Person: WALKER, William (c.1859-c.1937)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Name

William WALKER

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

bookseller; proprietor of lantern and cinematograph dealers

Main period of activity

1880s-1900s

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

c.1859

born at

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

1884

~24

owner

William Walker

1891

resident

45 Skene Terrace, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

1891

~32

census record

1891 Census of Scotland, Aberdeen Old Machar/14.26.10

1898

~39

partner

Walker & Co.

1901

resident

4 Bridge Street, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

1901

~41

census record

1901 Census of Scotland, Aberdeen Holburn/18.5.3

c.1937

~77

died at

unknown location

References

Stephen Herbert and Luke McKernan (editors), Who's who of Victorian cinema: a worldwide survey (London: British Film Institute, 1996), pp. 147-148

David Robinson, Stephen Herbert and Richard Crangle (editors), Encyclopaedia of the magic lantern (London: Magic Lantern Society, 2001), p. 319

‘Prominent men in the lantern world: no. XVII -- Mr William Walker’ in OMLJ 9.115 (December 1898)

Lucerna ID 6003196

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 1 February 2012

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Person: WALKER, William (c.1859-c.1937)