George Morrison (Australian footballer) explained

George Morrison
Fullname:George Henry Morrison
Birth Date:1 February 1873
Birth Place:North Melbourne, Victoria
Death Place:East Melbourne, Victoria
Originalteam:Cheltenham
Statsend:1899
Years1:1897, 1899
Games Goals1:6 (0)

George Henry Morrison (1 February 1873 – 8 August 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

The son of the tailor, Robert William Morrison, and Margaret Jane Morrison (1835-1885), née McBain,[2] George Henry Morrison (later known as Henry George Morrison) was born at North Melbourne, Victoria on 1 February 1873.[3]

He married Honorah Veronica Bailey (1880-1918) in 1904.[4] [5] [6] They had two children: Irene, and Henry George.

Football

Richmond (VFA)

Recruited from Cheltenham, he played in 10 matches (2 goals) for Richmond in the VFA in 1895 and 1896, before transferring, during 1896 to Fremantle, West Australia.[7]

St Kilda (VFL)

Cleared from Richmond in May 1899,[8] Morrison played 5 games for St Kilda in the 1899 VFL season: the first, against Fitzroy, at the Brunswick Street Oval, on 27 May 1899, and the last, against Collingwood, at the Junction Oval on 15 July 1899.

Death

Henry George Morrison died at East Melbourne, Victoria on 8 August 1942.[9] [10]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 632.
  2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article196956651 Funeral Notices: Morrison, The Age, (Wednesday, 18 February 1885), p. 8.
  3. Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Births Registration no.4082/1873 ("George Henry Morrison").
  4. Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Births Registration no.17230/1880.
  5. Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.2280/1904 ("Henry George Morrison").
  6. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1468921 In Memoriam: Morrison, The Argus, Saturday, 17 May 1919), p. 11.
  7. Pennings (2016), pp. 463, 528.
  8. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9531974 Football, The Argus, (Thursday, 1 June 1899), p. 7.
  9. Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Deaths Registration no.8382/1942 ("Henry George Morrison").
  10. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206816663 Deaths: Morrison, The Age, (Monday, 10 August 1942), p. 5.