Walter John Anderson (1860 - 1920)

Born 1860 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Husband of Emma (Best) Anderson — married 21 Dec 1883 in Carlton, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 28 Jan 1920 at about age 60 in Coburg, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Walter John Anderson was born about 1860, his birth registered that year in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was the son of William Anderson and Allison Grindlay who married in 1858. ^[1][2]

Marriage. He married Emma Best on 21 December 1883 in Carlton.^[3]

Walter and Emma had at least ten children, in Victoria. ^[4]

• Emma Allison Anderson (1885-1972)
• Walter Anderson (1886-1962)
• Stella May Anderson (1888-1964)
• Arthur Leslie Anderson (1889-1948)
• Percival Harold Anderson (1893–1963)
• Evelina Margaret Anderson (1895-1985)
• Ethel Vera Anderson (1898-1977)
• George Edward Roy Anderson (1900-1901)
• Mildred Adelaide Anderson (1902-1978)
• Herbert Anderson (1904-1963)

Death. Walter died in 1920 in Coburg, Victoria, aged 60. ^[5]

The Argus (Melbourne) Thursday 29 January 1920 - Page 1

DEATHS

ANDERSON.—On the 28th January, at his residence, 17 Mary street, Coburg, Walter John, loving husband of Emma, and father of Emmie (Mrs. G. T. Austin), Walter, Stella, Arthur, Percy, Eva, Ethel, Millie, and Bert.

Sweet rest at last.

ANDERSON.—On the 28th January, at Coburg, Walter John, the dearly beloved brother of James, Alfred, Margaret, William, and Alice, late of Carlton.

At rest. ^[6]

Burial. Following a funeral service on 29th January 1920, his remains were buried in the Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery (Independent X, Grave 171). There, in 1935, he was joined by his widow. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth record: 721 / 1860. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: Walter John ANDERSON); (Place: MELB); (Mother: Alice GRINLEY); (Father: William)
2. ↑ Parents' Marriage, Victoria (Australia) Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. (Online index accessed 13 Feb 2023): 1858 Marriage Registration for William ANDERSON & Allison GRINDLAY, 4356/1858
3. ↑ Marriage record: 6344 / 1883. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Walter John ANDERSON and Emma BEST)
4. ↑ Children ten children confirmed with the online birth and death index, to date, at the Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, accessed 13 Feb 2023; particulars in child profiles
5. ↑ Death Index, Victoria (Australia) Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. (Online index accessed 13 Feb 2023): 1920 Death Registration for Walt Jno ANDERSON (Allison GRINDLA [sic] & Wm Anderson ANDERSON) Coburg 1211/1920, age 60
6. ↑ Death & Funeral Notices 1920 'Family Notices', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 29 January, p. 1. , viewed 13 Feb 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1675135
7. ↑ Burial The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust, Deceased Search (accessed 13 Feb 2023) Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery: coting occupants of Independent X, Grave 171, as Walter ANDERSON (buried 29/01/1920) and Emma ANDERSON (buried 26/10/1935)

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