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Walker Township - Parish of Longbenton

This index to the 1891 census of the township of Walker includes eight enumeration districts, numbered 1 to 8, and comprises piece numbers PRO RG12/4231 (Enumeration Districts 1 to 5, folios 1 to 151) and part PRO RG12/4232 (Enumeration Districts 6 to 8, folios 1 to 68). These are described on the enumerator's schedules as follows:

Enumeration District 1
Boundary - Being that part bound on the North by Walker Road, on the West by the Borough Boundary of Newcastle on Tyne, on the South by the River Tyne, and on the East by the Road leading from the Blast-furnace to the River side Railway.
Contents - Comprising West Board School, Akali Farm, Bill Point Terrace, Bill Point Manure Works, Hick's Houses, all the Houses at Walker Factory lying East of the River side Railway including Foundry Square, Vulcan Row, Engine Street, Tyne Street, the West side of Church Street from South end up to Walker Road, all the Houses on the South Side of Walker Road including Pearson Street up to and including Corporation Toll House.

Enumeration District 2
Boundary - Being that part bounded on the North by the Church Yard; on the West by the Walker New Park, on the South by Walker Road; and on the East by Church Street.
Contents - Comprising all the houses in the North side of Walker Road, including Corporation Street; and all the houses on the West side of Church Street from Walker Road; taking in Somerset Terrace; Dene Crescent; Walker Hospital; Dene House & Cottages up to & including the Vicarage.

Enumeration District 3
Boundary - Being that part bounded on the North by Railway Street, on the West by Church Street, on the South by the Road leading from Church Street to Walker Iron Works, and on the East by the Riverside Railway.
Contents - Comprising Factory Houses West of the Railway Viz Chapel Street, Stable Yard, Willow Place, Losh Street, Wilson Street, Bell Street, Back Bell Street, Slag Row, Cambrian Row, Caledonia Street, Thomas Buildings, Prospect Buildings, McAdams House, Stack Hotel & Cottages, Evans Buildings, Jane Pit Cottages, Church Street (East Side) up to and including Drill Hall, Lamb Street, Cross Street, Wharrier Street, Station Road & Railway Street.

Enumeration District 4
Boundary - Being that part bounded on the South by Railway St, on the West by Church St and Pit St, on the North by the Colliery - Waggonway & on the East by the River Tyne.
Contents - Comprising Parade Crescent, East side of Church St from Mechanics Institute, Pit St, Stable Row, Mitchell St on both sides, Mitchells Buildings, Bath St, Swan St, Low Walker Railway Station, Wincomblee, Victoria St on both sides up to Colliery Waggonway, Staith Houses, Marys Place and Wincomblee Bridge Houses.

Enumeration District 5
Boundary - Being that part bounded on the South by the Churchyard, on the East by Pit Street, on the North by Welbeck Road, and on the West by the Borough boundary of Newcastle on Tyne.
Contents - Comprising that part of Church Street north of the Churchyard, Byker Street, Walker New Inn, Scrogg House Farm & Cottages, Byker Terrace, Houses near the Roman Catholic Schools and Catholic Priests House.

Enumeration District 6
Boundary - Being that part bounded on the South by the Colliery Waggonway, on the East by the River Tyne, on the North by a line drawn from the River South of Messrs Richardson & Cos Shipbuilding Yards to footpath leading from Church Street to Walker Gate on the West, the said Footpath forming the West Boundary.
Contents - Comprising Westbourne Avenue, Middle Street, Eastbourne Avenue, Hemel Row, Diamond Row, Colliery New Row, Bank Top Cottages, East Board Schools, Battle Hill Houses, and Victoria Street on both sides from Colliery Waggonway up to and including the Royal Hotel and Cross St.

Enumeration District 7
Boundary - Being that part bounded on the West by the Riverside Railway, on the North by the Pontoon Gut, on the East by the River Tyne, and on the South by a line drawn from Messrs Richardson & Co's Shipbuilding Yard to the Riverside Railway.
Contents - Comprising Ambrose Place, Fisher Street, on both sides, Western Glower, Houses near Low Walker Tile Sheds, Timber Pond Cottages, East Terrace, 'Angus' Buildings and Ship Inn.

Enumeration District 8
Boundary - Being that part bounded on the East by the Riverside Railway and Wallsend Parish, on the North by Little Benton Township, on the West by the Borough Boundary, and on the South by a line drawn from a point on the Borough boundary West of Millbrook house to Riverside Railway South of East Pit.
Contents - Comprising East Pit Cottages, Stotts house farm & Cottages, the Grange Park Villa & Cottage, Shields Road Brickworks Cottages, Fair Pit, Walker Groove, houses at Walker Gate, Walker Gate Railway Station, Sharpers house farm & Cottage, Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Henry Pit, Rose Cottage, Park field cottage, Smashers Row, Two milestone Cottages, Grease works house, houses at Heaton Junction, Three Cottages at Byker Hill, Gosforth Pit & old Shops cottages East & West ... & cottages old Walker, Willows Place, the Villas & delight Pit.

The index is sorted by surname, firstname, and ascending order of age; and shows also the relationship to the head of a household, condition as to marriage, occupation, and where born. The final three numeric columns show the Enumerator's Schedule Number - which will direct the user to the relevant PRO piece number - and the folio and page numbers within the schedule.

Users are advised to check every reference against the original schedules. Mistakes will be found, not only becuase of the occasional difficulty in transcribing the handwriting of any one enumerator, but also because of the confusion resulting from the evidence of several hands having worked on a schedule. The occasional details added by the Registrar General's army of civil servants add something to this state of confusion, whilst the odd tally mark obliterates evidence. Page 36 of enumeration district 5 is of very poor quality and is extremely difficult to read; what little information to be gleaned from this page will be found at the end of the index along with other difficult entries.

The abbreviations used for the counties are the Chapman County Codes; those for relation to head of household are adapted from the work of earlier indexers. Details of both are on the following pages.

George Bell
Wideopen
September 1995

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