Walter Taylor (contractor)

[1][2][3] In about 1882, the family immigrated to Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, where Walter (senior) took up work in the building trade, eventually setting up on his account as a contractor.

Walter Taylor married Brisbane-born Louisa Johanna Elvina Charlotte Braun in 1900 and they had a daughter Thelma Henrietta Alvina in 1901.

[17] Projects that Walter Taylor proposed included: As befitting a contractor, Walter Taylor constructed himself a fine home "The Gables" at 15 Molonga Drive, Graceville,[20] and then in 1927 another fine home "Glenrae" on the Brisbane River at 95 Banks Street, Graceville, where he lived with his wife and daughter Thelma (until her marriage in 1928 to Victor Davis).

[8] Walter and Louisa Taylor hosted many social occasions such as dances and garden parties in their home for the benefit of the church and its fund-raising.

[24] As the congregation had to borrow in order to build the Graceville Methodist Church, Walter Taylor's will provided funds to pay off the debt (following the death of his wife Louisa).

[7] On 28 October 2011, Walter Taylor was posthumously the recipient of Queensland University of Technology's Distinguished Constructor Award and inducted into their Construction Hall of Fame.