Walter Newman

Walter George Newman was born on 1st August 1879, he was baptised on 31st December 1882 at St James Church, Colchester, he was the son of the late Alfred a millers shopman and Elizabeth Newman née Kingsbury of 7 East Street Colchester.

His father Alfred was born in 1849 at Colchester he died in 1903 aged 54 yrs, his mother Elizabeth Kingsbury was born in 1852 at Bures, Suffolk, they were married on 6th April 1871 at Borley Essex, they had 10 children, sadly two were to die in infancy or early childhood.

In the 1911 census his widowed mother Elizabeth 62 yrs is living at 7 East Street, Colchester with her son Frederick 22 yrs a mill hand.

Walter Newman married Hilda Annie Gough (born 13th December 1885 at Shepshed) in 1910 their marriage was recorded in the Leicester registration district,they lived at 250 Sparrow Hill Shepshed Loughborough Leicestershire, they had a son Everard Walter born 17th December 1911.

In the 1911 census Walter 28 yrs an insurance agent and his wife Hilda Annie 25 yrs are living at 12 Kedleston Road, Leicester.

Commencing 22nd April 1918 his widow was awarded a pension of 19 shillings and 9 pence a week.