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Pelham
von Donop |
Royal Engineers FC
2 appearances, 0 goals
P 2 W 1 D
1 L 0 F 6: A 4
75% successful
1873-75
captain: none
minutes played: 180
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Lieutenant-Colonel
Pelham
George von Donop |
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According to the 1851
census, Louisa Mary Diana (née Brenton) is pregnant with her third child, who will be Pelham. His
father, Edward Pelham Brenton is a Commander in the Royal Navy. They live at Sydney
Lodge, 8 Elm Grove in Southsea. They have three servants. |
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Birth |
Monday, 28 April
1851 in Sydney Lodge, 8 Elm Grove, Southsea, Hampshire |
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no registration found |
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"On the 28th
ult., at Sydney Lodge, Southsea, the wife of Commander Brenton von Donop,
R.N., of a son." -
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, Saturday, 3 May 1851/London Morning
Advertiser, Monday 5 May 1851/Hampshire Chronicle, Saturday, 10 May 1851. |
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Baptism |
28 May
1851 at St. John's Church in Portsea |
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According to the 1861
census, Pelham is the second eldest of seven children living at home with
their mother, Louisa. They live at Brenton Cottage, 5 Sion Row in Walcot
area of Bath. They have five servants. |
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Cannot be found on the 1871
census.
According to the Army List, Pelham joined the Royal
Engineers on 15 December 1871. |
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According to the 1881
census, Pelham is a lieutenant in the Royal Engineers living at 31 Park
Street in Bath with his elderly parents and two of his sisters. His father
is a retired vice-Admiral. They have four servants.
According to
the Harts Army List, captain P.G. Von Donop serves with the Nile
Expedition in 1884-85, receiving the Medal with Clasp, and Khedive's Star.
Again, according to the 1888 list, von Donop is commanding the 21st
company R.E. in Chatham. He is a Lieut. from 15 December 1971 and a
captain from 15 December 1883.
(His father died on 27 January 1890) |
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Marriage |
to Annie
Ethel Farren Orr, on 15 March 1890, at St. Thomas Cathedral,
Bombay |
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registered in Bombay in the British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns, March 1890 |
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"At St. Thomas's Cathedral, Bombay, was celebrated recently a remarkably
bright and pretty wedding. The bride was Miss Ethel Orr, eldest daughter
of Mr. J. W. Orr, Prothonotary, High Court of Bombay. The bridegroom was
Major von Donop, R.E., eldest son of the late Admiral von Donop. All
branches of the legal and military professions were all represented, and
added much to the splendour of the scene. The bride wore a dress of white
brocade; white satin petticoat, veiled with lisse and Irish point lace,
and trimmed with orange blossoms, white heather, and myrtle; her tulle
veil was fastened by a diamond ornament; and her necklace and brooch of
pearls and moonstones and her splendid bouquet were the gifts of the
bridegroom. The bridesmaids were Miss Latham and Miss West, and the
groomsmen were Mr. Tudor Jones, R.E., and Major Lugard, R.A. The service
was performed by the Ven. Archdeacon Lewis, assisted by the Rev. W. W.
Scott, of Byculla Church."
- John Bull, 10 May 1890. |
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According to the 1901
census, Pelham, along with is wife and one servant, are living at 94
Ashley Gardens in Westminster. He is now a Lieut.Colonel.
(His
mother died on 8 August 1902) |
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Cannot be found on either of the 1911
or 1921 census'. |
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Death |
Monday, 7 November 1921 at 11 Montpelier Square, Kensington, London |
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aged
70 years 193 days |
registered in St. George Hanover Square October-December 1921 |
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"VON DONOP.―On the 7th inst., in London,
Lieut.-Colonel Pelham G. von Donop, late Royal Engineers and Chief
Inspector of Railways, eldest surviving son of the late vice-Admiral E. P.
B. von Donop, aged 70."
- The Hull Daily Mail, Tuesday, 8 November 1921 |
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Obituary |
,%20Pelham.JPG) |
"DEATH OF LIEUT.-COLONEL P. G. VON DONOP
"Lieut.-Colonel Pelham George von Donop died in London on Monday, aged 70.
The eldest surviving son of vice-Admiral E. P. von Donop, and brother of
Major-General Sir Stanley von Donop, he was educated at Somerset College,
Bath, and entered the Royal Engineers in 1871. From 1889 to 1894 he was
inspector of Submarine Defences, India, and in 1899 he joined the staff of
the Board of Trade as an inspecting officer of railways, becoming Chief
Inspecting Officer in 1913 and retiring in 1916. In this capacity he held
inquiries into various railway accidents and made reports thereon."
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The Gloucester Citizen, Tuesday, 8 November 1921 |
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Funeral:
Buried in Mortlake cemetery,
Richmond, London. |
Probate: "VON
DONOP
Pelham George of 11 Montpelier-square South Kensington
Middlesex died 7
November
1921 Probate
London 11 January to
Annie Ethel Farran Von Donop widow.
Effects £4522 18s. 4d."
[2019 equivalent: £223,027] |
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Annie von Donop died 8
November 1954 |
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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) |
Educated at Royal Somersetshire College, Bath, before entering the Royal
Military Academy at Woolwich in 1869. He represented the academy in the
annual cricket match as well as football. He was commissioned a
lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 15 December 1871 and the following
April was posted to the School of Military Engineering at Chatham, Kent. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup
runners-up 1873-74, winners 1874-75; |
| Individual honours |
None |
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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
nine who became the
twelfth players (16) to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Forward |
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First match |
No. 2, 8 March 1873,
England 4 Scotland 2, a friendly match at The Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval,
Kennington, London, aged 21 years 314 days. |
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Last match |
No. 4, 6 March 1875, England 2 Scotland 2,
a friendly match at The Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London, aged
23 years 312 days. |
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Distinctions |
most appearanced Englishmen at the Royal Engineers. |
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Beyond England |
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In 1889, von Donop became
an inspector of Submarine Defences in India, and in 1899, joined the
Board of Trade as an inspecting officer of Railways for the
Board of Trade's Railway Inspectorate. He was promoted to Chief Inspecting
Officer in July 1913, succeeding Sir Horatio Arthur Yorke KCB RE, and held that position until his retirement in 1916.
During his time with the Board of Trade he investigated numerous railway
accidents, such as those at Witham, Essex in 1905 and at Ilford, Essex, in
1915, and also carried out safety inspections of tram services, such as
that at Warrington, Lancashire. Von Donop acted as godfather to the writer P.G. Wodehouse,
who was named Pelham in his honour. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.255. |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Appearances |
minutes |
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captain |
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2 |
2 |
180 |
0 |
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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2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
75 |
+1 |
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Both his matches were friendly matches and played at a home venue |
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