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Captain William Folker

Male 1837 - 1921  (83 years)


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  • Name William Folker 
    • 1901 Master Mariner (retired)
    Title Captain 
    Birth 13 Jul 1837  Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Christening 13 Aug 1873  Snettisham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 Jun 1921  Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Burial Riverbank Cemetery, Hantsport, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1011  Hantsport Families
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2022 

    Father Richard Folker,   b. England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Elizabeth Benstead,   b. 17 Mar 1796, Dersingham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1888, Docking, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Family ID F498  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Almira Parker,   b. 3 Jan 1842, Halls Harbour, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Aug 1924, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 27 Dec 1857  Halls Harbour, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John W. Folker,   b. Abt 1859, Cornwallis Twp., Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. 19 Apr 1892, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 33 years)
     2. Thomas Richard Folker,   b. 6 Apr 1862, Of Hantsport, Hants Co., Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jan 1950, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     3. Laura Gertrude Folker,   b. 31 Mar 1865, Cornwallis, , Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Sep 1885, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years)
     4. George Lawson Folker,   b. 10 Apr 1867, Halls Harbour, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1939, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     5. Mary Alicia Folker,   b. 1 Dec 1870, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Feb 1918, Brooklyn, , New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
    +6. Captain Frederick Whitney Folker,   b. 21 Apr 1879, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Apr 1943, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    Family ID F538  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Aug 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 13 Jul 1837 - Norfolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 Dec 1857 - Halls Harbour, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 13 Aug 1873 - Snettisham, Norfolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Jun 1921 - Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Riverbank Cemetery, Hantsport, Nova Scotia Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S5] 1901 Census of Canada, District: NS Hants (#34) Subdistrict: Hantsport F Page 13 Family 144.

    2. [S7] 1911 Census of Canada, Census Place: 5 - Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia; Page: 9; Family No: 94.

    3. [S2009] Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, (website), Registration Year: 1921 - Book: 86 - Page: 501.