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Before 1844 [his father] Charles William Greaves and [his mother] Elizabeth Greenway were married.
On 4th July 1846 Walter Greaves was born to Charles William Greaves and Elizabeth Greenway at 31 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea.
Around 1859. Walter Greaves [aged 12]. "The Waterside Entrance to Cremorne Gardens, London".
1860 -1880. Walter Greaves [aged 13]. "Old Battersea Bridge [Map] by Night". Sketch for 'Old Battersea Bridge'.
Around 1862. Walter Greaves [aged 15]. "Hammersmith Bridge [Map] on Boat-race Day".
1863 -1868. Walter Greaves [aged 16]. "Chelsea Regatta".
In 1863 Walter Greaves [aged 16] and his brother Henry met James Abbott McNeill Whistler [aged 28]. They became his studio assistants, pupils and close friends for over 20 years.
1874. Walter Greaves [aged 27]. "Old Battersea Bridge [Map]".
Before 1880. Walter Greaves [aged 33]. Portrait of James Abbott McNeill Whistler [aged 45].
1900. Walter Greaves [aged 53]. "Plumbago Factory".
Note 1. Plumbago being graphite for which a patent for the production of crucibles for the melting of metal had been issued to the Morgan brothers in 1856 who founded the Patent Plumbago Crucible Company, making crucibles in a small factory in Battersea, London.
1900. Walter Greaves [aged 53]. "Kew Bridge [Map]".
On 28th November 1930 Walter Greaves [aged 84] died of pneumonia in the West London Hospital, Hammersmith. He was buried in the Charterhouse graveyard at Little Hallingbury in Essex.