Charles Fountaine Walker

Charles Fountaine Walker
File:Walker, Charles Fountaine.jpg
Born	1833
Died	1892
Residence	Ness Castle, Inverness; 142 Ebury Street, Eaton Square, SW and the Junior Carlton Club 24 Eccleston Street, SW; and Ness Castle [1888]
Occupation	translator
Society Membership membership ordinary fellow left 1888.06 last listed elected_AI 1883.12.27 clubs Junior Carlton Club

Notes

House Notes

proposed 1883.12.13

Notes From Elsewhere

French translator of Rudyard Kipling
Ness Castle Formerly named Darochville. By 1835 "the seat of Lady Saltoun". Bought by Sir John Ramsden in 1871 and by mid 1890s was owned by Charles Fountaine Walker whose monogram is above front door.

Born 1833 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England
Son of Samuel Walker and [mother unknown]
Brother of John Walker B.A.
Husband of Adamina Maxwell (Hunter) Walker — married 4 Jun 1856 in St. John the Evangelist's Church, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Descendants
Father of Elizabeth Fountaine (Walker) Arbuthnot
Died 13 Jun 1892 in Ness Castle, near Inverness, Scotland

Mr Fountaine Walker, of Ness Castle, near Inverness, who for many years has been a very prominent citizen, has died suddenly of heart disease. Deceased voted yesterday in the county election, and appeared in his usual health, but in the evening he became ill, and passed away at ten o'clock. For twenty-one years he was convenor of the Northern Meeting, and only retired last year. [Aberdeen Evening Express 14 July 1892]

Walker, Charles, Fountaine, Oaklands, Drummond [Inverness burgh directory 1915-16]