People named Walter Collison

Walter became a cadet at the Naval Training establishment in Kent, HMS Worcester, in 1881 at the age of 17 years. Following his 4 year training apprenticeship, he went on to join the crew of the barque "Howrah", which in March 1886 arrived in Melbourne from Liverpool via Eurpoe, and from which he deserted. He married Agnes Roy Smith in Corowa,NSW in 1889, and they had two children - Annette in 1891 and Thomas Charles in 1893, and by which time they had relocated to the Orbost area in East Gippsland, and had selected 480 acres at nearby Newmerella. In 1898, his wife Agnes dies, and he returns to England with the two children the following year, and Annette, his daughter, remains in Yarmouth, Norfolk with his parents. Tragically, soon after their return, "Charlie" is drowned in the Snowy River in October 1902. Sometime after, Walter again sails to England to visit family, and to attend the wedding of his daughter Annette, who marries Malcolm Walker Quentin in Norfolk in May 1915. He returns to Melbourne soon after, in July 1915. In 1920, he marries widow Lydia Bennett (nee Eggleton) in Lakes Entrance, but dies soon after in August 1923 and is buried in the Lakes Entrance cemetery, leaving Lydia, in his Will, a substantial inheritance. They had no children, and Lydia lived for another 40 years in the District, until 1962 when she died of pneumonia in the Bairnsdale Benevolent Home. Lydia was born in Nunhead, Camberwell in 1881, and had also lost a spouse and child in tragic circumstances. She is buried in the Bairnsdale cemetery.

Walter R Collison was born on January 12, 1907, and died at age 83 years old on June 22, 1990. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Walter R Collison.

Walter L Collison of Hudson, Pasco County, FL was born on June 7, 1932, and died at age 64 years old on February 3, 1997.

Walter Collison of Pompano Beach, Broward County, FL was born on September 25, 1900, and died at age 65 years old in November 1965.