Walter was the first child of Walter Marsham Hoare and Jessie Mary Robertson:
They had seven children:
- Walter Robertson Hoare 27 Oct 1867 – 01 Jul 1941
- Alice Mary Hoare 1869 – 24 Jun 1956
- Mary (May) Hoare 22 Apr 1870 – 16 Jan 1961
- Arthur Robertson Hoare 17 Oct 1871 – 17 Mar 1961
- Vincent Robertson Hoare 15 Mar 1873 – 15 Feb 1915
- Jessie Katherine Hoare 27 Aug 1875 – 19 Apr 1962
- Winifred (Winnie) Ina Hoare 1880 – 10 Jan 1960
The Times, 4th July 1941
“O. E. writes: –
The death at Lychpit on July 1 of Walter Robertson Hoare, the last survivor of three remarkable brothers, has ended a record which, in Eton annals, will probably not be surpassed. The three brothers, W. R. H., A. R. H., and V. R. H., were the sons of Walter Marsham Hoare, who was in the Eton VIII, cricket XI, field XI, and won School Fives; his three sons were all in the cricket XI, field XI, and won School Fives. In the nineties the three brothers were the back-bone of Eton Rambler Cricket sides, and were known, from their professions, as Bung, Bishop, and Bank to a host of friends. Better sportsmen will never be known, nor men more utterly to be described as sans peur et sans reproche. The world is the poorer for their loss, but how good it would be to see the father and his three sons, all in their prime, playing fives again!”