[2GGP] Mayhew, Walter Charles

Walter Charles Mayhew was born 6th Oct 1860 in Kempston, Bedfordshire, England and was the fifth of nine children. His father John Mayhew was an Agricultural Labourer and Walter was a General Labourer & Gravel Digger.

Walter married my 2nd Great Grandmother Elizabeth Finding on 12th Oct 1881 and they had 11 children together between 1881-1906. Four of these children died at ages (as born) 7, 1, 4 & 0,  including their first child who was born just two months after they married.

Of their children, Albert died age 7, Walter married and had seven children in Leicester where he worked as a Sheet Metal Worker. My Great Grandfather Ernest married and had four children. Joseph died age 1. Rose married and had two children and died in 1932 age 42. Blanche married and had three children. Daisy died age 4. Frank joined the army as a Private in the Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment and died 3rd Oct 1918 in Belgium during WWI age 19. Louise married and had two children. Arthur died at only a few month old. Evelyn married and had two children.

Elizabeth died 7th July 1920 age 59 at 1B King Street, Kempston, Bedfordshire, England. Walter died 13th Nov 1943 age 83 at the same address, with his youngest daughter Evelyn present. Evelyn lived at this address until her own death in 1977.

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Born: 6 OCT 1860
Died: DEC 1943