Walter Green, Boat Builder
Wick, Scotland Walter Green (1786-1860) was the son of James Green (b. 1760) and Helen Geddes (1760-1842). He married Margaret Sutherland on July 1, 1815, and they became the parents of eight children. Walter was a boat builder at Wick, which is located on the North Sea at the tip of the northeast coast of Scotland. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Wick was a center for the herring industry. In fact, the industry thrived to such a degree at Wick that the town was sometimes referred to as "the largest herring port in Europe." [1] [1] “Recalling a Black Day in Wick’s Herring History.” BBC. 20 Nov. 2009. Web. 21 Sept. 2017.