Ancestral Trails Genealogy ~ Life in the Past Lane

Doris Kathleen Walker¹

F, #46441, b. About 1916, d. 10 June 1919

Father	John Hildane Walker b. 18 November 1874, d. 18 December 1968
Mother	Annabella Crozier b. 28 April 1884, d. 3 November 1959

Relationships	3rd cousin 1 time removed of David Arthur Walker
Last Edited	7 May 2024 08:51:07

Note	Doris died when she was over 2 years old, from burns in a fire.²
Birth	Doris Kathleen Walker was born About 1916, in Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG. the death record stated she was 3 years old at the time of her death.³
Death	She died on 10 June 1919 in Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG. "A sad and distressing accident occurred at Kensington on Tuesday morning attended by fatal consequences. The victim was Doris Kathleen, little daughter of John Walker. While the men of the house were out and while the mother was upstairs dressing the child ran down stairs and it is supposed picked up and lighted a match, which set fire to her highly inflammable clothing. Before the mother could respond to her cries, she was so severely burned that she died about twelve hours later. The sympathy of the community is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Walker in their sad bereavement."^4,3

[S1234] Kathy Sheehan, Family records, Personal files.
[S362] Harold Cairns, Electronic Family File, Stanley Bridge, Prince Edward Island.
[S14875] Death Record, Doris Walker entry. Public Archives & Records Office, Charlottetown; RG19/s2/ss6: Death Registration Books, 1913-1919, Page 342, Entry Number 13703.PARO, Public Archives and Records Office of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Hereinafter cited as Death Record.
[S7791] Death, Agriculturist, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, 14 June 1919, page 8, col. 2. Hereinafter cited as Agriculturist.