Family of Benjamin Walter of Slough and Eton

Benjamin Walter (1848-1929) was the son of Walter and Ann Walter of Babcary, Somerset, England, UK.

Benjamin Walter aged 13 is listed in the 1861 census at Greenhill Farm, Babcary, Somerset. By 1881 Benjamin was living in Upton-cum-Chalvey (Slough), Buckinghamshire and working as a labourer for a corn merchant. He married Martha Street (1853- ), the daughter of William, an agricultural labourer, and Emma Street from Littlewick Green, Maidenhead, Bucks in 1876. The first two children were Annie Maria (b.1877) and Harry Albert Hugh (1881-1907) (1881-1907).

In 1891 Benjamin and Martha were living at 5 Lovegrove Cottages, Slough. Benjamin was employed as a labourer on the Great Western Railway (GWR 'Plate').

By 1901 the address was given as 5 Belgrave Road, Stokefield Estate, Slough, Bucks and Benjamin was working as a railway navvy. Harry was still at home aged 21 and working as a groom domestic. They had five other children:

• Gaius John (1882-1964) an apprentice mechanical engineer
• Ada (b.1884) a dressmaker
• Frank Benjamin (b.1886) a railway clerk
• Jesse (registered as Walters)(b.1888) and
• Grace (b.1892) still at school

By 1911 only Jesse and Grace remained at home. Jesse was a general labourer working for the district council. Grace's occupation is not given. Benjamin was still working for the GWR as a packer.

In 1898 Annie married Frank Welch in Chertsey. They lived in Eton and had children including: Frank (b.1899) and John Benjamin (b. 1900).

Harry married Ruth Herridge in March 1903 and had children including: Winifred Ruth (b.1904) and Hugh Albert Penny (b. 1906). Harry died in March 1907 aged 28 years.

Gaius John married Nellie Ridgley in 1906 and had children.

Arthur married Gertrude A. Robertson in 1935 and had children.

Ada married Arthur E. Seden in 1911 and had a son.

A forum accessed 30 August 2008 states that Frank Benjamin Walter enlisted with the Dorset Regiment at Dorchester on 28 June 1904. Passenger records show that a Frank Walter born 1886, left London for Fremantle, Australia in 1912. Later, as an imperial reservist, he was attached to the West African Frontier Force. The Australian National Archives record a:

WALTER FRANK BENJAMIN : Service Number - W29027 : Date of birth - 19 Oct 1886 : Place of birth - SLOUGH ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - PERTH WA : Next of Kin - WELCH GRACE

15/09/15 (2nd initial B. To Africa with WAFF) (To Class Z Res)

The same forum states that he returned to Claremont, Western Australia on completion of his service.

Jesse married Maud Stainer in 1912 and had a daughter.

Grace married William F. Newbury in 1912 and had children.

Last updated July 2009.

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