Peter Mallett Walker

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Peter was buried in Wilmington, NC.

Occupations

• Doctor [1].

Relatives

• Parents: Carleton Walker (1777-1840) [1] and Caroline Mary Mallett (1789-1862) [1].
• Spouse: Margaret Lane, married on April 24, 1845 [1].
• Paternal grandparents: James Walker and Jane Woodhouse.
• Maternal grandparent: Peter Mallett.
• Siblings:
  • three brothers, Carleton Walker, [Jr.], James Woodhouse Walker and John 2 Moseley Walker (1824-1894).
  • seven sisters, Caroline De Berniere Walker (1820-1900), Catherine Burke Walker, Margaret Isabella Walker (1824-1904) , Mary Pearson Walker, Sophia Woodhouse Walker, Eliza Henrietta Walker and Sarah Jane Walker.
• Other: John 1 Moseley Walker (half-brother, 1802-1824).

References

1. Mary Claire Engstrom. The Book of Burwell Students: Lives of Educated Women in the Antebellum South. (Hillsborough: Hillsborough Historic Commission, 2007).