Margaret Walton
1882–
New Zealand
The Life of Margaret
When Margaret Walton was born in 1882, in New Zealand, her father, George Walton, was 33 and her mother, Margaret Greig, was 33.
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Family Time Line
George Walton
1849–1923
Margaret Greig
1849–1941
Mary Isabella Walton
1880–1910
Margaret Walton
1882–
Alice Walton
1884–
Georgina Olive May Walton
1886–1971
George Henry Walton
1889–
Parents & Siblings
1849–1923Male
1849–1941Female
siblings
(5)
1880–1910Female
1882–Female
1884–Female
1886–1971Female
1889–Male
World Events (3)
1887 · New Zealands's First National Park
Age 5
Tongariro National Park was the sixth national park established in the world and the first in New Zealand. In the center of the park there lies three active volcanic mountains (Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe, and Tongariro). it is home to the famed Tongariro Alpine Crossing day hike and has been recognized as a World Heritage Site for all its natural values.
1893
Age 11
New Zealand becomes world's first country to give women the vote.
1896 · National Council of Women
Age 14
The National Council of Women of New Zealand was created as an organization after women won the right to vote. Today works to help achieve gender equality in New Zealand and in 2017 introduced Gender Equal NZ, which is fighting for Zealanders to have the freedom and opportunity to determine their own future no matter which gender they are.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the numerous places called Walton. The first element in these names was variously Old English walh ‘foreigner’, ‘Briton’, genitive plural wala ( see Wallace ), w(e)ald ‘forest’, w(e)all ‘wall’, or wæll(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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