Helena Katherine Docetti Piffard

From MyHeritage: Helena Katharina Docetti Walker

• Name Helena Katharina Docetti Walker
• Gender Female
• Birth 1 August 1871 Dundee, Angus, Scotland
• Father Peter Geddes Walker
• Mother Meta Docetti

From Scotland's People - Births and Baptisms

1871 birth of Helen Katharina Walker, female, registered district St Peter

From MyHeritage: Peter S Walker: 1881 Scotland Census (transcription only)

3 April 1881 Census: living in [2 Airlie Place, Dundee, Angus DD1 4HQ 56.4567943, -2.9811658], Scotland

• Peter G. Walker, male, head, married, aged 48 [born about 1833] in Dundee, Forfar, Scotland; Justice of Peace, Jute Spinner and Weaver, Employs 530 Hands
• Meta D. Walker, female, wife, married, aged 44 [born about 1837] in (B S), Germany
• Helena K.D. Walker, female, daughter, aged 9 [born about 1872] in Blairgowrie, Perth, Scotland; Scholar
• 6 siblings, 1 governess, 3 servants

From Scotland's People: Census

5 April 1891 Census: 6 people living in St Peter, Angus

• Peter G Walker, male, aged 58 [born about 1833]
• Meta Walker, female, aged 53 [born about 1838]
• Helena H D Walker, female, aged 19 [born about 1872]
• 3 siblings

From Scotland's People: Marriages

• 1895 marriage of Harold Piffard to Helena K D Walker, in the district of St Peter

From British Newspaper Archive: Dundee Advertiser, Wednesday, 5 June 1895 Page 6 Wedding in Free St John’s, Dundee

A very pretty wedding took place in Free St John’s Church St John's Free Church, 56 Small's Wynd, Dundee, Angus DD1 4HG 56.45778, -2.98028, yesterday afternoon, Tuesday, 4 June 1895, when Mr Harold Hume Piffard, youngest son of the late Charles Piffard, barrister-at-law, Calcutta, was united to Miss Helena K. Docetti Walker, only daughter of Mr. P. G. Walker, J.P., Airlie Place, and Mrs Walker. Mr Piffard, who is a rising literary man, as well as an artist of promise, has an interesting local connection, as he the great-grand-nephew of Joseph Hume, the political economist, once M.P. for the Montrose Burghs.

The pulpit and choir rails were embroidered in greenery, spiraea, tall white lilies, and graceful palms making up fine floral effect, and the window sills were gay with flowers of different hues. The choir rendered the hymn “Oh, Father, all creating” as the wedding party appeared, and Mr David Stephen presided at the American organ, playing the "Bridal March” from Lohengrin” as the congregation assembled.

The Rev. D. M. Ross officiated, and the Rev. Henry W. Bell, Aberdeen, uncles of the bride. Mr Ross’s address preceding the ceremony was singularly beautiful and appropriate, and the whole service was simple and fine.

Miss Walker, who entered the church leaning on the arm of her brother, who gave her away, was gowned in white satin, rich and graceful dress, trimmed with exquisite point lace, an heirloom in the Piffard family, and present from one of the bridegroom’s sisters. Her long veil enveloped the figure, and she wore a coronet of orange blossoms placed above the veil, and carried beautiful bouquet of white flowers.

Her four bridesmaids were Miss Somerville and Miss Walker (cousins of the bride), Miss McLeod, and Miss Thoms. They were all dressed alike in soft white silk frocks with fichus of chiffon, and carried bouquets of roses, as beseemed a June wedding - two of pink and two of cream roses. Their white hats with pottle crowns were trimmed with frills of chiffon on the brim and clusters of roses, two having pink blossoms and two creamy blooms.

The “best man” was Captain Vanrenen, the bridegroom’s cousin. After the ceremony the choir sang the old Hebrew blessing “The Lord bless thee and keep thee,” and at the close of the service the paraphrase "O God of Bethel.”

While the newly-married pair went out to sign the registers the organist played Mendelssohn’s Wedding March. Immediately after leaving church the marriage party was photographed in Belmont grounds, the white dresses showing up very prettily against the green background of grass and trees.

From FreeBMD - Registration of death of Helena C. D. Piffard in 1900

October to December 1900: Registration of death of Helena C. D. Piffard; aged 29 [born about 1871]; in Brentford, Middlesex (Volume 3a, Page 74)

From findagrave - Helena Katherine Docetti Walker Piffard (1871-1900)

• Helena Katherine Docetti Walker Piffard
• Died: Saturday, 27 November 1900
• Aged: 29 [born about 1871]
• Buried: [Chiswick Old Cemetery, Corney Road, Chiswick, London W4 2RA 51.4837447, -0.2535731]
• First wife of Harold Piffard

From Ancestry 19010112 probate Helena Katherina Docetti Piffard 18 Addison Road Bedford Park Middlesex d 19001127 pr London Harold Piffard £213

12 January 1901 probate of Helena Katherina Docetti Piffard of 18 Addison Road, Bedford Park, Middlesex, (wife of Harold Piffard), who died 27 November 1900, probate granted (administration) at London on 12 January 1901 to Harold Piffard. Effects £212 11s. 6d. [18 Addison Grove, Chiswick, London W4 1ER 51.4971432, -0.2513644]