Life Events
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| Birth | Walter Graham was born on 27 Jul 1867 in High Church, Glasgow, Lanarkshire.1
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| (with Parents) 1871 Census | Walter appeared on the 1871 Census of Glasgow Springburn, Lanarkshire with his parents. He was 3 years old and born in Glasgow.2 |
| (Mentioned) Probate | He was mentioned in the inventory of his father Thomas Graham's estate on 10 Jul 1876. His grandfather Archibald Nairn was the executor dative and factor for the orphaned children.3 |
| 1881 Census | Walter Graham appeared on the 1881 Census of Skircoat, Yorkshire, at "Crossley Orphan Home & School" Savile Park. Walter was 13, a resident scholar, a scholar and orphan, and was born in Scotland. He was with 215 orphan children ages 8 - 15. [Two sisters were with their maternal grandmother, one brother with a maternal aunt, and another sister in an orphanage].4 |
| Marriage | He married Frances Annie Brookfield, daughter of Samuel Brookfield and Janet W Crookshanks, on 18 Mar 1903 in West Derby, Garston, Lancashire.5
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| Passenger List | Dr and Mrs W Graham were listed on a manifest dated 28 Mar 1903 for the SS Bavarian arriving in Halifax from Liverpool. It was recorded that they were both from Edinburgh, Scotland and their final destination was Vancouver. They were traveling in Saloon Class.6 |
| Note. | Walter and Annie sailed from England the day after they were married. Walter's brother Thomas had come to British Columbia in 1897. They lived in Revelstoke where Walter worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway for 5 years as a physician looking after the workers. Following this they moved down to Vancouver and built a house on West 4th.5 |
| Newspaper | Published 21 May 1903 in the Revelstoke Herald.
Dr. Graham, an English physician and surgeon, has opened an office next to Walter Bews' drug store. 7 |
| 1911 Census | Walter and Frances appeared on the 1911 Census of Vancouver, British Columbia, at 2566 4th Ave. Walter was 43, born in July 1867 in Scotland, was a physician working on his own account, and held $4000 worth of life insurance. Frances was 30 and born in August 1880 in England. They immigrated in 1903 and were Anglican. Their children, all born in BC, were Leslie (6), Winston (1), Dorthy (5), Elizabeth (4), and Nana (1).8 |
| 1921 Census | Walter and Frances appeared on the 1921 Census of Vancouver, British Columbia, at 2566 West 4th Ave. They owned their wood 10-room house. They immigrated in 1902. Walter was Presbyterian, the rest of the family Anglican.
Walter was 54, born in Scotland, parents born in Scotland, and was a Doctor working on his own account. Frances was 42, born in England, father born in England, mother in Scotland. Their children were Leslie (17), Winston (11), Ronald G (9), Dorothy F (16), Elizabeth (14), Nana (11) and Genevieve (6), all born in BC and all students.9 |
| Death | Walter died on 11 Jan 1936 in Vancouver, British Columbia.5,10 |
| Burial | He was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.11 |
| Obituary | His obituary was published on 11 Jan 1936 in the Vancouver Province. Dr Walter Graham died this morning at General Hospital of a lengthy illness; of 2566 W 4th, old-time Vancouver physician and surgeon and prominent military medical man; age 68, son of late Rev Thomas Graham of Edinburgh; graduated from Victoria University in England with high academic grades, receiving Holt Fellowship; after graduation, demonstrated anatomy at Royal Hospital in Liverpool; served with Medical Corps in Boer War; captain in Canadian medical Corps in Great War; moved to Vancouver 31 years ago; opened a hospital in Crows Nest; survived by wife, 4 daughters, 3 sons. 10 |
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