Henry Forster Walden (1825 - 1905)

Born 20 Apr 1825 in Feltwell, Norfolk, England

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Gee) Walden — married 1857 in Independant Chapel, Thetford, Norfolk, England

Husband of Eliza (Palmer) Walden — married 21 Nov 1871 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Emma (Garrett) Walden — married 29 Apr 1904 in Auckland, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 20 Sep 1905 at age 80 in Mount Roskill, Auckland, New Zealand

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Biography

Henry Forster Walden was born in Feltwell, Norfolk, England, 20 April 1825, the son of Robert Searles Walden, the Elder and Jane Forster. Henry was baptised with two of his siblings 19 July 1837 at the Wesleyan Chapel in Thetford about 12 miles from Feltwell. Henry was 15 years old. Known as 'Schemer' Walden, the Rev. Daubeney in his 'little blue booklet' specifically refers to his aptness in scheming and making things. Henry is credited with building the Mission Hall in the village which is adjacent to his house, The Laurels, Hill Street, Feltwell.

He married Ann Gee, a local girl in 1857 at the Wesleyan Chapel in Thetford. By 1871, Ann had borne him four children and they had moved into The Laurels. In the Spring of that year Ann gave birth to their fifth child, a daughter, Edith Gee Walden. Baby Edith survived a few months. Ann did not. She was 37 years old. Both Ann and Edith were laid to rest in the garden of The Laurels.

Six months later he married Eliza Palmer (Smith), a widow, at a Baptist chapel in Cambridge. Henry and Eliza emigrated to New Zealand, on the ship Strathcaro, with Henry's four children. ^[1]

After Eliza's death, Henry married for a third time in 1904, a widow named Emma Garratt (Page). Henry died 20 September,1905, Onehunga, New Zealand. His death certificate describes him as "Gentleman of Onehunga".

Sources

1. ↑ New Zealand Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 5664, 13 January 1880, Page 4

• Birth: The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 1969. Wesleyan Chapel, Thetford, Norfolk. Elizabeth Walden, Henry Forster Walden & William Whiteman Walden. Birth and baptism dates.
• Marriage: Free BMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915. Copy of a certified entry of Marriage. Henry Forster Walden & Ann Gee.
• Marriage: FreeBMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915. - Eliza Smith & Henry Forster Walden, Thetford. (2nd marriage)
• Marriage:[1] Emma Page & Henry Forster Walden (3rd marriage)]

• Emigration: 1880 - Emigration from London arriving in Auckland c. 1st March 1880; ship "Strathcaro" Mr. Henry S. Walden Mrs. Walden Mr. Arthur Walden, Miss Beatrice Walden, Miss Clara Walden Miss Dora Walden New Zealand Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 5664, 13 January 1880, Page 4

• Note: Ship Stracathro White Wings Vol I. Fifty Years Of Sail In The New Zealand Trade, 1850 TO 1900 - The Stracathro; Interesting Facts aboul an Immigrant Ship

• Death: Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Notices of Deceased Estates, 1880- Date: 22 Sep 1905. Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800- 2007. Auckland. "3148 Henry Forster Walden died 20 September 1905. Aged 81. Also Emma Walden, died 5 February 1946, aged 86. Place: Waikaraka Cemetery Onehunga Note: area 1 block L plot 21.

Gravestone for Henry Forster Walden and his third wife Emma

• Census returns, England and Wales 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871.