Walter Obadiah EADE was born 4 October 1881 in West Melton, Christchurch, a son of Obadiah EADE & Susannah CUTLER

in 1896 Walter was in Standard VI at West Melton School

he married Nellie Packer WEBLEY on 28 Feb 1903 in St Peter's Woolston Christchurch. He was 21 and Nellie was 18

Nellie Packer WEBLEY was born 11 October 1884 in Christchurch
daughter of Joshua WEBLEY (1843-1927) & Eliza Jane NATION (1866-1928) who married 1 January 1869 at Eliza's residence in Nelson. Joshua was a cloth manufacturer. With his brothers Joseph & William Webley and Louis Rother they had a General Importers business in Nelson which they dissolved in 1877. OF INTEREST, Joshua's brother William Webley married Fanny OXLEY in Nelson 2 weeks after him
In 1860 Joshua Webley was a Nelson Volunteer with the No1 Company under Captain William Thomas Loch TRAVERS (1818-1903)
In 1870 they lived in Bridge St Nelson
In Sept 1912 they were living in Christchurch when their son Frederick Joshua Webley (1871-1945) was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.
- Joshua died 27 March 1927 aged 83, had been living in London St Christchurch and is buried in Sydenham Cemetery. Eliza Jane Webley was born in Sydney. She died on 6 July 1928, 16 months after Joshua. She had still been living in London St. She is buried with Joshua


the 8 known children of Nellie & Obadiah were born in Christchurch:

1903 - 1914 Constance Merle Eade
- Constance died aged 10 of Heart Failure
- she had been living in William St
- she is buried at Linwood

1905 - 1916 Marjorie Alice Eade
- Marjorie died aged 11 of Tuberculosis
- she had been living in William St
- she is buried with sister Constance

1906 - 1962 Amy Doris Eade
- Amy married Francis Wilfred HEAL (1903-1965) in Christchurch 1930

1908 - 1954 Nellie Muriel Eade
- Nellie died aged 46

19 June 1910 - 1995 Walter Vernon Eade
- married Milda Elizabeth CAIRNS (1908-1983) in 1937
- married Muriel CARTER in ?

12 May 1912 - 1997 Andrew Clarence Eade
- Andrew died aged 85

23 Dec 1914 - 1990 Charles Nation Eade
- Charles died aged 75

18 March 1919 - 1994 Leslie Jack Eade
- Leslie married Everil Joyce FRENCH (1920-1994) in 1942

Nellie died on 6 April 1920 in Christchurch aged 35
- they had been living at Mount Pleasant Christchurch
- she is buried in Bromley Cemetery

Obadiah next married Caroline PILBEAM on 5 Feb 1921 in Christchurch
- Caroline was born in 1884 (unknown where). She died in 1961 aged 77

- their known children were:

29 July 1920 - 2001 George Arthur Eade

1921 - 1996 Amelia Daphne Eade

12 March 1924 - 2008 Thomas Maxwell Eade

1922 - 1942 William Alfred Eade
- William died aged 19

2 June 1929 - 2005 Wendy Caroline Fiona Eade


Walter Obadiah Eade died in 1951 aged 69