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Cuthbert
Ottaway |
Oxford University
AFC
2 appearances, 0 goals
P 2 W 1 D 1 L 1 F 5:
A 4
25% successful
1872-74
captain:
two
minutes played: 180
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photo credit:
University College, Oxford |
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Timeline |
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Cuthbert John Ottaway |
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Birth |
Friday, 19 July 1850 at
5 Hammond Place, Dover, Kent |
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registered in Dover July-September 1850 |
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"At
Dover, on the 19th inst., the wife of J.C. Ottaway, Esq., surgeon of
Dover, of a son." - South Eastern Gazette, Tuesday, 23
July 1850 |
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Baptism |
14 August 1850
at St James' Church, Dover |
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According to the 1851 census,
the nine month old Cuthbert is the only child to James Cuthbert and Jane
(née Bridge (m.21 June 1849 at St. James'), living at 5 Hammond Place in Dover. They have five servants.
His father is a surgeon. |
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According to the 1861 census,
they now all live at 7 Camden Crescent in Dover. His father now a
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and had been mayor of Dover in
1859-60. Now with four servants. |
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According to the 1871 census,
the entire family have moved into the Bridge residence. Head of the house,
John Bridge, is Jane Ottaway's brother. Alongside the three
Bridge's, and three Ottaway's, their are six servants, living at 57
Inverness Terrace in Marylebone. |
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Marriage |
to Marion
Elizabeth Stinson, on 29 August 1877, at Christ Church Cathedral in
Hamilton, Ontario. |
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"OTTAWAY―STINSON―At
Hamilton, Canada, Mr. Cuthbert J. Ottaway, of the Inner Temple,
Barrister-at-Law, to Marion E., daughter of the late Mr. John Stinson, of
Hamilton, Aug, 29." -
Pall Mall Gazette, Friday, 14 September 1877 |
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Children |
Cuthbert and
Marion Ottaway had
one daughter together. Lillian (b.30 September 1878
in Headley, Surrey) |
Death
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Tuesday, 2 April 1878,
at 34 Westbourne Place, Pimlico,
London
Died as a
result of complications "from a chill," according to some accounts,
"caught in the course of a night's dancing." Ottaway's family
sources more plausibly attribute to "tubercular trouble". |
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aged 28 years
257 days |
registered in St. George Hanover Square April-June 1878 |
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"OTTAWAY―April 2, at Westbourne
Place, London, Cuthbert John Ottaway, Esq., Barrister-at-Law of the Inner
Temple, in the 28th year of his age." - Belfast
News-letter, Friday, 5 April 1878. |
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According to the 1881 census,
Marion is now living at 57 Inverness Terrace, with their daughter, Lillian,
and three servants. She subsequently left England and returned to
Canada. Cuthbert's parents, James and Jane, were living at 3
Queens Gate, Portsea. |
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Obituary |
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,%20Cuthbert.jpg) "DEATH OF MR. C. J. OTTAWAY.
"The
columns of Thursday's Daily News contained an announcement which could not
have been received with other than feelings of regret by those who take
the slightest interest in cricket and cricketers. We refer to the death of
Mr. Cuthbert John Ottaway, whose name was associated with nearly every
department of athletic sports. It was at cricket, however, that he was
most famous, and his performances in the four Inter-University contests,
and the other first-class matches in which his name so often figured, will
be recollected for years and years to come. As a steady, defensive player
he had not many superiors. Only a few months since he was married to a
Canadian lady in Canada."
- Saturday, 6 April 1878,
Bell's Life in London.
"Athletics and University men will
regret to hear of the death of Mr. Cuthbert J. Ottaway, the famous
cricketer, at the age of 27. He was the son of J. C. Ottaway, Esq., who
some years ago was for a considerable period the leader of the
Conservative party at Dover. Mr. Ottaway was seized about ten days ago
with a severe attack of congestion of the lungs, from which it was hoped
he was recovering, but typhoid fever supervened, and he expired on Tuesday
last. He was educated at Eton, and passed a successful University career
at Oxford. In all the manly sports and pastimes that mark the young
English gentleman of the age, he not only delighted but generally
excelled. He was alike at home in his college class-room, the racquet
court, or the cricket field. Two years ago he was called to the bar, and
then joined the South-Eastern Circuit."
- The Exeter
and Plymouth Gazette Daily Telegram, Monday, 8 April
1878. |
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Funeral |
He is buried in
Paddington Old Cemetery.
A special ceremony and a new gravestone was
erected (left) on 13 August 2013. |
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Principal Registry |
"OTTAWAY
Cuthbert John Esq. 6 May 1878. Administration of the
Personal Estate
of
Cuthbert John Ottaway late of 34 Westbourne-place Eaton-square in the
County
of
Middlesex
and of the Inner Temple in the City of
London
Esquire.
Barrister-at-Law
who died 2 April 1878 at 34 Westbourne-place was granted at the
Principal Registry
under the usual Limitations to James Cuthbert Ottaway
of 37 Inverness-terrace Bayswater in the said County Esquire the Guardian
of
Marion Elizabeth Ottaway.
Widow the Relict a Minor.
Personal Estate under £800."
[2019 equivalent: £95,941]. |
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Probate |
"OTTAWAY
Cuthbert John Esq. 14 January 1891. Administration of
the Personal
Estate of
Cuthbert John Ottaway late of 34 Westbourne-place Eaton-square in the
County of
Middlesex
and of the Inner Temple in the City of
London
Esquire.
Barrister-at-Law
who died 2 April 1878 at 34 Westbourne-place was granted at the
Principal
Registry
to Marion Elizabeth Crerar (Wife of Peter Duncan Crerar)
(formerly Ottaway, Widow) of 37 Inverness-terrace Bayswater in the said
County
the Relict. The
Administration
granted at the Principal Registry May 1878
having ceased and expired.
Personal Estate £676 12s. 5d."
[2019 equivalent: £85,535]. |
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Marion Ottaway remarried
(to Peter Duncan Crerar) on 9 June 1884 in Ontario. Marion Crerar died 20
May 1919 in Ontario. |
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source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990], Michael
Southwick's England's First captain [2009] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Ottaway
enrolled Eton College in September 1863 and Oxford (Brasenose) University
in September 1869 at a time when the new
Association code was gaining considerable popularity.
He starred in
their first ever game, 10 February 1872, and even scored in their first
match against Radley College. He appeared in the inaugural FA Cup
competition (1871-72) for two teams, Marlow FC and Crystal Palace
(amateur) FC and he began the 1872-73/1873-74 season splaying for Oxford
University AFC in the FA Cup. From 1874, he represented Old Etonians
FC, where he remained until his retirement in 1876, when he was called to
the bar. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup
runners-up 1872-73, 1874-75; winners 1873-74; |
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Individual honours |
Played cricket
for Kent CCC and Middlesex CCC, as well as Oxford University, MCC, South
of England, Gentlemen of the South, Gentlemen of England and Gentlemen. |
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Height/Weight |
6'
0", 12st.
6lbs [nk]. |
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source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Michael
Southwick's England's First captain [2009] |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of
eleven who became the
first players
(9)
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 134 days.ᶜ |
Last match
1 year 97 days |
No. 3, 7 March 1874,
Scotland 2 England 1, a friendly match at The West of
Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton
Crescent, Partick, Glasgow, aged 23 years
231 days.ᶜ |
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Distinctions |
Served on the
FA Committee 1872-73. He became the second England player to die, four
years after AG Goodwyn.
Was England's youngest player to captain the
side-until 1888. |
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Beyond England |
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He left Oxford with
a First who became the a barrister and called to the Bar in 1876. He
practiced until his untimely death. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.189. |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Appearances |
withdrew |
minutes |
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captain |
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2 |
one |
180 |
0 |
two |
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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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2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
0.5 |
1 |
25 |
-1 |
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Both of his matches were friendly matches, at an away venue and as
Captain |
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