William Crawford Walton

1864 - 1937  (72 years)

• Name	William Crawford Walton  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	15 Nov 1864	Karachi   [1, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Residence	Apr 1871	16 Church St, Hampton, Middlesex   [7]
  	with grandfather William Walton, retired schoolmaster age 77 b Reading, & family
  Residence	Apr 1881	The Elms, Tonbridge   [5]
  	with mother Harriet & younger siblings
  Marriage	19 Jul 1897	St Peter, Cranley Gardens, Kensington
  	Emily Mary Rose Lee,   b. abt 1869, Roxburgh ,   d. 29 Nov 1949, Weybridge Hospital
  Occupation	Feb 1901	Captain, 4th Bombay Rifles  [2]
  Occupation	bef 1918	Brigadier-General, Indian Army  [3, 4]
  Decoration	bef 1925	CB, CMG  [3, 8]
  Residence	abt 1925 - 1937	Bardowie, Queen's Road, Weybridge   [3, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Death	09 May 1937	Bardowie, Queen's Road, Weybridge   [1, 9, 11]
  	On May 9, 1937, at Bardowie, Weybridge, Brigadier-General William Crawford Walton, C.B., C.M.G., Honorary Colonel, 1st/6th Rajputana Rifles, aged 72 years. Funeral, Woking Crematorium, Thursday at 1.30. No flowers, please. [The Times, 11 May 1937]
  Burial	13 May 1937	St John the Baptist, Woking   [12]
  Probate	25 Jun 1937	London ; £2,132 3s. 9d.  [11]
  	Walton William Crawford of Bardowie Weybridge Surrey died 9 May 1937 Probate London 25 June to Emily Mary Rose Walton widow and Berrisford StanleyTatham barrister-at-law. Effects £2132 3s. 9d. [NPC]
  Notes	William Crawford Walton was Commanding Officer of the 8th Royal Berkshires, having had a full career in the Indian Army (being Commanding Officer of 104th Wellesley's Rifles from 1908 to 1914). He was the uncle of Charles Randolph Watson . Three days into the Battle of Loos, he was posted to Aden, and became General Officer Commanding the Aden Infantry Brigade. He survived the war, and his descendants have numbered 4 children, 7 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and 15 great-great-grandchildren. [Andrew Tatham website accessed 10 Sep 2009] connection with East Surrey Regiment (representatives at his funeral)
  Person ID	I1124	Tatham | Crew branch, Morris branch | Parent of spouse
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2014

  
  

  Family	Emily Mary Rose Lee,   b. abt 1869, Roxburgh ,   d. 29 Nov 1949, Weybridge Hospital  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Marriage	19 Jul 1897	St Peter, Cranley Gardens, Kensington   [13, 14]
  Children	+ 1. Amy Margaret Patricia Walton,   b. 06 Feb 1901, Simla, India ,   d. 22 Jan 1999, Pinehurst Rest Home, Boxhill  (Age 97 years)
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2010
  Family ID	F0346	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S02] BMD Index, death reg Surrey N W, 2Q1937. age 72 [S05] The Times, birth notice, 09 Feb 1901. dau Patricia [S04] H Curtis: Notes for a Pedigree of the Tathams of Co. Durham. [S30] India Office Records, citing Who Was Who, vol 3, p 1410. [S01] Census, UK, 1881. age 16 b Sind [S08] Family Trees & Websites, Lynda Dickenson tree (GR), 01 May 2010. [S01] Census, UK, 1871. age 6 b Karachi [S05] The Times, marriage notice, 30 Jul 1925. dau Patricia [S05] The Times, death notice, 11 May 1937. [S17] Telephone Directories. [S14] National Probate Calendar. [S05] The Times, funeral notice, 14 May 1937. [S05] The Times, marriage notice, 21 Jul 1897. [S02] BMD Index, marriage reg Kensington, 3Q1897.