Biography

Walter Withers is Notable.

Walter Withers was born in Aston Manor, Warwickshire, England.

Walter Withers has English ancestors.

Walter Herbert Withers (22 October 1854 – 13 October 1914) was an English-born Australian landscape artist and a member of the Heidelberg School of Australian impressionists.

Walter Herbert Withers was born the 22nd October 1854 at Aston Manor, Warwickshire, England, the son of Edwin Withers & Sarah Withers nee Welch^[1][2][3]

Family

Walter Herbert Withers married Fanny Flinn the 11th of October 1887 at Handsworth, Staffordshire, England^[4]
Walter and Fanny Withers had at least five children; they were:^[5]

1. Margery Pitt Withers b. 1894^[6][7] d. 1966^[8] m. Richard Matthew MCCANN (1889-1970)
   
2. Emily Gladys Withers b. 1888^[9][10]
   
3. Frederick Herbert Pitt Withers b. 1891^[11][12][13]
   
4. Mary Joyce Pitt Withers b. 1896 d. 1922^[14][15] m. Tyrrell George EVANS (1893-1963)^[16]
   
5. Nancy Josephine Pitt Withers b. 1897 d. 10 Jun 1989^[17][18]
   
6. Charles Meynell Pitt Withers b. 5 Feb 1902 d. 1961^[19][20]
   

Census Records

Walter Herbert Withers is listed in Census records

• England and Wales Census, 1871^[21]
  

• England and Wales Census, 1881^[22]
  

• England and Wales Census, 1901^[23]
  

Death & Burial

Walter Herbert Withers died Tuesday the 13th of October 1914 at Eltham, Victoria, Australia^[24]
Walter is buried at St. Katherine's cemetery in the suburb of Saint Helena, Victoria, Australia.
Walter's daughter Mary Joyce Pitt Withers' is also interred at St. Katherine's cemetery^{[25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]}

Funeral Notice

Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thursday 15 October 1914, page 1. ^[33] WITHERS. — The Funeral of the late WALTER HERBERT WITHERS (landscape painter) will arrive at the St. Helena Cemetery, Greens-borough, THIS DAY (Thursday, 15th October, 1914), at 12 o'clock punctually. Private funeral. W. G. APPS and SONS, Funeral Directors, Heidelberg (tel. 60, H. Ex.).

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008" Walter Herbert Withers, 1854; "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006" Birth Registration, Aston, Warwickshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England familysearch.org
2. ↑ adb.anu.edu.au
3. ↑ familysearch.org
4. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005" Walter Herbert Withers, 1887; "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005" 1887, quarter 4, vol. 6B, p. 1062, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England familysearch.org
5. ↑ Andrew Mackenzie, 'Withers, Walter Herbert (1854–1914)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, adb.anu.edu.au published first in hardcopy 1990
6. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008" Marjory Pitt Withers, 1890; "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006" citing Birth Registration, Aston, Warwickshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England familysearch.org
7. ↑ familysearch.org
8. ↑ * Death Registration: "Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages"
   Victoria Deaths Index; Registration number: 1667 / 1966
   BDM Victoria (accessed 26 October 2024)
   Margery Pitt MCCANN; Age: 76; Year: 1966; Place: Ivanhoe; Father: Walter WITHERS; Mother: Fanny; Mother's LNAB: FENN; Place of birth: Handsworth England.
9. ↑ "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981" Fanny Withers in entry for Emily Gladys Withers, 1888 familysearch.org
10. ↑ familysearch.org
11. ↑ "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981" Fanny Withers in entry for Frederick Herbert Pitt Withers, 1891 familysearch.org
12. ↑ "Find A Grave Index" Freerick Herbert Pitt Withers, Burial, Kew, Boroondara City, Victoria, Australia, Boroondara General Cemetery; citing record ID 208266925 familysearch.org
13. ↑ familysearch.org
14. ↑ "BillionGraves Index" Mary Joyce Pitt Evans, died 1922; citing BillionGraves Burial at Saint Helena (Saint Katherine Anglican) Churchyard, St Helena, Victoria, Australia familysearch.org
15. ↑ "Find A Grave Index" Mary Joyce Pitt Withers Evans, Burial, Saint Helena, Banyule City, Victoria, Australia, St Katherine's Cemetery; citing record ID 143105916 familysearch.org
16. ↑ * Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #143105916 (accessed 26 October 2024)
    Memorial page for Mary Joyce Pitt Withers Evans (1896-1922), citing St Katherine's Cemetery, Saint Helena, Banyule City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by yvonne (contributor 48669693).
17. ↑ "Australia, Victoria, Index to Probate Registers, 1841-1989" Entry for Nancy Josephine Pitt Bogle, 12 Jul 1989 familysearch.org
18. ↑ "Find A Grave Index" Nancy Josephine Pitt Bogle, Burial, Springvale, Greater Dandenong City, Victoria, Australia, Springvale Botanical Cemetery; citing record ID 244511952 familysearch.org
19. ↑ "Find A Grave Index" Charles M P Withers, Burial, Fawkner, Moreland City, Victoria, Australia, Fawkner Memorial Park; citing record ID 243949096 familysearch.org
20. ↑ familysearch.org
21. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871" Walter H Withers in entry for Edwin Withers, 1871 familysearch.org
22. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881" Walter H Withers in household of Edwin Withers, Handsworth, Staffordshire, England; "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census" p. 38, Piece/Folio 2833/91, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,809 familysearch.org
23. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891" Walter Withers, Hackney, London, England, United Kingdom; "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census" citing PRO RG 12, London county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey familysearch.org
24. ↑ * Death Registration: "Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages"
    Victoria Deaths Index; Registration number: 13756 / 1914
    BDM Victoria (accessed 26 October 2024)
    Walt Herbt WITHERS; Age: 60; Year: 1914; Place: Eltham; Father: Withers Edwin; Mother: Sarah; Mother's LNAB: WELSH.
25. ↑ * Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #70192709 (accessed 26 October 2024)
    Memorial page for Walter Herbert Withers (22 Oct 1854-13 Oct 1914), citing St Katherine's Cemetery, Saint Helena, Banyule City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by Anita (contributor 47514631).
26. ↑ "Find A Grave Index" Walter Herbert Withers, Burial, Saint Helena, Banyule City, Victoria, Australia, St Katherine's Cemetery; citing record ID 70192709 familysearch.org
27. ↑ "BillionGraves Index" BillionGraves Burial at Saint Helena (Saint Katherine Anglican) Churchyard, St Helena, Victoria, Australia familysearch.org
28. ↑ PERSONAL. (1914, October 14). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 8 nla.gov.au
29. ↑ Family Notices (1914, October 14) The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954) p. 10 nla.gov.au
30. ↑ Family Notices (1914, October 15) The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) p. 1 nla.gov.au
31. ↑ ART IN VICTORIA. (1914, October 17) Wangaratta Chronicle (Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 2 (Mornings) nla.gov.au
32. ↑ "Australia, Victoria, Index to Probate Registers, 1841-1989" familysearch.org Entry for Walter H Withers, 20 Nov 1914
33. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10811638

See Also:

• Pioneers and Painters, One Hundred Years of Eltham and Its Shire by Alan Marshall; (West Melbourne: Thomas Nelson Australia Pty. Ltd., 1971)
  
• Andrew Mackenzie, 'Withers, Walter Herbert (1854–1914)' Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, published adb.anu.edu.au
  
• PAINTINGS AT SEDON GALLERIES. (1926, May 5) The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) p. 29. nla.gov.au
  
• State Library of Victoria
  
• Marshall, Alan; Pioneers and Painters (Thomas Nelson: Australia, 1971) ISBN 0170019489
  
• yallambie.wordpress.com
  
• wikipedia.org
  
• https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/withers-walter-herbert-9165
  
• https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history
  
• Marriage - "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005" familysearch.org Fanny Flinn, 1887; from "England and Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," citing 1887, quarter 4, vol. 6B, p. 1062, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England
  
• Death - Walter Herbert WITHERS - BDM DC 13756 / 1914 - M = Sarah WELSH, F = Edwin WITHERS - Eltham age 60 years.
  
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9VLM-B9S