The WALKER FAMILY members buried in the
Old Gorge Cemetery in Woodville are:

* BENJAMIN PARKER Walker (1835-1900)
- possibly a brother of Thomas Walker born 1831, a publican of "British Volunteer Hotel" in Greytown, died 1904 in Greytown and Enoch Walker born 1840, a bootmaker of Wellington and then Woodville, (also buried here)
5 May 1882 Notice is hereby given that I, the undersigned Benjamin Parks Walker, of Hokitika, do hereby give notice that I desire to obtain, and will at the Annual Licensing Meeting for the Licensing District of the Borough of Hokitika, to be holden at Hokitika, on the eighth day of June, 1882, apply for a certificate authorising the issue of a renewal of the Publicans' License, and a Night License for a house situate in Revell-stree, know as the "Newcastle Hotel"
25 January `897 Benjamin P. Walker, licensee of the Railway Hotel, Johnsonville, was charge with having sold drink to William Picken after hours on Saturday, 26th December. Walker was defended by Mr Beere (I kid you not)
12 May 1900 I, Elizabeth Winifred Walker, of Woodville, being the sole Executor of the will of the late Benjamin Parkes Walker, of Woodville, who was the holder of a Publicans License in respect of the house and premises situate at Vogel-street, Woodville, known as the "Post-office Hotel", do hereby give notice that I desire to obtain, and will at the next Licensing Meeting to be holden at the Court-house Woodville, on the 7th day of June, 1900, apply for a transfer of the said License from myself to William Nixon Walker, my appointee.
Benjamin died 1 May 1900 aged 65
buried Grave 11, Block 1
HEADSTONE READS
Remembrance
Benjamin P. Walker
born 1835, died 1900
To memory ever dear

* ELIZA ANN Walker (1863-1932 nee Groves)
second wife of Enoch Walker
died 24 Nov 1932 aged 69
buried Grave 51, Block 18
HEADSTONE READS
In loving memory of our dear mother
Eliza Ann Walker, died 24th Nov. 1932

* ENOCH Walker (1840-1907)
born 5 June 5 1840 Masham, North Yorkshire, England
died 11 Sep 1907 aged 67
buried Grave 26, Block 3
HEADSTONE READS
In loving memory of our dear mother
Eliza Ann Walker, died 24th Nov. 1932
see his notes at end

* ESTHER MARY Walker (1870-1929)
Born in Wellington, the third child to Enoch Walker and his 2nd wife, Jane (nee Greenhalge)
died 3 Jan 1929 aged 59
Evening Post, 4 Jan 1929
A fatal motor-car accident occurred on the Rimutaka Hill late yesterday afternoon,a single woman named Esther Mary Walker, aged 60 (sic, she was 59), a dressmaker of Woodville, being killed. The accident occurred about two miles from the summit of the hill, on the Wairarapa side. The car in which Miss Walker was travelling went over the side of tho road and fell about 200 feet. Tho driver of tho car, Mr Thomas Henry Walker, of Hawera, a bacon factory proprietor, brother of deceased, escaped practically unhurt, but two other ladies who were in the car, Mr Walker s daughter-in-law and wife, are suffering from shock, and are at present in a private hospital at Featherston.
buried Grave 26, Block 2 with her father & a brother
HEADSTONE READS
In loving memory of Enoch Walker
who died Sep. 11 1907, aged 67 years
Also Hector Walker, died July 14 1900
Also Esther Mary Walker, died Jan. 2 1929

* HECTOR GREENHALGH Walker (1899-1900)
died 14 July 1900 aged 7 months
buried Grave 27, Block 3
HEADSTONE READS
In loving memory of Enoch Walker
who died Sep. 11 1907, aged 67 years
Also Hector Walker, died July 14 1900
Also Esther Mary Walker, died Jan. 2 1929

? ISABEL RHODA Walker (1887-1963 nee Standen)
second wife of Tom Walker
died 11 Nov 1963 aged 76
buried Grave 28, Block EXT 1
HEADSTONE READS
In loving memory of
Isabel Rhoda Walker
died 11th Nov. 1963, aged 78 years
"In my father's house"

* IVY BELLE Walker (1889-1981 nee Hammond)
died 11 April 1981 aged 92
buried Grave 7, Block EXT 5A
HEADSTONE READS
WALKER
Leonard Ainsworth, 1886 - 1952
Son of Enoch and Eliza
Ivy Belle, 1889 - 1981 nee Hammond of Akaroa
Loving parents of Donald Stanley and (by adoption) Isla June
Devoted grandparents and great grandparents

* IVY GERTIE Walker (1892-1911)
daughter of Enoch WALKER & Eliza Ann GROVES
died 30 July 1911 aged 19
buried Grave 31, Block 9
HEADSTONE READS
In loving memory of
Ivy, beloved daughter of Enoch & Eliza Walker
Who died July 30 1911, aged 19 years
"Gone but not forgotten"
Also Olive, dearly beloved wife of L. A. Walker
died June 8 1917, aged 30 years
"Loved one Gone".

* JANE Walker (1841-1879 nee Greenhalgh)
first wife of Enoch Walker
They married in 1864 in Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England
ENOCH & JANE had 7 known children (born in NZ):
1865 - Thomas Henry Walker
1867 - Enoch John Marsden Walker
1869 - Esther Mary Walker
1871 - Emily Jane Walker
1872 - Margaret Isabel Walker
1874 - James Percy Walker
1876 - Florence Amelia Walker
Jane died 2 years later, 24 May 1879, aged 36
Enoch next married on 13 June 1881 & had 11 more children

* JOYCE LOUISA ELIZABETH Walker (1908-1956 nee Halford)
died 18 June 1956 aged 48
buried Grave 41, Block EXT 2
HEADSTONE READS
In loving memory of
Joyce, beloved wife of Reg. Walker
Died 18th June 1956, aged 49 years
Also Reg, loved husband of Joyce
Died 18th Nov. 1967, aged 58 years
No mention of Reginald Walker in the database or in the original records

* LEONARD AINSWORTH Walker (1887-1952)
died 4 March 1952 aged 65
buried Grave 7, Block EXT 5A
HEADSTONE READS
WALKER: Leonard Ainsworth, 1886 - 1952
Son of Enoch and Eliza
Ivy Belle, 1889 - 1981 nee Hammond of Akaroa
Loving parents of Donald Stanley and (by adoption) Isla June
Devoted grandparents and great grandparents

* MARGARET OLIVE EVELINE Walker (1887-1917 nee Turner)
died 8 June 1917 aged 30
buried Grave 32, Block 9
HEADSTONE READS
In loving memory of
Ivy, beloved daughter of Enoch & Eliza Walker
Who died July 30 1911, aged 19 years
"Gone but not forgotten"
Also Olive, dearly beloved wife of L. A. Walker
died June 8 1917, aged 30 years
"Loved one Gone"

* REGINALD THEODORE 'Reg' Walker (1909=1967)
1st of 10 children of Roland Hughstall Walker (1888-1965) & Mary Mahala Mann (1890-1969)
died 18 Nov 1967 aged 58
married Joyce Louisa Elizabeth Halford (1908-1956) in 1936
buried Grave 41, Block Ext 2
HEADSTONE READS
In loving memory of
Joyce, beloved wife of Reg. Walker
Died 18th June 1956, aged 49 years
Also Reg, loved husband of Joyce
Died 18th Nov. 1967, aged 58 years
No mention of Reginald Walker in the database or in the original records

* ROLAND HUGHSTALL Walker (1887-1965)
son of Enoch WALKER & Eliza Ann GROVES
died 24 Oct 1965 aged 78
buried Grave 88C, Block 22
HEADSTONE READS
In loving memory of Roland Hughstall
loved husband of Mary Martha Walker
Died 24th Oct. 1965, aged 78 years

* THOMAS 'Tom' Walker (1862-1945)
born 27 June 1862 in Cambridgeshire
married Isabella Thornton (1864-1909) in Lancashire in 1885
married (or not) Isabel Rhoda Standen c1909
died 29 May 1945 aged 83
buried Grave 27, Block EXT 1
HEADSTONE READS
In loving memory of Tom Walker
died May 29th 1945, aged 83 years
"Trust in the Lord".

* prem baby Walker (1922-1922)
son of Roland Hughstall Walker & Mahala Mary Mann
in the Reserves, memorial sections of Old Gorge Cemetery
Memorial Plaque Inscription
In memory of the stillborn and un-named infants buried in this cemetery in location described as "The Trees" - "The Plantation" - And "The Tree Reserve" Erected by the Rotary club of Woodville, June 1999. There are at least 51 known burials in these areas

? WILLIAM Walker (1939-1939)
died 13 Jan 1939 aged 1 day
buried Grave 26, Block 20
HEADSTONE READS
In loving memory of
William, beloved infant son of Albert & Lorraine Walker
Died 13th Jan. 1939, aged 1 day

NOTES
Evening Post, 28 May 1877
RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT (Wellington)
- LARCENY - Frederick Lyness was charged with stealing a pair of boots valued at 15s ($19.85 in May 2009) the property of Enoch Walker.
Enoch Walker stated that he was a bootmaker, residing in Willis-street

Evening Post, 21 Jan 1879 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND WELLINGTON DISTRICT
IN BANKRUPTCY - In the matter of a Deed of Assignment, dated the 27th day of November, 1878, and filed in this Honorable Court on the said 27th day of November, 1878 and made between ENOCH WALKER of Wellington, bootmaker, of the first part; LIPMAN LEVY, of the same place, Merchant, of the second part; and all the creditors of the said Enoch Walker of the third part

Enoch was still in Wellington in 1879, as above and was in Woodville by 1882, as below:

Hawkes Bay Herald, 24 June 1882 SUPREME COURT
CRIMINAL SITTINGS .. Enoch Walker was the first witness called for the defence. He stated that he was a settler and a "cow doctor" at Woodville

Evening Post, 7 Sep 1885 - TENDERS
WOODVILLE-MANGAHAO SPECIAL SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION
Fresh tenders are hereby called for the survey &c., of the above-named Association's Block. Tenders addressed to the Secretary of the above Association, Woodville, will close on the 10th day of September next.
Plans and specifications may be seen at the Survey offices in Wellington and Napier and at the office of the Woodville Examiner, Woodville.
Dated this 24th day of August 1885 ENOCH WALKER - Secretary, Woodville

Evening Post, 24 May 1888 OUR WOODVILLE LETTER (other interesting Woodville news at that link including the name of 'Old Tom' Gilbert who ran the hotel - he is also buried here:- An occurrence, which might have proved a very serious catastrophe to Mr Enoch Walker (a settler at Woodville) and his wife and family, who were returning home in a conveyance, transpired last week ...

Bush Advocate, 14 Sep 1907
The death is announced of Mr Enoch Walker, an old and highly respected resident of Woodville

Evening Post, 31 Jan 1908 DECEASED PERSONS ESTATES
Following were the largest estates of deceased persons finally certified for stamp duty during the past month:- etc etc and .. Enoch Walker £1057 ($153,887 in Jan 2009)

More About Enoch Walker:
Occupation: 1881, Bootmaker
More About Enoch Walker and Jane Greenhalge:
Marriage: 1864, Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England
His brother THOMAS WALKER's (1831-1904) burial details - Thomas owned the British Volunteer Hotel, Greytown

PHOTO ENOCH WALKER