WALKLEY, Frederick Percy

1868 - 1954  (86 years)

• Name	WALKLEY, Frederick Percy
  Birth	18 Aug 1868	Brixton, Surrey, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	05 Nov 1954	Levin, Manawatu, New Zealand
  Person ID	I00223	Walkley Tree
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2016

  
  

  Father	WALKLEY, Henry,   b. 1831, Horsley, Gloucestershire, England d. 03 Nov 1918 (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	JEFFERIES, Hannah,   b. Abt 1833, Horsley, Gloucestershire, England d. 21 Apr 1886, North Brixton London (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	02 Jun 1855	Stroud, England
  Family ID	F00005	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	HAINSWORTH, Minnie,   b. 1873, Leeds, England d. 1960, Levin, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	1899	Wanganui, New Zealand
  Family ID	F00138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2016

  
  

• Notes

  On arrival in New Zealand was employed as Postmaster at Reikorangi, and then at Paraparaumu as well as keeping a general store. In 1899 he married Minnie Hainsworth who also came to New Zealand from England. They were married in Wanganui. He later removed to Levin where he conducted an accountancy business for many years, being the first Secretary of the Levin Fire Board, a position he held until he retired and relinquished his office to J.L. Arcus & Sons, Accountants of Wellington. He was affectionately known as "Fire Plug Walkley" Another position he held for many years was that of Secretary of the Horowhenua Patriotic Fund Board up until the time it was incorporated into the National Patriotic Fund Board during the Second World War. Upon his retirement he lived at his home "Selhurst" in Tiro Tiro Road, Levin until his death in 1954. He was 86 years of age.