Walter Joseph READING
Date of Birth:
27 Jul 1855
Date of Death:
16 Sep 1940
James was born at Wellington.
His first marriage, in 1892, to Annie Doyle (nee Brunger) born in 1866.
She was married to William Doyle in 1882 & he died in 1888.
Annie died in 1898 and James married a second time to Laura Collier (born at Foxton in 1875) in 1899.
Annie had one son, Arthur Doyle, from her first marriage. He served in WW1.
James & Annie had two daughters & one son. A son, Harold served in WW1.
James & Laura had 1 daughter.
Walter started as a draper in Wellington. He moved to Levin around 1897 and became a farmer in the Fairfield area. He was a member of the Levin Co-Op Dairy Co. He was also a Trustee of St Mary's Anglican Church.
Around 1925 he moved to New Plymouth and continued as a farmer.
Relatives mentioned in profile:
Walter Joseph Reading, John Brown Reading, Elizabeth Jane Phillips, Annie Sophia Brunning, James Brunning, Annie Lockett, William Doyle, Laura Collier, Arthur Reginald Doyle, Myrtle Eliza Alice Hercock, Doris Ethel Reading, Horace Leslie Retter, Harold Gordon Reading, Arlette Jane Scott, Elsie May Reading, Evelyn Annie Reading, Leonard Ralph Stephens Retter.