Walter Henry Mayson (8 November 1835 - 31 December 1904) was an English violin maker.
Walter Henry Mayson was born in Cheetwood, then a small town about a mile and a half north of Manchester.
[1] After a few years the Mayson family moved to Cheetham Hill, another two miles away from Manchester.
Mayson spent all of his leisure time at his sister's house, where his love for music was encouraged.
[1] Told that his dead grandfather's fiddle was for sale, he struck a bargain with the owner, and started taking lessons.