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Charley Chenery |
Crystal Palace
(amateur)
FC
3 appearances, 1 goal
P 3 W 1 D 1 L 1 F 5:
A 4
50% successful
1872-74
captain: none
minutes played: 270
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Charles John
Chenery |
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Birth |
Tuesday, 1 January 1850
at Lambourn Woodlands,
Berkshire |
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registered in Hungerford, Berkshire January-March
1850 |
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"CHENERY.―Jan. 1, at Lambourne
Woodlands, Berkshire, Mrs. George Chenery, of a son." -
London Evening Standard, Friday, 4 January 1850/London Morning
Chronicle/London Daily News, Saturday, 5 January 1850. |
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None of the Chenery's are on
the 1851 or 1861 census'.
However, Charles' younger brother, George
Alfred, was born in 1853 in Victoria, Australia, but died 31 March 1954 of
meningitis on board a ship in Hobson's Bay.
Between 1854 and 1859, his
younger siblings, Florence Jane, Herbert Edward and George Arthur, are
all born in Warminster in Wiltshire.
In 1860-62, his sisters, Helen
Mary and Katherine Alice, are born in Victoria, Australia.
In 1865,
his youngest brother, Frederick Alexander, is born in Pewsey in
Wiltshire. |
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"I
Henry Rose of 26
Great George Street in the city of Westminster
...make oath and pay. That by articles of Clerkship hearing date the
twenty first day of
October
in the year of of our Lord One thousand eight
hundred and sixty seven
made between me the said Henry Rose of
the one part and George Chenery of
42 Addison Gardens North in the
property of St Mary Abbotts Kensington in the County of Middlesex
and Charles John Chenery
son of the said
George Chenery
of the
second
other
part the said
Charles John Chenery
did by and with the consent of the said
George Chenery
put place and find himself Clerk to the said
Henry Rose
for the term of
five years thence next ensuing and fully to be complete and ended
to serve him in the Profession of an Attorney-at-Law and Solicitor in
Chancery from the day of the date of the said Articles and which said
Articles were in due form of Law executed by the said
Henry Rose
and George Chenery
and Charles John Chenery
on the twenty first
day of
October One thousand eight hundred and
sixty seven
in the presence of this Deponent and of one
Henry Rawlings Johnson Verschild..." |
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According to the 1871 census,
Charley, the eldest of seven children, is living with his parents, George
and Sophia (née Atkins) at Thicket Road, Penge in Lewisham. Charley is
'articled to solicitors', and his father has an 'interest in money'.
They have three servants. |
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Charles emigrated, arriving in Melbourne,
20 September 1878, on board the 'Loch Lomond', and settling in
Mansfield in 1878, and according to the 1881 Australian census, his father
is now a
farmer in charge of 17 labourers, over 408 acres. The household
includes his mother, and Charley' two brothers and two sisters. |
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Marriage |
to Priscilla
Swan, on 5 April 1890, at Erskine Manse, Carlton, Victoria in Australia
Marriage certificate signed as Charles J. Chenery. His address was stated
as 'Alexandra'. His occupation is a grazier, whilst his father is stated
as a grazier (deceased). They had three children Gerald Graham (b.1892),
Percy Graham (b.1897) and Frank Graham (b.1900). |
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registered in Victoria marriages |
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Children |
Charley and
Priscilla Chenery had three sons together. Gerald Graham (b.26
August 1892),
Percy Graham (b.15 July 1897) and Frank Graham
(b.18 September 1900). |
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A 1909 Australian Electoral Roll puts the
family, Charles, a labourer, and Priscilla, a dressmaker, along with
Frederick and Elizabeth Butt, in Mansfield in Indi.
According to letters sent
from Charles' wife, Priscilla, regarding their son, Gerald, throughout the
first world war, their address was given as 331 Park Street, North Carlton
in 1917-18 (previously 53 Church Street, Albert Park). In early 1920,
their address was Ingomar, Mansfield.
(His mother died 12 August 1910) |
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Their son Gerald
Graham married on 15 December 1919 at Larbert, Stirlingshire in Scotland.
His marriage certificate states that his father's profession was that of a
station manager, presumably cattle or sheep. |
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Death |
Tuesday, 17 April 1928
in Mansfield, Victoria, Australia
Reported in the Melbourne Argus, 18 April 1928. |
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aged 78 years
107 days |
registered in Victoria deaths |
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Obituary |
"MANSFIELD.—
An old resident of the district, Mr. Chas.
Chenery, has died, aged 78 years. In past years, he was a prominent
cricketer, and was captain of the Surrey Eleven before coming to Australia." -
The Age (Melbourne),
Saturday, 28 April 1928. |
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Priscilla Chenery died 6 December 1948 in
Brighton, Victoria, Australia |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Played his football at Crystal Palace
(Amateur) FC; Barnes FC; Wanderers FC; |
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Club honours |
None |
| Individual honours |
Surrey FA, and London FA;
Played cricket
for Surrey CCC and Northamptonshire CCC. |
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Height/Weight |
not known |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of
eleven who became the
first players (10)
to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Forward |
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First match |
No. 1, 30
November 1872,
Scotland 0 England 0, a friendly match at The West of Scotland Cricket
Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Partick, Glasgow, aged 22 years 334 days. |
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Last match |
No. 3, 7 March 1874,
Scotland 2 England 1, a friendly match at The West of
Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton
Crescent, Partick, Glasgow, aged 24 years
65 days. |
| Individual honours |
The
South (one appearance, 1870) |
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Records |
Record England
appearances player between 1874 and 1876. |
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Distinctions |
The first player to play in three consecutive
matches.
Most appearanced Crystal Palace FC (amateur)
player. |
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Beyond England |
| Chenery emigrated to
Australia in 1878 where he became a farmer.
- Extensive
Research |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Appearances |
minutes |
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Goals
ave. min. |
captain |
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3 |
270 |
1 |
270 min |
none |
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The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
+1 |
1 |
1 |
1.667 |
1.333 |
50 |
=0 |
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All of his matches were friendly matches |
Venue Record
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Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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Away |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
0.50 |
1.00 |
25.0 |
-1 |
Match History
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apps |
match |
match details |
comp |
res. |
rundown |
pos |
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one of two players (along with Greenhalgh)
to play in the second match -
=most appearances |
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his goal in his second match makes him the most experienced
player to score for England so far |
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England
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