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Walter Ernest McKeich

Male 1882 - 1965  (83 years)


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  • Name Walter Ernest McKeich 
    Born 9 Jan 1882  Lawrence, Central, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Alias Wattie 
    Occupation wool classer 
    Died 18 Jun 1965  Te Awamutu, Waipa, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 4 siblings 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Alexander McKeich,   b. Abt 1755,   d. Yes, date unknown  (2 x Great Grandfather) 
    Emily Harriet Bicknell,   b. 7 Jan 1857, Raglan, Fiery Creek, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1924, Glasgow, South Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)  (Mother) 
    Person ID I5780  Clark
    Last Modified 7 Jan 2011 

    Father Robert McKeich,   b. 5 Sep 1855, Mount Arrowratt, Fiery Creek, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jun 1902, Boer War, Vereeniging, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Mother Emily Harriet Bicknell,   b. 7 Jan 1857, Raglan, Fiery Creek, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1924, Glasgow, South Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Family ID F1560  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Elizabeth Barclay Waddell,   b. 25 Jul 1883, Outram, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1959, Hamilton, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 28 Mar 1906  Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Married at the home of W Thomas Barclay and witnessed by Elizabeth Hodge Barclay (probably his wife).

      All entries for 1911 electoral roll living at 14 Oxford Street, South Dunedin
      14045, Best, Alfred Ernest, Commercial Traveller
      14046, Best, Isabella, Married
      18788, Mckeich, Elizabeth Barclay, Married
      18791, Mckeich, Walter Ernest, Wool Classer


      All entries for 1914 - 1919 - 1922 - 1925 electoral roll living at 151 Bay View Road, St Kilda
      18788, Mckeich, Elizabeth Barclay, Married
      18791, Mckeich, Walter Ernest, Wool Classer

      All entries for 1928 - 1931 electoral roll living at 151 Bay View Road, St Kilda
      49370, Mckeich, Colin Harrie, Electrician
      18788, Mckeich, Elizabeth Barclay, Married
      18791, Mckeich, Walter Ernest, Woolclasser


    Children 
    +1. Colin Harrie McKeich,   b. 3 Jan 1907, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1981, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Mary Naismith Turley  m. 24 Feb 1932
    +2. Beryl Barclay McKeich,   b. 15 May 1909, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 May 1965, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
    Charles Roy Irvine  m. 12 Feb 1929
     3. Leslie Stuart McKeich,   b. 17 Sep 1911, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1975, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
    Helen George  m. 1946
     4. Alan Walter McKeich,   b. Sep 1914, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1915, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     5. Ethel Muriel McKeich,   b. 13 Jun 1916, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1982, Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    Eric Ford  m. 28 Nov 1942
     6. Robert William McKeich,   b. 15 May 1919, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1970, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
    Bernadette Teresa Kirse  m. 20 Jul 1946
    Last Modified 7 Jan 2011 
    Family ID F1595  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart