Background
Wilding was born in Montgomery, Wales, and gained his experience as an athlete in the west of England.
Wilding was born in Montgomery, Wales, and gained his experience as an athlete in the west of England.
He also played tennis and was a noted athlete. Wilding became a well-to-do lawyer in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was appointed a King"s Counsel in 1913. Their house "Fownhope" in Street Martin, Christchurch, had two tennis courts, an asphalt winter court and a summer grass court.
He founded Wilding Park, which is today the largest tennis centre in Canterbury.
Their daughter Cora Wilding was an artist and outdoor enthusiast, and founded the Youth Hostel Association of New Zealand in 1932. He died, aged 92, in Christchurch, Canterbury.