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WALCH, Lily
1885 - 1961 (76 years) Has no ancestors but 5 descendants in this family tree.
1881 - 1959 (78 years)-
Name WALCH, Lily Birth 1885 Sheffield Registration District, England 
Gender Female Death 1961 New Zealand Person ID I8023 Edgoose Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family HORRY, Charles Henry, b. 26 Jul 1881, Nottingham Registration District, England d. 18 Sep 1959, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 78 years) Marriage 1905 Sheffield Registration District, Yorkshire Children 1. HORRY, George Cecil, b. 6 May 1907, Sheffield Registration District, Yorkshire d. 29 Apr 1981, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 73 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. HORRY, Connie, b. 27 Jun 1914, Sheffield Registration District, Yorkshire d. 2004, New Zealand (Age 89 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. HORRY, Arthur, b. 1919, Sheffield Registration District, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. HORRY, Stillborn, b. 1924, New Zealand d. 1924, New Zealand (Age 0 years)5. HORRY, Sidney d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F2892 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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LILY HORRY née WALCH 1885-1961
Lily WALCH was born in 1885, the daughter of George K. and Elizabeth Hannah WALCH.
(GRO September Q 1885 Sheffield 9c 441)
The marriage between Charles Henry HORRY and Lily WALCH was registered in 1905.
(GRO September Q 1905 Sheffield 9c 744)
Their son George Cecil HORRY was born in 1907.
(GRO June Q 1907 Sheffield 9c 720)
The 1911 census of 26 Francis Street, Attercliffe, Sheffield:
Elizabeth Hannah WALCH, head, aged 64, widow, 6 children of whom 5 living, district nurse, born at Handsworth, Birmingham;
*Lily HORRY, daughter, aged 25, married 5 years, 1 child (living), born in Sheffield;
Charles Henry HORRY, son-in-law, aged 29, married, baker's vanman, worker, born in Nottingham;
George Cecil HORRY, grandson, aged 3, born at Attercliffe, Sheffield.
(RG14/28003)
Their daughter Connie HORRY was born in 1914.
(GRO September Q 1914 Sheffield 9c 1377)
Their son Arthur HORRY was born in 1919.
(GRO March Q 1919 Sheffield 9c 914)
Charles Henry HORRY and his wife and three children sailed from Southampton on the s/s Pakeha for Lyttelton, New Zealand, on 9 December 1920. They arrived on 17 January 1921.
Chas HORRY, aged 39;
*Mrs HORRY, aged 35;
George HORRY, aged 12;
Connie HORRY; aged 6;
Arthur HORRY, aged 2.
(Ancestry: UK Outward Passenger Lists 1890-1960)
The whole family appear to have left Wellington for Southampton, England, on 10 February 1922 aboard the Arawa:
C. H. HORRY, aged 40, gasworker;
*L. HORRY, aged 36;
G. HORRY, aged 14;
C. HORRY. aged 7;
A. HORRY, aged 2.
On 7 November 1930 a G. C. HORRY, born in 1907, left Wellington, New Zealand, aboard the ship Marama bound for Sydney, Australia.
(NZ Passenger Lists onFamilySearch)
And back they came again, leaving the Port of London for Wellington, New Zealand, on 29 December 1922 aboard the s/s Athenic travelling 3rd class. Their last address in the UK was 10 William Road, Stapleford, Nottinghamshire.
Chas HORRY, gas worker, aged 41;
*Mrs. HORRY, wife, aged 37;
Geo HORRY, scholar, aged 15;
Connie HORRY, aged 8;
Arthur HORRY, child, aged 3
(New Zealand Passenger Lists on FamilySearch)
Lily HORRY died in New Zealand in 1961 aged 76.
(New Zealand BMDs online 1961 36372)
(revised 10.03.2016)