A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Taylor, Walker
TAYLOR. (Lieut., 1830. f-p., 30; h-p., 7.)
Walker Taylor, born 8 March, 1798, is third son of the late Lieut.-Colonel Taylor.
This officer entered the Navy, 20 June, 1810, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Centaur 74, Capt. Wm. Henry Webley Parry, in which ship, and the Hibernia 120, each bearing the flag of Sir Sam. Hood, he served for about 12 months in the Mediterranean. He removed then to the Mosquito 18, Capt. Jas. Tomkinson, in the North Sea; he was employed next as Midshipman, from Feb. 1813 until Nov. 1816, off Flushing and Cherbourg, and in the East and West Indies, in the Dannemark 74, Capt. Henry Edw. Reginald Baker, Minden 74 and Malacca 36, both commanded by Capt. Robt. Henderson, Tay 26, Capt. Sam. Roberts, and Sabine sloop, Capt. Campbell. In Aug. 1818, a few months after he had passed his examination, he was received on board the Salisbury 58, flag-ship of Rear-Admirals Donald Campbell and Wm. Chas. Fahie, in the West Indies, whence he returned to England in Sept. 1821. He was afterwards employed as Midshipman and Admiralty Mate – from Oct. 1821 until Aug. 1826, in the Niemen 28, Capt. Edw. Reynolds Sibly, Doterel 18, Capt. Rich. Hoare, and Jupiter 50, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Willoughby Thos. Lake, all on the Halifax station – from Jan. until March, 1827, in the Redwing 18, Capt. Douglas Chas. Clavering, lying at Portsmouth – and from the latter date until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 14 June, 1830, again on the coast of North America, in the Hussar 46, flag-ship of Sir Chas. Ogle, and Winchester 52, Capt. Chas. John Austen. He was then appointed to the Harpy 10, Capt. Joseph Pafford Dickson Larcom, on his former station the West Indies, where he remained until the spring of 1831. He has been in charge of a station in the Coast Guard since 22 June, 1836.
Lieut. Taylor married, 26 June, 1834, Elizabeth, third daughter of the late Capt. Rich. Pellowe, R.N. (1802), by whom he has issue two sons.