Fords of Katandra

Victoria Australia

 Walter Leslie FORD
1880-1951
Married to Alice Susan SIMKIN

5th child of William Henry FORD & Janet DONALDSON
grandchild of Thomas FORD & Eliza Ann BATE
 

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Walter Leslie FORD

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WALTER & ALICE FORD
HAD 9 CHILDREN

Vera Laura 1907-1957
Thelma Blanche 1909-1999
Olive Lola 1911-2006
Alma Myra 1913-2000
Reta May 1915-2009
Walter Leslie 1917-1956
Marjorie Jean 1919-2002
Alan Gordon 1920-1923
Lillian Ada 1922-1986
NAME Walter Leslie FORD
FATHER William Henry FORD
MOTHER Janet FORD (nee DONALDSON)
BIRTH DATE 22 May 1880
BIRTH PLACE Katandra West, Victoria, Australia
SIBLINGS         Florence Laura 1874-1932
William Herbert 1875-1960
Blanch Lillian 1877-1877
Alexander Henry 1878-1952
Garnet Worsley Archibald 1882-1960
Ernest Charles Henry 1884-1893
Lionel David 1886-1887
Lemuel Victor 1888-1894
Violet Vera Olive 1891-1986 
EDUCATION Name of School
OCCUPATION Occupations
SPOUSE Alice Susan SIMKIN
MARRIAGE DATE 22 July 1907
MARRIAGE PLACE Church of England,
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
DEATH DATE 3 October 1951
DEATH PLACE "Orange Grove" Youanmite, Victoria, Australia
BURIAL DATE 5 October 1951
BURIAL PLACE Katandra Cemetery,
Section, C of E, R2 G40,
Katandra, Victoria, Australia.
CAUSE OF DEATH Heart attack at home.
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Advertisement for Studebaker with Walter as agent

 

 

 

 

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Family Memories

In 1907 Walter purchased land at Youanmite from J T Collier where they farmed and built their home "Orange Grove" in 1916 at a cost of 420 Pound.

Agent for Studebaker cars, Federal Manure and Yorkshire Insurance and Douglas motorcycles.

Walter was a member of the Katandra Gun Club and keen apiarist. He was a good shearing, he could shear by hand one hundred sheep per day.

 

 

 

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Walter Leslie Ford

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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References:
Birth Certificate No#. 8/16778