William John WALKER

1908 - 1970  (62 years)

• Name	William John WALKER
  Born	2 Feb 1908	Waihau Bay, New Zealand
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Timber Miller
  _UID	A4865147B4174D858F46066272FE6B3CB383
  Died	6 Jul 1970	Waihau Bay, New Zealand
  Buried	Waihau Bay, New Zealand
  Person ID	I109734	Branch 131 John Stafford b. 1765 Ireland
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2011

  
  

  Father	James WALKER,   b. 22 Aug 1870, Waipiro Bay, New Zealand ,   d. 25 Jun 1925, Te Kaha, New Zealand  (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Mary Anne SPRATT,   b. 2 Sep 1874, Hukerenui, New Zealand ,   d. 19 Oct 1953, Waihau Bay, New Zealand  (Age 79 years)
  Married	5 Feb 1895	Tuparoa, New Zealand   [1]
  Family ID	F35836	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Winifred Vincent MAY
  Children	1. James Vincent WALKER,   b. 17 Dec 1935, Waihau Bay, New Zealand ,   d. 22 Dec 1982, Wellington, New Zealand  (Age 47 years)   2. Leanna Rose WALKER   3. Peter John WALKER,   b. 11 Jan 1944, Opotiki, New Zealand ,   d. 28 Jun 1994, Tauranga, New Zealand  (Age 50 years)   4. David Harding WALKER   5. Roger Stephen WALKER   6. Penelope Anne WALKER   7. Mary May WALKER
  Family ID	F35839	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Started timber mill at Mataraua station - timber shipped from Hicks Bay to Auckland. In 1930s started a garage in Waihau Bay which operated until the mid 1960s. Later started a timber mill at Te Araroa which operated until 1969. Bill then returned to Waihau Bay where he ran the school bus and the Cape Runaway - Te Kaha cream run as well as the garage.

  
  

• Sources

  [S11312] NZ Births,Deaths & Marriages.