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'''Thomas Walker''' (1758–1797) (a.k.a. '''Beau Walker''') was a British slave trader.


==Early life==
'''Thomas Walker''' (1758–1797), also known as '''Beau Walker''', was a [[British-American]] slave ship captain and resident [[Atlantic slave trade|slave trader]] who operated in the [[Sierra Leone]] region of West Africa. He did much of his slave trading at [[Bunce Island]], a notorious slave castle in the Sierra Leone River. Walker was involved in at least eleven slave trading voyages between 1784 and 1792. He was the father of [[George E. Walker]] and a direct ancestor of two U.S. presidents, both of whom have "Walker" as a middle name -- [[George Herbert Walker Bush]] and [[George Walker Bush]].<ref name="slate">{{cite news|work=[[Slate (magazine)|''Slate'']]|title=George W. Bush’s Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather Was a Slave Trader|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/life/history_lesson/2013/06/george_w_bush_and_slavery_the_president_and_his_father_are_descendants_of.single.html|date=6/19/2013}}</ref>
Thomas Walker was born 1758 in [[Henbury, Bristol|Henbury]], now a suburb of [[Bristol]], England.<ref>Baptismal record</ref><ref name="slate">{{cite news|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|title=George W. Bush's Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather Was a Slave Trader|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/life/history_lesson/2013/06/george_w_bush_and_slavery_the_president_and_his_father_are_descendants_of.single.html|date=2013-06-19}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Career==
Walker was born 1758 in Clifton, Gloucester, near Bristol, England. [[Bristol slave trade|Bristol]] was one of the three major slave trading ports in Britain in the 18th century. Walker married Catherine McLelland on 22 February 1785, in St. Andrew's Church, Clifton, Bristol, England.{{cn|date=June 2013}} Walker was murdered in 1797 at sea by in a [[mutiny]].<ref name="slate"/>
Walker worked as a slave trader, when [[Bristol slave trade|Bristol]] was one of the three major slave trading ports in Britain.<ref name="slate"/> He served as a slave ship Captain and was resident [[Atlantic slave trade|slave trader]] who operated in the [[Sierra Leone]] region of West Africa.<ref name="slate"/>


He did much of his slave trading at [[Bunce Island]], a British slave castle in the [[Sierra Leone River]], owned at that time by the Company of [[Sir John Anderson, 1st Baronet, of Mill Hill|John]] & [[Alexander Anderson (slave trader)|Alexander Anderson]], based in London.<ref name="slate"/> He was involved in at least eleven slave trading voyages between 1784 and 1792, taking African captives from Sierra Leone to the [[British West Indies]] and the United States.<ref name="slate"/>
Catherine, born in 1770, died on 18 October 1806, in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], not long after her husband, leaving their oldest son as the guardian for another son and one daughter.


== References ==
==Personal life==
On 22 February 1785, Walker married Catherine McLelland (1770&ndash;1806) at St. Andrew's Church in [[Clifton, Bristol|Clifton]].<ref name="slate"/> She died on 18 October 1806, in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], a decade after her husband, leaving their older son as the guardian for his sister and a younger son, George E. Walker (1797–1864).<ref name="slate"/>
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* "Americans of Gentle Birth and Their Ancestors" v1 ed. Pittman, Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Company, 1970, pp. 312-318]
==Death and legacy==
Walker was murdered in 1797 at sea in a [[mutiny]].<ref name="slate"/> He is an ancestor of two U.S. presidents, [[George H. W. Bush]] and [[George W. Bush]].<ref name="slate"/>

==References==
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* "Americans of Gentle Birth and Their Ancestors" v1 ed. Pittman, Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Company, 1970, pp. 312–318


{{Bush family}}
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Revision as of 20:27, 19 June 2024

Thomas Walker
Born1758 (1758)
Henbury, Bristol, England
Died1797(1797-00-00) (aged 38–39)
at sea
Cause of deathMurder
OccupationSlave trader
SpouseCatherine McLelland
Children2 sons, 1 daughter, including George E. Walker
RelativesDavid Davis Walker (grandson)
George Herbert Walker (great-grandson)
George Herbert Walker Jr. (great-great-grandson)
George H. W. Bush (great-great-great-grandson)
George W. Bush (great-great-great-great-grandson)

Thomas Walker (1758–1797) (a.k.a. Beau Walker) was a British slave trader.

Early life

Thomas Walker was born 1758 in Henbury, now a suburb of Bristol, England.[1][2]

Career

Walker worked as a slave trader, when Bristol was one of the three major slave trading ports in Britain.[2] He served as a slave ship Captain and was resident slave trader who operated in the Sierra Leone region of West Africa.[2]

He did much of his slave trading at Bunce Island, a British slave castle in the Sierra Leone River, owned at that time by the Company of John & Alexander Anderson, based in London.[2] He was involved in at least eleven slave trading voyages between 1784 and 1792, taking African captives from Sierra Leone to the British West Indies and the United States.[2]

Personal life

On 22 February 1785, Walker married Catherine McLelland (1770–1806) at St. Andrew's Church in Clifton.[2] She died on 18 October 1806, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a decade after her husband, leaving their older son as the guardian for his sister and a younger son, George E. Walker (1797–1864).[2]

Death and legacy

Walker was murdered in 1797 at sea in a mutiny.[2] He is an ancestor of two U.S. presidents, George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush.[2]

References

  1. ^ Baptismal record
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "George W. Bush's Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather Was a Slave Trader". Slate. 19 June 2013.
  • "Americans of Gentle Birth and Their Ancestors" v1 ed. Pittman, Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Company, 1970, pp. 312–318
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