Austin, Walter 13.mar.1841-3.dec.1912 England Yorkshire, Leeds Headingley - London Ealing
amateur musician, civil servant, professor of music, 1850 student at John A Fisher's private boarding school in Everton Lancashire, 1860 as articled clerk residing with his widowed mother, a cook and housemaid at 38 Park Square in Leeds, 1880-1901 as professor of music residing with his widowed mother, a cook and a housemaid at 21 Brompton Square in London Kensington, 1910 until death as singing master and composer residing at hotel St James Court on Buckingham Gate, he died at the Hanger Hill Golf Course in London Ealing ; son of woolmerchant Joseph Austin (Leeds Holbeck 1.sep.1803-10.dec.1857 Leeds Headingley) and Mary Ellen Locke (Yorkshire, Sheffield Attercliffe 1803-1882 Kensington) ; he never married

Title	Parts

[] Strive, wait and pray. Song words by Miss Procter (Adelaide Anne Procter) pub R. Mills & Sons, London 1874
[] The fire king. Dramatic cantata. Leeds Festival 1877 words Maud Hargreaves pub Cunningham Boosey & Co., London 1875
[] The fire king's song "Deep in the earth" words by M. Hargreaves pub London 1875
[] Chi e? "When for a buonamano". Voice and piano dedication: Composed for, and sung by Mr. Shakespeare words from The interludes by Alfred Austin (his brother) pub Metzler & Co., London 1876
[] The summer house. Song words C. C. Welman pub London 1876
[] To arms, to arms. War song from the dramatic cantata The fire king sung by Mr. Edward Lloyd words Maud Hargreaves pub Metzler & Co., London 1877
[] The past is but a troubled dream. Song from the dramatic cantata The fire king words Maud Hargreaves pub Metzler & Co., London 1877
[] The roll call "When bugles warn'd" the poetry by C. C. Welman pub Cunningham Boosey & Co., London 1877
[] Coming home "The sun is high". Song words and music Walter Austin pub J. B. Cramer & Co., London 1879
[] The closed door "As one who stands alone" words F. E. Weatherly pub London 1879
[] The stepmother. Operetta. St George's Hall, London may1880 libretto Arthur Sketchley
[] The camp. Overture. Covent Garden Promenade Concerts, London aug1880
[] Phoebe Garland. Song sung by Mr. Frank Boyle words Cunningham V. Bridgman pub Boosey & Co., London 1881
[] The sun has set far in the west. Barcarole sung by Miss Purdy & Miss Fanny Holland words Sir F. C. Burnand pub R. Mills & Sons, London 1881
[] O sacrum convivium. Offertorium for tenor and chorus, composed expressly for the Choir of the London Oratory pub Novello, Ewer & Co., London 1883
[] The maiden and the weathercock. Song sung by Miss de Fonblanque words Henry Wadsworth Longfellow pub Boosey & Co., London 1883
[] The angel guardian. Song words and music by Walter Austin pub J. B. Cramer & Co., London 1884
[] Five months ago words E. B. Browning pub Novello, Ewer & Co., London 1886
[] Love the voyager. Song sung by Mr. Edward Lloyd words Thomas Hood pub Boosey & Co., London 1886
[] Blind Bartimeus. Song words H. W. Longfellow pub Boosey & Co., London 1887
[] At the Golden Gates. Song pub R. Mills & Sons, London 1888
[] By the camp fires. Song words by P. Hutton pub A. Hays, London 1889
[] A soldier's death. Song words by H. Lloyd pub Francis, Day & Hunter, London 1896

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