)[1]
- Hall Walker
Acquaintances, Friends and Enemies
editOrganizations
editTimeline
edit1896, Grand National horse race, Walker owned the horse that won.
1897 July 2, Friday, Mr. (#583 in the list of people who attended) and Mrs. (#584) Walker were present at the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball at Devonshire House.
Costume at the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 Fancy-dress Ball
editMrs. Sophie Walker and Mr. Hall Walker attended the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball.[2]:p. 12, Col. 4b
Lafayette's portrait (right) of "Sophie Florence Lothrop (née Sheridan), Lady Wavertree (later Fisher) as Vivien; William Hall Walker, 1st Baron Wavertree as Merlin" in costume is photogravure #250 in the album presented to the Duchess of Devonshire and now in the National Portrait Gallery.[3] The printing on the portrait says, "Mr and Mrs Hall Walker as Merlin & Vivian."[4]
Newspaper Reports
edit- "Mrs. W. Walker was a pretty Vivien, in lurid and sinuous draperies. Her husband, Major Walker, was Merlin."[5]:41, Col. 2b
- "The pretty costumes of Merlin and Vivian worn by Mr and Mrs Willie Walker at the Devonshire House Ball, were made by Mme. Ellis, 16, Upper George-street, Bryanston-square."[6]
Demographics
edit- Nationality: British[7]
Family
edit- Sir Andrew Barclay Walker, 1st Bt. (15 December 1824 – 27 February 1893)[8]
- Eliza Reid ( – 20 March 1882)[9]
- Sir Peter Carlaw Walker, 2nd Bt. (7 May 1854 – 18 October 1915)
- John Reid Walker (4 June 1855 – 6 March 1934
- William Hall Walker, 1st Baron Wavertree (25 December 1856 – 2 February 1933)
- Mary Carlaw Walker (20 March 1858 – 17 December 1933)
- Arthur Carlaw Walker (4 May 1859 – 13 August 1907)
- Andrew Barclay Walker (24 June 1865 – March 1930)
- James Monro Walker (26 December 1866 – 24 June 1920)
- Ethel Lisette Walker (29 September 1872 – 18 April 1949)
- William Hall Walker, 1st Baron Wavertree (25 December 1856 – 2 February 1933)[1]
- Sophie Florence Lothrop Sheridan (19 September 1873 – 27 November 1952)[10]
Relations
edit- Sir Andrew Barclay Walker, 1st Baronet, was a brewer and yachtsman.[7]
- The caricature of Andrew Barclay Walker (right), brother of William Hall Walker and 5th son of the 1st Baronet, is one of the "Men of the Day," Number 650.
- Sophie Florence Lothrop Sheridan was a direct descendant of Richard Brinsley Sheridan[7] and Elizabeth Linley Sheridan, whom Lady Victoria Innes-Ker was dressed as at the ball.[11]
Notes and Questions
edit- More about horses, sports and art than family?
- William Hall Walker was apparently called Hall Walker.
- Hall Walker bred horserace and collected art; Sophie Walker was also a sports fan, lawn tennis and tennis.
Footnotes
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "William Hall Walker, 1st Baron Wavertree." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2021-10-08. https://www.thepeerage.com/p34156.htm#i341555.
- ↑ "Ball at Devonshire House." The Times Saturday 3 July 1897: 12 [of 20], Cols. 1a–4c [of 6] The Times Digital Archive. Web. 28 Nov. 2015.
- ↑ "Devonshire House Fancy Dress Ball (1897): photogravures by Walker & Boutall after various photographers." 1899. National Portrait Gallery https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait-list.php?set=515.
- ↑ "Mr and Mrs Hall Walker as Merlin & Vivian." Diamond Jubilee Fancy Dress Ball. National Portrait Gallery https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw158613/Sophie-Florence-Lothrop-ne-Sheridan-Lady-Wavertree-later-Fisher-as-Vivien-William-Hall-Walker-1st-Baron-Wavertree-as-Merlin.
- ↑ “Girls’ Gossip.” Truth 8 July 1897, Thursday: 41 [of 70], Col. 1b – 42, Col. 2c. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0002961/18970708/089/0041.
- ↑ Holt, Ardern. "Dress and Fashion. To Correspondents." The Queen 24 July 1897, Saturday: 54 [of 88], Col. 1a [of 3]. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002627/18970724/271/0054.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "William Walker, 1st Baron Wavertree". Wikipedia. 2021-06-07. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Walker,_1st_Baron_Wavertree&oldid=1027419441. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Walker,_1st_Baron_Wavertree.
- ↑ "Sir Andrew Barclay Walker, 1st Bt." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26. https://www.thepeerage.com/p11746.htm#i117456.
- ↑ "Eliza Reid." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26. https://www.thepeerage.com/p11746.htm#i117457.
- ↑ "Sophie Florence Lothrop Sheridan." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2021-10-08. https://www.thepeerage.com/p17370.htm#i173694.
- ↑ "Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2021-12-05. https://www.thepeerage.com/p2422.htm#i24211.