Alexander Malcolm (rugby union) explained

Alexander Malcolm
Birth Name:Alexander George Malcolm
Birth Date:9 November 1867
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Death Place:Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
Ru Position:Forward
Ru Amateuryears:-
Ru Amateurclubs:Glasgow University
Ru Provinceyears:1887
1888
Ru Province:Glasgow District
West of Scotland District
Ru Nationalteam:Scotland
Ru Nationalyears:1888
Ru Nationalcaps:1
Ru Nationalpoints:(0)
University:University of Glasgow

Alexander Malcolm (9 November 1867 – 18 March 1951) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1] [2]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played rugby union for Glasgow University.[3]

Provincial career

He was capped by Glasgow District in the inter-city match of 1887.[4]

He was capped by West of Scotland District in their match against East of Scotland District on 11 February 1888.[5]

International career

Malcolm played once for Scotland; in the 1888 Home Nations Championship match against Ireland on 10 March 1888.[6]

Ranching in Canada

He emigrated to Canada in late 1888 and became a farmer, rather than pursuing a career in architecture. The Squakum Ranch, at the end of present day Malcolm Rd, was a commercial orchard on the banks of the Fraser River. Alex bought the property in the early 1890s. Apart from returns to Scotland, Lake Errock was his home for about 50 years.[7] Their longest visit away was about 1896–1906.[8]

Marriage and children

In 1891, he married Mary Alberta Ross,[9] who died in 1943.[10]

They had four sons and two daughters.[11] The sons were Colin Ross (1892–1945),[12] [13] Alexander George (1894–1947),[14] Gordon Ross (1896–1917),[15] and Ian. The daughters were Helen Ross (1896–1959)[16] and Mary Hunter (1906–?).[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alexander George Malcolm. ESPN scrum.
  2. Web site: Death Certificate (Alexander George MALCOLM). royalbcmuseum.bc.ca.
  3. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
  4. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
  5. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  6. Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Alexander Malcolm - Test matches. ESPN scrum.
  7. Book: Sleigh, Daphne . 22 . Discovering Deroche: From Nicomen to Lake Errock . 1983 . Self-published.
  8. Web site: Fraser Advance . 8 . 23 Feb 1907 . library.ubc.ca.
  9. Web site: Marriage Certificate (MALCOLM/ROSS). www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca.
  10. Web site: Death Certificate (Mary MALCOLM). www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca.
  11. Web site: Daily Colonist . 12 . 6 Aug 1943 . archive.org.
  12. Web site: Veteran Death (Colin Ross MALCOLM . canadiangreatwarproject.com.
  13. Web site: Death Certificate (Colin Ross MALCOLM). www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca.
  14. Web site: Death Certificate (Alexander George MALCOLM (jnr)) . www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca.
  15. Web site: War Death (Gordon Ross MALCOLM . canadiangreatwarproject.com.
  16. Web site: Death Certificate (Helen Ross HUGHES) . www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca.
  17. Web site: Marriage Certificate (Carey/MALCOLM). www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca.