Walton (barque)
Walton, a three-masted barque, was built for the Parker family in Walton, Nova Scotia in 1855. Under the command of Frederick Parker, brother of ground-breaking Halifax/Dartmouth doctor Daniel McNeill Parker, Walton was painted by notable marine artist Michele Renault in 1857 off Livorno, Italy. The painting currently hangs in a private home in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
In speaking of his uncle, Captain Frederick, family historian William Frederick Parker notes:
"His voyages took him chiefly to the Indian and China seas and the Mediterranean, in the barque 'Walton.' He too, lost his life in following his profession. He was never married. His body was interred at Cardiff, Wales. ".
A half model of the Walton is stored at the Mystic Seaport museum in Connecticut. She was wrecked in fog on White Ledge off of Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick in the Bay of Fundy on September 14, 1878.
