BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

1823 -

Personal Information | Notes | Sources | All

Name	Benjamin Walls
Born	1823	Felixkirk, nr Thirsk
Gender	Male
Baptism	22 Dec 1823	Felixkirk, nr Thirsk [1]
Occupation	Agricultural labourer, canal lock-keeper and traffic nspector
Person ID	I10	Canal Family 9
Last Modified	17 Sep 2025

Father	John Walls, b. 1793, Felixkirk, nr Thirsk , d. Abt Aug 1845, Thirsk (Age 52 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Ann Scurr, b. 1789, Boltby, nr Thirsk
Relationship	natural
Married	23 Nov 1816	Birdforth, nr Thirsk [2]
Family ID	F05	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Eleanor Tinkler, b. 1824, Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe, nr Thirsk , d. Abt Feb 1860, Thirsk (Age 36 years)

Married Abt May 1849 Thirsk [3]

Children

	1. Jane Walls, b. Abt Aug 1850, Thirsk [natural]
	2. John William Walls, b. Abt Nov 1852, Thirsk [natural]
	3. Richard Walls, b. Abt Nov 1854, Thirsk [natural]
	4. Annie Elizabeth Walls, b. Abt Feb 1858, Thirsk [natural]

Last Modified 17 Sep 2025

Family ID F03 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Mary Curry, b. 1837, Topcliffe by Thirsk

Married Abt Aug 1863 Thirsk [3]

Children

	1. Margaret Ann Walls, b. Abt May 1864, Thirsk [natural]
	2. Mary Lizzie Walls, b. Abt Feb 1867, Thirsk [natural]
	3. John Walls, b. Abt May 1868, Thirsk [natural]
	4. Joseph Walls, b. Abt May 1870, Thirsk [natural]
	5. Lucy Walls, b. Abt May 1872, Gargrave [natural]
	6. Margaret Walls, b. Abt Feb 1874, Gargrave [natural]
	7. Benjamin Curry Walls, b. 15 Oct 1877, Gargrave , d. 27 Aug 1947, Staincliffe, nr Dewsbury (Age 69 years) [natural]

Last Modified 17 Sep 2025

Family ID F02 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

Wall in baptism record. Birthplace given as Sutton (under Whitestonecliffe) in 1851 census, Felizkirk in 1861.
Although identified as an agricultural labourer in these censuses, he was engaged as a lock-keeper from about 1843, according to his grandson, Norman Walls, in the "Walls Collection" of papers loaned to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Society.