Walford Unwin (1876-1953)

Main

tree

descendants

Walford Unwin ‡
Birth:	1876 Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand Ω
Death:	18 May 1953 New Zealand
Father:	Branston Unwin (1838-1897)
Mother:	Jane Drew (c1838-1907)
Skills:	blacksmith
Spouse / partner:	Amy Grove Evans (1886-1914)
Wedding:	7 November 1905 Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
Spouse / partner (2):	Sarah Ann Lyon (c1870-)
Wedding (2):	26 August 1916 Kaiapoi, Waimakariri District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand (Catholic Church)
Sex:
Edit Facts

Walford Unwin was born 1876 in Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand to Branston Unwin (1838-1897) and Jane Drew (c1838-1907) and died 18 May 1953 New Zealand of unspecified causes. He married Amy Grove Evans (1886-1914) 7 November 1905 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. He married Sarah Ann Lyon (c1870-) 26 August 1916 in Kaiapoi, Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Walford (Senior) has Unwin ancestry traced back to the 15th century and was a fourth cousin to Sir Stanley Unwin (1884-1968) (publisher) and to his three brothers who emigrated to South Canterbury in the late 19th century and to their second cousin Howard Unwin Moffat, premier of Rhodesia.

Siblings

Offspring of Branston Unwin (1838-1897) and Jane Drew (c1838-1907)
Name	Birth	Death	Joined with
Sarah Elizabeth (Lizzy) Unwin (1871-1944)
Frederick Branston Unwin (1872-1935)	1872 Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand	18 May 1935 Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand	Mary Martina (Matilda) Going (1872-1947)
Walford Unwin (1876-1953)	1876 Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand	18 May 1953 New Zealand	Amy Grove Evans (1886-1914) Sarah Ann Lyon (c1870-)
Charles Fisher Unwin (1877-1941)
William Herbert Unwin (1880-1946)

Children

Offspring of Walford Unwin and Amy Grove Evans (1886-1914)¢
Name	Birth	Death	Joined with
Edward Branston Unwin (1906-1988)
Walford (Wallie) Unwin (1908-1993)	19 October 1908 Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand	22 August 1993 Raiha Street, Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (Kenepuru Hospital)	Irene Langdon (c1908-c1938) Unknown Unknown (living) Betty Adelaide Willers (1913-2015)
Alice May Unwin (1910-1988)	14 September 1910 Christchurch, New Zealand	9 November 1988 Ashburton, New Zealand	Thomas Flanagan Williamson (1910-1971)

Biographical details

Christina W. relates:

"Grandad Unwin" was a vestryman or sidesman at Kaiapoi; Nanny had a boardinghouse there. In about 1930 they moved to 55 Torrens Road; later to 48 Hoon Hay Road; and (by 1945?) 34 Hoon Hay Road.

Footnotes (including sources)

‡ General

Family sources.

Ω Birth

RG564; second marriage certificate.

¢ Children

Edward did not marry. Wallie married Betty Adelaide Willers in 1943; daughters Bev and Jenny.

Robin Patterson