Harrower Family Tree » Walter Lunn Harrower (1894-1973)

Personal data Walter Lunn Harrower 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  • He was born on September 16, 1894 in 18 Wilton Crescent, Wilton, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland.Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
  • Occupations:
    • in the year 1911 Woollen Cloth Powerloom ? (Apprentice) in 5 Dovemount Place, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland.Source 3
    • in the year 1915 Tweed Power Loom Tuner (Trooper, D Squad, Royal Scots Greys) in Greys Reinforcements, Knavesmire, Yorkshire, England.Source 7
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1911: 5 Dovemount Place, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland.Source 3
    • in the year 1901: 7 Havelock Street, Wilton, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland.Sources 2, 4
    • in the year 1915: Greys Reinforcements, Knavesmire, Yorkshire, England.Source 7
  • (Newspaper Article) on September 25, 1914: Hawick Express - Friday 25 September 1914 A Good Army record.Source 8
  • He died in the year 1973 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, he was 78 years old.Source 9
    1973 HARROWER, WALTER LUNN, 79 479/ 584 Falkirk
    1973 HARROWER, WALTER LUNN, 79 479/ 584 Falkirk
  • A child of George Harrower and Elizabeth Betsey Reid

Household of Walter Lunn Harrower

He is married to Elizabeth J. Freeman.

They got married on September 3, 1915 at 31 Hope Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, he was 20 years old.Source 7

Event (Witness at Marriage) on September 3, 1915 in 31 Hope Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland : Isabella Riddell, Domestic Servant and Jessie Jean Milne or Garvie.Source 7


Notes about Walter Lunn Harrower

1. 31842, A/Cpl, 2nd. Dragoons. 6261, 1st. Roy(al) Dragoons. Pte. 12836, 1/4th. K.O.S.B. 31842 , 2nd. K.O.S.B. 31842

2. Database online
Walter L Harrower - British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920

Walter L Harrower, Pte.
Regt. No, 6261,12836, 31842.
1st. Royal Dragoons
Kings Own Scottish Borderers
2nd. Dragoons

31842, A/Cpl, 2nd. Dragoons. 6261, 1st. Roy(al) Dragoons. Pte. 12836, 1/4th. K.O.S.B. 31842 , 2nd. K.O.S.B. 31842

Awarded Victory and British Medals

3. York was a garrison town. When war was declared on Germany on August 4, 1914, the 1st East Yorkshire Regiment, the Scots Greys and the 3rd and 4th West Yorkshires were stationed at either the cavalry or infantry barracks in Fulford.
Pilots from the Royal Flying Corps - the air arm of the British Army - were awaiting orders on Knavesmire.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Walter Lunn Harrower

Colin Harrower
1819-1877
Ann or Agnes Syme
1825-1897
Agnes Reid
± 1835-1913

Walter Lunn Harrower
1894-1973

1915

Elizabeth J. Freeman
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    1. British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 [Ancestry.com], Record for Walter L Harrower 6261, 12836, 31842 Ancestry.com. British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: Army Medal Office. WWI Medal Index Cards. In the care of The Western Front Association website.
      Record for Walter L Harrower
      Name: Walter L Harrower
      Regiment or Corps: Dragoons, 1st Royal Dragoons,
      King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
      Regimental Number: 6261, 12836, 31842
    2. 1901 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Elizabeth Harrower Parish: Hawick; ED: 3; Page: 11; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1901_423 1901 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1901 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 31 March/1 April 1901. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online
      Record for Elizabeth Harrower
      Name: Elizabeth Harrower
      Age: 44
      Estimated birth year: abt 1857
      Relationship: Wife of Head (Head)
      Gender: Female
      Where born: Kelso, Roxburghshire
      Registration Number: 789/2
      Registration district: Wilton
      Civil Parish: Hawick
      County: Roxburghshire
      Address: 7 Havelock Street
      Occupation: Housekeeper (domestic)
      ED: 3
      Household schedule number: 42
      Line: 1
      Roll: CSSCT1901_423
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Elizabeth Harrower 44
      Agnes Harrower 17
      John Harrower 14
      Maggie Harrower 12
      Janet Harrower 9
      Walter Harrower 6
    3. 1911 Scotland Census Scotlands People, 1911 HARROWER, GEORGE (Census 789/ 23/ 6) Parish: Wilton 1911 Scotland Census [Scotlandspeople.com] The 1911 census was taken on Sunday 2 April under provisions in the Census (Great Britain) Act 1910. The records were released on 5 April 2011 following the end of their 100 year closure period. There were new questions relating to fertility of marriage: on duration of marriage; the number of living children born to each marriage; and the number alive at the time of the census. There were changes to several others: categories for people with disabilities were revised and the introductory section to the third report on the 1911 census refers to the intended use of the terms as: lunatic - in cases where the infirmity had been acquired during life imbecile - in extreme cases where the infirmity had existed from birth or an early age feeble-minded - in milder cases where the infirmity had existed from birth or an early age.
      1911 HARROWER, GEORGE (Census 789/ 23/ 6)
      George Harrower, Head, Age 61, Woollen Cloth Weaver, Web Drawer, b. Alloa, Clackmannan.
      Elizabeth (Reid) Wife, Age 54, m. 36 Years, 11 Children, 8 Living, b. Kelso, Roxburghshire.
      Maggie Harrower, Daughter, Age 22, S. Woollen Yarn Winder. b. Hawick, Roxburghshire.
      Janet Harrower, Daughter, Age 19, S. Woollen Hosiery Hand Mounter, b. Hawick, Roxburghshire.
      Walter Harrower, Son, Age 16, S. Woollen Cloth Hand (Apprentice), b. Hawick, Roxburghshire.
    4. 1901 Scotland Census Scotland People, 1901 HARROWER, ELIZABETH (Census 789/2 3/ 11) Parish: Wilton 1901 Scotland Census [Scotlandspeople.com] The 1901 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 31 March/1 April 1901. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online
      Name: Elizabeth Harrower
      Age: 44
      Estimated birth year: abt 1857
      Relationship: Wife of Head (Head)
      Gender: Female
      Where born: Kelso, Roxburghshire
      Registration Number: 789/2
      Registration district: Wilton
      Civil Parish: Hawick
      County: Roxburghshire
      Address: 7 Havelock Street
      Occupation: Housekeeper (domestic)
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Elizabeth Harrower 44
      Agnes Harrower 17
      John Harrower 14
      Maggie Harrower 12
      Janet Harrower 9
      Walter Harrower 6
    5. UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920, Ancestry.com, Record for Walter Lunn Harrower The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; War Office and Air Ministry: Service Medal and Award Rolls, First World War. WO329; Ref: 1116
      Record for Walter Lunn Harrower

      Name: Walter Lunn Harrower
      Military Year: 1914-1920
      Rank: Acting Corporal
      Company: WO 329
      Regiment or Corps: King´s Own Scottish Borderers
      Regiment Number: 31842
      Medal Awarded: British War Medal and Victory Medal
      / Ancestry.com
    6. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Births (from 1855), 1894 HARROWER, WALTER LUNN (Statutory registers Births 810/ 125)
      1894 HARROWER, WALTER LUNN (Statutory registers Births 810/ 125)
      Births in the District of Wilton in the County of Roxburgh 1894.
      Walter Lunn Harrower
      1894 September Sixteenth 4h P.M.
      18 Wilton Crescent, Wilton. M.
      Parents: George Harrower.
      Wool Hand Loom Weaver
      Elizabeth Harrower
      M.S Reid. 1874 June 5th, Hawick
      Inf: George Harrower
      Father
      Registered 1894 September 26th Wilton
      James Shiel
      Registrar
    7. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Marriages (from 1855), 1915 HARROWER, WALTER L (Statutory registers Marriages 644/10 1975)
      1915 HARROWER, WALTER L (Statutory registers Marriages 644/10 1975)
      Marriages in the District of Blytheswood in the Burgh of Glasgow 1915.
      1915 Third September
      31 Hope Street, Glasgow
      By Declaration in presence of Isabella Riddell, Domestic Servant and Jessie Jean Milne or Garvie.
      Walter L. Harrower
      Tweed Power Loom Tuner (Trooper, D Squad, Royal Scots Greys) (Bachelor)
      Age 20. Greys Reinforcements, Knavesmire, York,
      Parents: George Harrower
      Tweed Wool Drawer (Deceased)
      Elizabeth Harrower M.S. Reid
      Elizabeth J. Freeman
      Domestic Srevant (Spinster)
      Age 24 69 Albert Road, Crosshill, Glasgow
      Parents: James Freeman
      Shoemaker (Deceased)
      Jane Freeman M.S. Watson
      Warrant of Sheriff Substitute of Lanarkshire
      dated September 3rd 1915
      Registered
      1915 September 3rd, Glasgow
      James Ferguson
      Registrar
    8. Newspaper Article, 1914 Hawick Express - Friday 25 September 1914 George Harrower, 5 Dovemount Place Colin Harrower William Lunn Harrower Walter Harrower George Weatherhead
      Hawick Express - Friday 25 September 1914
      A GOOD ARMY RECORD.
      Mr George Harrower, 5 Dovemount Place, has three sons in the Army, one son-in-law, and six nephews. His Sons are, Sergt. Colin Harrower. 5th Battalion Gordon Highlanders; Sergt. W. L. Harrower, 1st Battalion. Gordon Highlanders; and Trooper Walter Harrower, Scots Greys. His son-in-law is Private George Weatherhead, 4th K.O.S.B. Five of his nephews are in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and one in the Gordon Highlanders.
    9. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Deaths (from 1855), 1973 HARROWER, WALTER LUNN, (Statutory Registers Deaths 79 479/ 584) Falkirk Not downloaded
      1973 HARROWER, WALTER LUNN, (Statutory Registers Deaths 79 479/ 584) Falkirk

    Historical events

    Birthday September 16, 1894

    • The temperature on September 16, 1894 was about 13.1 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1894: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • May 21 » The Manchester Ship Canal in the United Kingdom is officially opened by Queen Victoria, who later knights its designer Sir Edward Leader Williams.
      • June 23 » The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne in Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
      • July 4 » The short-lived Republic of Hawaii is proclaimed by Sanford B. Dole.
      • September 17 » Battle of the Yalu River, the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War.
      • November 1 » Buffalo Bill, 15 of his Indians, and Annie Oakley were filmed by Thomas Edison in his Black Maria Studio in West Orange, New Jersey.
      • December 22 » The Dreyfus affair begins in France, when Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted of treason.

    Day of marriage September 3, 1915

    • The temperature on September 3, 1915 was between 7.8 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1915: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
      • February 22 » World War I: The Imperial German Navy institutes unrestricted submarine warfare.
      • May 1 » The RMSLusitania departs from New York City on her 202nd, and final, crossing of the North Atlantic. Six days later, the ship is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland with the loss of 1,198 lives.
      • July 7 » Colombo Town Guard officer Henry Pedris is executed in British Ceylon for allegedly inciting persecution of Muslims.
      • July 16 » At Treasure Island on the Delaware River in the United States, the First Order of the Arrow ceremony takes place and the Order of the Arrow is founded to honor American Boy Scouts who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law.
      • August 15 » A story in New York World newspaper reveals that the Imperial German government had purchased excess phenol from Thomas Edison that could be used to make explosives for the war effort and diverted it to Bayer for aspirin production.
      • September 30 » World War I: Radoje Ljutovac becomes the first soldier in history to shoot down an enemy aircraft with ground-to-air fire.
    

    Same birth/death day

    Source: Wikipedia


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