Individual Details

William Henry Walker

(20 May 1846 - 27 Mar 1900)

Events

Birth20 May 1846Castlesteads, Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage8 Jan 1872Rangeville nr Highfields,, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia - Georgina Martha Palmer
Death27 Mar 1900Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia

Families

SpouseGeorgina Martha Palmer (1853 - 1933)
ChildAlice Emily Walker (1877 - 1948)

Notes

Death

He fell from his horse. The local paper shows a photograph of a long procession of mourners led by a brass band. A memorial gate was errected in his name at the Tenterfield Showground a year later. He had been President of the show for 17 yrs from 1883-1900