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Ginger
Owers |
Bristol City
FC
reserve
1911 |
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Timeline |
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Ebenezer Harold Fuller Owers |
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Birth |
Sunday, 28 October 1888 in East Leytonstone, Essex |
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registered in West Ham October-December 1888 |
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Baptism |
in 1900 at St. John the Baptist Church in Leytonstone |
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According to the 1891 census,
two year-old Ebeneezer is the youngest of three children to Henry John and
Elizabeth Louisa (née Fuller), living at 104 High Road in Leyton.
His father is a tobacconist. |
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According to the 1901 census,
12 year old Ebenezer is now the second of four children to their parents,
now at 750 High Road. His father is now a tobacconist/shopkeeper. |
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First marriage |
to Annie Brett, in the 1908 summer in West Ham |
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registered in West Ham July-September 1908 |
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Children |
Ginger and Annie Owers have three sons together. Ebenezer
(b.7 June 1909), Francis Henry (b.6 May 1913) and
Reginald (b.29 January 1928) |
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His father died in mid 1909.
According to the 1911 census,
Ebenezer is a professional footballer for Bristol City FC, and is now
married to Annie. They live at 12 South Street in Bedminster with their
eldest son, Ebenezer, and sister-in-law.
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the time of Francis' baptism on 25 May 1913, they are living at 57 Aubrey
Street. |
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According to the 1921 census,
Ebenezer is now a labourer/painter, still married and now with a second
son, Francis. They live at 123 Ramsey Road in Cann Hill. |
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According to the 1939 register,
Ebenezer is a caretaker chauffeur and is still married to Annie. They live
at 19 Snaresbrook Hall in Wanstead and Woodford.
His wife, Annie,
would die in 1949. His mother would die two years after. |
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Second marriage |
to Gladys Guess, in October 1960 at Chigwell. |
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registered in Epping October-December 1960 |
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Death |
Tuesday, 19 May 1964 at High View House in Chigwell, Essex |
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aged 75 years 211 days |
registered in Epping April-June 1964 |
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Source |
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Playing Career |
Club(s) |
Owers played
locally for Bashford FC and Leytonstone FC. Joined Leyton FC in 1906. He
moved to Blackpool FC in 1907 where he scored
three goals in nine league appearances. In November 1907, Owers
joined West Bromwich Albion FC for four league
appearances. In January 1909, he joined Chesterfield Town FC and
made another fifteen league appearances,
scoring three goals, and also played with them as they dropped out
of the Football League into the Midlands League. Joined Bristol City FC
in June 1910 and made 62 league appearances,
scoring 32 goals, until he left for Clyde FC in March 1913,
making 24 Scottish League appearances, scoring
nine. He spent the 1913 season on loan at The Celtic FC,
making thirteen Scottish League appearances,
scoring eight. A war wound ended his career. |
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Club honours |
Midland League winners 1909-10; |
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Individual honours |
not known |
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Distinctions |
not known |
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Height/Weight |
not known |
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England Career |
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Position(s) |
Centre-forward |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Beyond England |
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None |
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