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PETERSON, Walter

PETERSON, Walter

Male 1833 - 1919  (85 years)


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  • Name PETERSON, Walter  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Birth 10 Aug 1833  Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Birth 10 Aug 1833  Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1841  Orkney and Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1891  Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    Residence 1901  Sunderland, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    Residence 2 Apr 1911  Sunderland, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Death 13 Jul 1919  Sunderland, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Ships Captain 
    Death 13 Jul 1919  Sunderland, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Burial Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I3817  Stark Family Tree
    Last Modified 31 Mar 2025 

    Father PETERSON, Thomas,   b. Abt 1799, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jul 1874, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother MATHEWSON, Robina,   b. 29 Jun 1803, Houll, Mid Yell, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1881, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 26 Nov 1824  Lerwick,Shetland,Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7697  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family LAURENSON, Catherine,   b. 20 Mar 1834, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1902, Sunderland, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 7 Jun 1855  Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
    +1. PETERSON, Eliza Catherine,   b. 24 Jun 1858, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Dec 1939, Durham, Sunderland, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. PETERSON, Catherine,   b. 11 Jun 1861, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1864, Sunderland, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. PETERSON, Walter,   b. 19 May 1864, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1924, Sunderland, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F1395  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Mar 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Aug 1833 - Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Aug 1833 - Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Jun 1855 - Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1901 - Sunderland, Durham, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2 Apr 1911 - Sunderland, Durham, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Jul 1919 - Sunderland, Cumberland, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Jul 1919 - Sunderland, Cumberland, England Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Walter Peterson    		Walter Peterson

  • Notes 
    • Master Mariner

      Notes from Bayanne.net:-
      He received a gold watch and chain from the American Government for services to shipwrecked crew of "Lady Suffolk" in March 1860.

      Lloyd’s Register: 12960

      Walter Peterson, b. Lerwick, 1833.
      2nd. Mate, Liverpool, 7 Aug. 1855.
      Only Mate cert., Liverpool, 2 Dec. 1856.
      1st. Mate cert., Liverpool, 5 March 1858.
      Officer in Charge cert., Liverpool, 21 Jan. 1860. ‘Reward Stamped'.
      1855 1st. Mate, 'City of Manchester' (no number given), 24 Aug. Montreal, to 9 Nov.
      2nd. Mate, 'Burito', of St. John, 19 Oct. (Moulencia ?), to 12 Nov.
      1856 Mate, 'Brothers' (no number given), Monte Video, to 15 Dec.
      1857 No entry.
      1858 1st. Mate, 'Hannah More' (35142), 17 April Coquimbo, to 24 Nov., discharged 22 July
      at Norfolk, U. S. A.
      1859 No entry.
      1860 Mate, 'Louise' (16094), 9 Jan, St. John, joining at St. John 2 Dec. 1859.
      Captain, 'Sappho' (36423), 25 Feb. Constantinople, 15 Oct. Marseilles, 30 Jan. 1861
      Marseilles.
      1861 same, 12 Feb. Constantinople to 22 Sept., 10 Oct. Lisbon. Vessel wrecked 27 Dec.
      1862 Captain, 'Helens' (44645), 19 April Odessa, to 4 Oct., 27 Oct. Rio de Janeiro, 2 July
      1863 Bahia.
      1863 Captain, 'Cornhill' (25735), 8 June Malta, to 13 March 1864, 4 May 1865 Med.
      1864 No entry.
      1865 Captain, 'Cotherstone' (28786), 15 July Barcelona, to 13 Jan. 1866 Odessa.
      1866 same, 12 May Chofoo, China, to 12 Feb. 1870.

      Estate:-
      Effects £451 18s.

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
      Record for Catherine Laurenson
      http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=1767991219&indiv=try

    2. [S17] Ancestry.com, UK and Ireland, Masters and Mates Certificates, 1850-1927, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      UK and Ireland, Masters and Mates Certificates, 1850-1927      		 UK and Ireland, Masters and Mates Certificates, 1850-1927


    3. [S6] Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    4. [S39] Ancestry.com, UK and Ireland, Masters and Mates Certificates, 1850-1927, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      UK and Ireland, Masters and Mates Certificates, 1850-1927      		 UK and Ireland, Masters and Mates Certificates, 1850-1927


    5. [S71] Ancestry.com, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    6. [S126] Ancestry.com, 1891 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 4133; Folio: 92; Page: 23; GSU roll: 6099243.
      1891 England Census      		 1891 England Census
      The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 4133; Folio: 92; Page: 23; GSU roll: 6099243


    7. [S129] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG13; Piece: 4716; Folio: 45; Page: 14.
      1901 England Census      		 1901 England Census
      Class: RG13; Piece: 4716; Folio: 45; Page: 14


    8. [S268] Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
      https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYWJ-6M5


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