HERD Walter Edward

Abt 1869 - 1920  (~ 51 years)

• Name	HERD Walter Edward
  Born	Abt 1869	Highton VIC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Sep 1920	Sydney Harbour, Sydney NSW   [2]
  	Age: 51y
  	Cause: Drowning in Sydney Harbour
  Buried	Oct 1920	Field of Mars Cemetery, East Ryde NSW   [3]
  	Plot: Portion: Mth Row: Sec 2 - New Plot: 549
  Inquest	8 Oct 1920
  	NSW Inquest No: 1920/1114
  	Age: 51y
  	Inquest into the Death of Walter Edward HERD N.S.W. Inquest No. 1920/1114 Name= Walter Edward HERD/ Date held= 8 October 1920/Place= City Coroner's Court/ Before Police Magistrate J. Jamieson/ Date received= 14 October 1920/ Age= 51 years/ Born at Highton, Victoria/ Place of Death= Sydney Harbour/ Result= Drowning, no evidence to show how he came to be drowned/ Cash and Property of Deceased= 1900 pounds/ Doctor= S. Sheldon/ Postmorten= Yes/ Remarks= ISP 15-10-20, RB 25-10-20.
  Occupation	Bootmaker
  Probate	1921	Sydney NSW   [4]
  	NSW Probate No. 104049
  Probate	24 Jun 1921	Melbourne VIC   [5]
  	Victorian Probate No. 176/885 (Pls).
  _UID	D016BD6F6FBE467693542F853E44D0543CD2
  Notes	Lived or worked at 263 Myers Street, East Geelong, VIC according to Wise PO Directory, 1914.
  Person ID	I3467	The Relatives of F.L. WALTER
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	HERD William,   b. Abt 1821, Belfast ANT ,   d. 31 Mar 1908, Highton VIC  (Age ~ 87 years)
  Mother	DRUMMOND Margaret Caldwell,   b. Abt 1835, Edinburgh MLN ,   d. 11 Jun 1911, Roslyn Road, Highton VIC  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Married	7 Apr 1853	Christ Church, Geelong VIC   [6]
  Family ID	F661	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	JUDD Susan,   b. Abt 1870, Beeac VIC ,   d. 29 Mar 1891, Beeac VIC  (Age ~ 21 years)
  Married	30 Sep 1890	Beeac VIC   [7]
  Family ID	F1148	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	JUDD Alice Eva,   b. Abt 1866, Indented Head VIC ,   d. 19 Jun 1949, Drummoyne NSW  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Married	1893
  Children	1. HERD Frederick William,   b. 29 Sep 1894, Ondit VIC ,   d. 18 Jul 1954, Repatriation General Hospital, Concord NSW  (Age 59 years)   2. HERD Annie Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1897, Ondit VIC ,   d. 7 Feb 1898, Ondit VIC  (Age ~ 1 years)   3. HERD Alice Laura Mary,   b. Abt 1903, Colac VIC ,   d. 30 Apr 1976  (Age ~ 73 years)   4. HERD Winifred May,   b. Abt 1908, Geelong VIC ,   d. 29 Jan 2004  (Age ~ 96 years)
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2012
  Family ID	F1149	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Walter Edward HERD (1869-1920).
  		Walter Edward HERD (1869-1920) and his second wife Alice Eva (m.n. JUDD, 1866-1949).
  		Walter Edward HERD (1869-1920) and his first wife Susan (m.n. JUDD, 1870-1891) outside their shoe making shop in Beeac VIC.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Report of the inquest into the death of Walter Edward HERD (1869-1920).
  		Newspaper report in the Evening News (Sydney) of 27 Sep 1920, P1 of the fact that Walter Edward HERD (1869-1920) was a missing person.
  		Newspaper report in the Evening News (Sydney) of 30 Sep 1920, P6 of the finding of the body of Walter Edward HERD (1869-1920).
  		Newspaper report of the Coroner's Inquest into the death of WALTER Edward HERD (1869-1920) in the Evening News (Sydney) of 8 Oct 1920, P4.

  
  

• Sources

  [S963] ZZ Place Record: Highton VIC, Place Rec Id [P499]. [S2348] ZZ Place Record: Sydney Harbour, Sydney NSW, Place Rec Id [P2225]. [S6290] ZZ Place Record: Field of Mars Cemetery, East Ryde NSW, Place Rec Id [P8031]. [S662] ZZ Place Record: Sydney NSW, Place Rec Id [P150]. [S547] ZZ Place Record: Melbourne VIC, Place Rec Id [P11]. [S552] ZZ Place Record: Christ Church, Geelong VIC, Place Rec Id [P16]. [S962] ZZ Place Record: Beeac VIC, Place Rec Id [P498].