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Early Origins of the Walters family

The surname Walters was first found in Holland, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. The name was first recorded in Utrecht, a city and capital of the province of Utrecht. The ramparts of this ancient city were destroyed in 1830. The Domkerk(1254) is on the site of the original church of St.Willibrord in 720. In the crypt are the hearts of Conrad II(1039) and Henry V(1125) two German Emperors. The Museum is notable for its relics and artifacts. Its tumultuous history was strongly influenced by religious conflict. In their later history the surname became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.

Early History of the Walters family

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Walters Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wolters, Wolter, Woltters, Woolters, Wollters, Wolterz, Woltter, Wollterz, Walters, Walter, van Wolters, Woltars and many more.

Early Notables of the Walters family

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Walters World Ranking

In the United States, the name Walters is the 269^th most popular surname with an estimated 99,480 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Walters is ranked the 679^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,675 people with that name. 2 And in Newfoundland, Canada, the name Walters is the 204^th popular surname with an estimated 205 people with that name. 3 Australia ranks Walters as 254^th with 13,607 people. 4 New Zealand ranks Walters as 311^st with 1,952 people. 5 The United Kingdom ranks Walters as 258^th with 23,217 people. 6 South Africa ranks Walters as 944^th with 7,289 people. 7

Walters migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Walters Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Walters, aged 27, who arrived in Virginia in 1619 aboard the ship "Bona Nova"
Richard Walters, who settled in Salem Massachusetts in 1630
Joane Walters, who arrived in Virginia in 1637 8
Nathanl Walters, who arrived in Virginia in 1652 8
Humphrey Walters, who landed in Maryland in 1661 8
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Walters Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Henry Walters, who landed in Virginia in 1721 8
Christoph Walters, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1754 8
Abel Walters, who settled in America in 1766
Jonah Walters, who landed in Mississippi in 1799 8

Walters Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jacob Walters, who arrived in New York in 1832 8
Joh Heinr Walters, who landed in America in 1837 8
Abraham Walters, who settled in Indiana sometime between 1838 and 1849
August Walters, aged 35, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1848 8
Conrad Walters, aged 13, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1848 8
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Walters Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Mathias Walters, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1900 8
Mrs. Abigall Walters, aged 26, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Cynosure" in 1863
Mr. Robert Walters, aged 26, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Cynosure" in 1863
Mr. Robert Walters, Infant, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Cynosure" in 1863

Walters migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Walters Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

William Walters, a fisherman, settled in Trinity, Newfoundland, in 1757 9

Walters Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Henry Walters was a gun-maker of St. John's, Newfoundland in 1806 9
Jesse Walters, who landed in Canada in 1831
Mr. William Walters, (b. 1815), aged 40, English miner, from Bere Alston, Devon, England, UK departing from Falmouth destined for Quebec, Canada aboard the ship "Barque John" on 3rd May 1855 which sank after striking the reef, he survived the sinking 10
Mrs. Mary Walters, (b. 1815), aged 40, English settler, from Bere Alston, Devon, England, UK departing from Falmouth destined for Quebec, Canada aboard the ship "Barque John" on 3rd May 1855 which sank after striking the reef, she survived the sinking 10
Mr. Richard Walters, (b. 1841), aged 14, English miner, from Bere Alston, Devon, England, UK departing from Falmouth destined for Quebec, Canada aboard the ship "Barque John" on 3rd May 1855 which sank after striking the reef, he survived the sinking 10
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Walters migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Walters Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Samuel Walters, English convict who was convicted in Stafford, Staffordshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Duke of Portland" in January 1807, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 11
Mr. Benjamin Walters, (b. 1791), aged 22, English labourer who was convicted in Staffordshire, England for 14 years for robbery, transported aboard the "Earl Spencer" in May 1813, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died in 1859 12
Mr. William Walters, English convict who was convicted in Hereford, Herefordshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Baring" in April 1815, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 13
Richard Walters, English convict from Staffordshire, who was transported aboard the "Almorah" on April 1817, settling in New South Wales, Australia 14
Mr. George Walters, Welsh convict who was convicted in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales for life, transported aboard the "Caledonia" in 19th June 1822, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 15
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Walters migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Walters Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Thomas Walters, who landed in Auckland, New Zealand in 1840
William Walters, who landed in Auckland, New Zealand in 1840
George Walters, who landed in Auckland, New Zealand in 1840
Edward Walters, who landed in Papatoitoi, New Zealand in 1840
Richard Walters, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1844
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Walters migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 16

Walters Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Wm Walters, (b. 1612), aged 22, British settler travelling from Gravesend, UK aboard the ship "Hopewell" arriving in Barbados on 17th February 1634 8
Mr. William Walters, aged 32, British settler travelling from Gravesend, UK aboard the ship "Hopewell" arriving in Barbados on 17th February 1634 8
Mr. William Walters, (b. 1609), aged 26, British settler travelling aboard the ship "Expedition" arriving in Barbados in 1636 17

Contemporary Notables of the name Walters (post 1700) +

Barbara Jill Walters (1929-2022), American three-time Daytime Emmy Award winning, twenty-two-time nominated broadcast journalist and author, inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1989
Dennis Walters (b. 1949), American trick-shot golfer, he won the Bob Jones Award in 2018 and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame with the class of 2019
Daniel Gene "Dan" Walters (1966-2020), American Major League Baseball catcher for the San Diego Padres in the 1992 and 1993 seasons
Rita Deloris White Walters (1930-2020), American politician who served on the Board of Library Commissioners for the Los Angeles Public Library
Bill Walters (1943-2013), American lawyer, businessman, and politician
Jamie Walters (b. 1969), American actor, singer, and record producer
David Lee Walters (b. 1951), American Governor of Oklahoma from 1991 to 1995
Charles Walters (1911-1982), American director and choreographer
Vernon A. Walters (1917-2002), United States Army officer, diplomat and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Donald Ralph Walters (1969-2003), United States Army Quartermaster Corps Sergeant, recipient of the Silver Star
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Historic Events for the Walters family +

HMS Hood

Mr. Douglas T Walters (b. 1919), English Assistant Cook (S) serving for the Royal Navy from Riddings, Derbyshire, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 18

HMS Prince of Wales

Mr. Roy Morgan Walters, British Able Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and died in the sinking 19

Prince of Wales colliery

Mr. Henry Walters (b. 1860), Welsh coal miner who was working at the Prince of Wales Colliery in Abercarn, Wales on the 11th September 1878 when there was a coal mine explosion; he died 20
Mr. Thomas Walters (b. 1853), Welsh coal miner who was working at the Prince of Wales Colliery in Abercarn, Wales on the 11th September 1878 when there was a coal mine explosion; he died 20
Mr. Thomas Walters (b. 1812), Welsh coal miner who was working at the Prince of Wales Colliery in Abercarn, Wales on the 11th September 1878 when there was a coal mine explosion; he died 20
Mr. Thomas Walters (b. 1840), Welsh coal miner who was working at the Prince of Wales Colliery in Abercarn, Wales on the 11th September 1878 when there was a coal mine explosion; he died 20

Senghenydd colliery

Mr. Frederick Walters (b. 1893), Welsh coal miner from Caerphilly, Wales who was working at the Senghenydd colliery when there was an explosion on the 14th October 1913; he died

SS Caribou

Mr. Nathan Walters (b. 1903), Newfoundland passenger from Isle auz Morts, Newfoundland and Labrador was travelling aboard the railway ferry "SS Caribou" when it was struck by a German submarine torpedo on 14th October 1942, the most significant sinking in Canadian waters at that time, he survived the sinking

USS Arizona

Mr. William Spurgeon Walters Jr., American Fire Controlman Third Class from New Mexico, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 21
Mr. Clarence Arthur Walters, American Seaman Second Class from California, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 21

Citations +

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The order of Common Surnames in 1955 in Newfoundland retrieved on 20th October 2021 (retrieved from Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland by E.R. Seary corrected edition ISBN 0-7735-1782-0)
"Most Common Last Names in Australia." Forebears, https://forebears.io/australia/surnames
"Most Common Last Names in New Zealand." Forebears, https://forebears.io/new-zealand/surnames
"UK surname ranking." UK Surname map, https://www.surnamemap.eu/unitedkingdom/surnames_ranking.php?p=10
"Most Common Last Names in South Africa." Forebears, https://forebears.io/south-africa/surnames
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/wreck_of_emigrant_ship_john_1855.pdf
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 28th July 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/duke-of-portland
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 8th September 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/earl-spencer
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 16th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/baring
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Almorah voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1817 with 180 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/almorah/1817
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 30th November 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/caledonia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
Pilgrim Ship Lists Early 1600's retrieved 29th September 2021. Retrieved from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: Crew Information - H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour, Men Lost in the Sinking of H.M.S. Hood, 24th May 1941. (Retrieved 2016, July 15) . Retrieved from http://www.hmshood.com/crew/memorial/roh_24may41.htm
HMS Prince of Wales Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listprincecrew.html
Entombed in flood and flame (retrieved 3rd August 2021). Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20120603025705/http://www.crosskeys.me.uk/history/prince.htm
Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html