Walter Fenwick (1851 - 1888)

Born 25 Sep 1851 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Eyles) Fenwick — married 2 Jul 1880 in The Manse, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia

Died 5 Dec 1888 at age 37 in Ballina, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Suggested to be the son of Andrew Fenwick (b. Scotland, 1813) and Elizabeth Bone (b. Ayr, Scotland, 14 Mar 1817). ^[1]

Married Mary Elizabeth Eyles, stated in the marriage notice to be the daughter to William Eyles, by then deceased. They had four children:

Andrew George Fenwick; b. 16 Mar 1883, Ballina, New South Wales, d. 31 May 1965, Mullumbimby. Married Isabella Jane McKenzie with children.

Walter James Fenwick; b. 13 Feb 1881, Ballina, New South Wales, d. 5 Jul 1932, Randwick, New South Wales. Married Fredericka Anna Lawgall with children.^[2]

Bertha Eyles Fenwick; b. 15 Jun 1885, d. 6 Aug 1906, at Ballina, New South Wales.

Violet May Fenwick; b. 27 May 1888, Ballina, New South Wales, d. 14 Dec 1903.

Walter Fenwick died 5 Dec 1888 at Ballina and is remembered at the Ballina Pioneer Cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ Family site on ancestry.com which was available in Jul 2014 although noting that the site appears incorrect regarding the parents of Mary Elizabeth Eyles.
2. ↑ See also this web site

• Northern Star (Lismore, NSW), Saturday 15 December 1888

Mr. Walter Fenwick, brother to enterprising Tom, died on Wednesday after a long illness.

• Marriage notice, Northern Star, Saturday 10 July 1880

FENWICK — EYLES. — At the Manse, Lismore, on the 2nd July, by the Rev. W. Fraser, M.A., Walter Fenwick, to Mary, Daughter of the late Mr. William Eyles, Ballina.

• Descendants of Walter Fenwick and Mary Elizabeth Eyles and James Eyles and Elizabeth Grindle. Note that this site appear to be in error regarding the parents of Mary Elizabeth Eyles.