the children of Walter Clunie DRAKE & Emily Jane HIGGINS are detailed on the site The Descendants of James Drake

the brief sketch is as follow:

Walter Clunie DRAKE was born 27 May 1853 in Maneroo Cooma NSW Australia
- he died 8 Jan 1931 in Wellngton and is buried in Karori

Emily Jane HIGGINS was born 15 Apr 1857 in Auckland
- she died 24 March 1904 in Wellington and is buried in Karori

Walter & Emily married 16 March 1876 in St. Marks Remuera, Auckland

their children were:

1876 - 1945 *Margaret Evelyn DRAKE
- born 15 October 1876 in Drury, Auckland
- died in Wellington
- cremated at Karori

1878 - 1957 *Muriel Emily DRAKE
- born 22 November 1878 in Drury, Auckland
- died in Wellington
- cremated at Karori

1881 - 1952 Catherine Maud DRAKE
- born 8 February 1881 in Mercer, Auckland
- married Otto Henry HEMPLEMAN (1879-1947) 31 July 1909, St. Peter's Wellington
- died in Lower Hutt
- cremated at Karori
- Otto's ashes buried Plot 13 DIV I - Section NICHE at Karori

1882 - 1965 *Alice May DRAKE
- born 7 May 1882 in Drury, Auckland
- died in Wellington
- cremated at Karori

1884 - 1947 Walter Francis DRAKE
- born 26 January 1884 in Opunake, Taranaki
- married Olive Elizabeth BEARD in 1913
- Walter was a Bank Officer
- died in Wellington
- buried Plot 766 O - Section CH ENG2 at Karori Cemetery

1885 - 1856 Clunie James DRAKE
- born 28 August 1885 in Opunake, Taranaki
- married Verna May DALE-TAYLOR (1900-1972) 4 Sep 1918 ih the Baptist Tabernacle Queen St, Auckland
- Clunie was a Farmer
- he died in Auckland
- buried SOLDIERS BURIAL L Row 14, Plot 86 at Waikumete

1889 - 1961 *Bernard Charles DRAKE
- born 7 March 1889 in Carterton, Wairarapa
- Bernard was a Clerk
- died in Wellington
- buried Plot 15 C/S - Section SOLDIERS at Karori Cemetery

1891 - 1948 Marion Florence DRAKE
- born 31 May 1891 in Carterton, Wairarapa
- married Walter Sigfrid CEDERHOLM (1884-1958) 6 June 1917 in St. Mark's Wellington
- died in Wellington
- buried Plot 83 C - Section CH ENG2 Karori Cemetery with Walter

1892 - 1972 *Nina Mildred DRAKE
- born Xmas Eve 1892 in Carterton, Wairarapa
- died in Wellington
- cremated at Karori

1895 - 1895 John Owen DRAKE
- born 9 May 1895 in Carterton, Wairarapa
- died 12 May 1895 aged 3 days
- buried Plot 194 - Block NEW UNSEC at Clareville Cemetery

1898 - 1898 unnamed still birth
- born 23 October 1898 in Wellington
- buried Plot 136 I - Section PUNLIC at Karori Cemetery

* from the above family link ...
- Margaret, Muriel, Alice, Bernard & Nina, all of whom never married, lived together in the family home.
Of them, Bernard & Nina were the only ones to bring in an income