Edwin Walker
of Fox, Walker and Co, and the Avonside Engine Co
c1841 Born at Darley, Yorkshire
1871 Living as a lodger at Welcombe Villa, Upper Sydenham Road, Bristol (age 30 born Yorkshire), a Locomotive Builder. In the house of Edwin and Margret Burnell. [1]
1880 Listed in Bristol as Walker, Edwin, engineer, Poynton Villa, Grove Park [2]
1881 Living at 4 Woodfield Road, Westbury on Trym (age 40 born Darley), Engineer employing one man. With his wife Emma (age 39 born Poynton) and their children Emma G. (age 7 born Westbury on Trym) and Edwin W. (age 6 born Westbury on Trym). Also one servant. [3]
1882 Leased the northern part of the site of Avonside Engine Co; also bought the machinery, patterns and spares [4]
1891 Living at 3 Woodfield Road, Westbury on Trym (age 50 born Manwich with Darley, Yorkshire), Locomotive Engine Builder and Employer. With his wife Emma (age 49 born Poynton) and their children Emma G. (age 17 born Westbury on Trym) and Edwin W. (age 16 born Westbury on Trym). Also one servant. [5]
1901 Living at Wraxhall House, Clifton, Bristol (age 60 born Darley), Locomotive Builder and Employer. With his wife Emma (age 59 born Poynton). One servant. [6]