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lol Ancestry helpfully transcribed that Richard as Ruther!

So, if that's the right Richard he was born in Lancashire possibly approx 1770-1775. There are around a dozen baptisms in Lancashire for a Richard Walker around those dates.
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First cisely Walker may have died
Her burial details are in post #2.
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We need to find this man in 1851 to see if it looks like the same man and to pick up his birthplace:

WALKER, RICHARD aged 82
GRO Reference: 1861 M Quarter in WIGAN Volume 08C Page 62
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Here he is on FMP:

https://search.findmypast.co.uk/reco...1%2f0001632839

and Ancestry (don't know which you have)

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interacti...nSearchResults

So, occ is wrong, but still could be him as I'm sure it's the same man as you found in 1841 as he's in the same place. So, born in Standish which is three miles or so from Wigan and possibly about 1778/9ish.
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There are some baptisms around the correct years in Standish for the children of James and Ellen Walker, but no Richard that I can see at the moment. Bap dates and names are:

15 Mar 1772 Ann

17 Mar 1776 Alice

10 Oct 1779 Ellen

May 1784 Jane
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Hi , thanks Merry , I'm afraid I'm not to savvy when it comes to posting links etc .thanks qwackers
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hi ,Merry , just querying post 5 birth of ellen gaskell 1778 all saints Wigan . Daughter of henry and Mary abode pemberton christened all saints wigan . as on their marriage certificate it says abode Upholland , for both. could ellen not have been born in upholland as there are lots of births that could be possibilities . ? thanks
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I did find a birth for a mary ellen ,gaskell in 1876 upholland parents henry and Mary . if they are the same parents ,would they have to children with the name ellen or was it not a problem . if they are the same parents thanks
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She could have been born anywhere, but obviously more likely than not to have been born close-ish to where she lived later.

You need to make a list of the possible baptisms and then see how many you can eliminate.

I presume you have said the wrong year in your last post (1876??). It's unusual for a couple to name two childen the same if the first one hadn't died, but it does happen rarely. I have 10,000 on my tree and only one case of that happening that I'm aware of.

EDIT - I just realised you meant one was Ellen and one Mary Ellen. Again, unusual, but possible. (Assuming they were not almost a century apart!)
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Remember Ellen's burial says she was 62 at the end of 1840.
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