Walter Shirley was the father of Anne Shirley Cuthbert and the husband of Bertha Shirley. He died of fever four days after his wife, leaving his daughter an orphan. He and his wife are buried together, in a cemetery that no one visits. Through Anne, he is the father in-law of Gilbert Blythe. He is the grandfather of Joyce, Jem, Walter, Nan, Di, Shirley and Marilla. Walter's granddaughter, Joyce, passed away when she was born.
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