Little Walter
At one of our recent working bees, a young volunteer noticed the headstone for Little Walter. The Karori Cemetery burial register shows that Little Walter’s full name was Walter Frederick Mildenhall.
Walter was born to Kathleen and Ernest Frederick Mildenhall of Adams St, Brooklyn, in 1903 and he was their second child. Their first child was Ernest Gordon who was born in 1901. A third son, Maxwell Austen, was born in 1906.
The little family lived Adams St, Brooklyn and Ernest was employed as a carpenter. Ernest was born in Wellington in 1877. We haven’t yet found a record of his marriage to Kathleen but they are noted as married on the electoral roles in 1903.
Sadly Walter died aged 1 year and 7 months on 27th November 1904. He was buried at Karori Cemetery on 29 November 1904. The burial register records the minister who officiated his funeral as Mr Lamb.
Following Little Walter’s death, the family moved to Johnsonville.
Ernest died on 29 December 1955 and Kathleen died on 12 Feb 1957. Both were cremated at Karori Cemetery.
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Mildenhall plot
Mildenhall headstone