Re: Extensive Walke Family History In USA
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Re: Extensive Walke Family History In USA
Mark Wilson 5/02/09
Hi Mark, You and I have exchanged messages on this site in the past.I am going through once again working on some research.I have a question regarding the origin of family and name.You mentioned "Walke" having German origins.That might be the case, however, one definition of the name is a "fuller of wool".How does the definition linking the name to ship building come in?A fuller would make sense if the family originated in northern England or surrounding areas, even Germany.I try to be careful regarding source info., but, since the immigrant line from Thomas Walke is fairly straight forward, it's tracable.Unfortunatly, much of the info. on-line isn't always so well-sourced. Thanks for offering leads for the line's research.