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Edward Walker 1879 – 1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 December 1879

Birth Location: Rakaia Gorge, Ashburton District, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 28 August 1929

Death Location: Hunterville, Rangitikei District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand

Father: John Walker

Mother: Elizabeth Martin

Spouse(s): Jane Skilling

Children(s): Clara Walker, Estella Walker, Edward Walker, William Walker, Kenneth Walker, James Walker, John Walker, Frederick Walker, Helen Walker, Melva Walker, Robert Walker

Born in 1879 in Rakaia Gorge, Ashburton District, Canterbury, New Zealand, Edward Walker was the child of John Walker and Elizabeth Ann Martin. In time, Edward Walker married Jane Skilling, and they raised a family that included Clara Elizabeth Walker, Estella (Esther) Walker, Edward Frederick Walker, William Henry John Walker, Kenneth Douglas Walker, James McEwen Walker, John St Quentin Walker, Frederick Gordon Walker, Helen Evangaline Walker, Melva Elsie Walker and Robert Leslie Walker. Edward Walker died in Hunterville, Rangitikei District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand in 1929.

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Parents

John Walker
1842 – 1905
Birth Location: Finland Russia
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Elizabeth Martin
1856 – 1934
Birth Location: St Mellion, Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

Jane Skilling
1887 – 1943
Birth Location: Elgin, Ashburton District, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Clara Walker
1908 – 1985
Birth Location: Hampstead, Ashburton District, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Estella Walker
1910 – 1992
Birth Location: Elgin, Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Edward Walker
1911 – 1966
Birth Location: Hampstead, Ashburton District, Canterbury, New Zealand
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William Walker
1913 – 1977
Birth Location: Longburn, Manawatu, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
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Kenneth Walker
1915 – 1988
Birth Location: Longburn, Manawatu, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
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James Walker
1916 – 1987
Birth Location: Petone, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
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John Walker
1918 – 1951
Birth Location: Petone, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
JW
Frederick Walker
1920 –
Birth Location: Hunterville, Rangitikei, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
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Helen Walker
1923 – 1938
Birth Location: Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
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Melva Walker
1924 – 1948
Birth Location: Hunterville, Rangitikei, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
MW
Robert Walker
1927 – 2014
Birth Location: Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 27 December 1879
    Event Place: Rakaia Gorge, Ashburton District, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: S1067566645

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 August 1929
    Event Place: Hunterville, Rangitikei District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source: S1067566645

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hunterville, Rangitikei District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source: S1067566645
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