Henri Jeanneret Explained

Henri Jeanneret
Fullname:Henri Edward Jeanneret
Birth Date:1 January 1878
Birth Place:Switzerland
Death Place:Hurstville, New South Wales
Height:178 cm
Weight:75 kg
Position:Wing, forward
Statsend:1904
Years1:1898–1903
Games Goals1:75 (12)
Years2:1904
Games Goals2:4 (0)
Games Goalstotal:79 (12)

Henri Edward Jeanneret (1 January 1878 – 1 June 1935)[1] was a Swiss-born Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

The fourth (of seven) child of Frederic Guillaume Jeanneret Gris (1851-1893),[2] [3] [4] and Laure Jeanneret Gris (1851-1923), née Belrichard,[5] [6] [7] Henri Edward Jeanneret was born in Switzerland on 1 January 1878. His family arrived in Melbourne in the S.S. Somersetshire on 10 August 1879.

He married Jane/Jean Ethel Domville Scott (1881-) in 1906. He was naturalized, as "Henry Edward Jeanneret" on 17 August 1911 (cert. No. 12104).

Playing career

"A young man named Henry Jeanneret sustained a fracture of the ribs while playing football [for Mentone] in the Mentone v. East Brighton match last Saturday." — The Caulfield and Elsternwick Leader, 11 July 1896.[8]

Glenferrie (SJFA)

Jeanneret started playing football with Glenferrie (late Clendon) in the Suburban Junior Football Association in 1897, where he was also the club delegate.

Hawthorn (VJFA)

When Glenferrie disbanded during 1897, he then joined the Hawthorn club that was competing in the Victorian Junior Football Association,

South Melbourne (VFL)

He joined South Melbourne at the start of 1898.[9] [10] A wingman, Jeanneret made his debut for South Melbourne in Round 1 of the 1898 VFL season. He played in 75 matches over six seasons for South Melbourne.

Melbourne (VFL)

On 5 May 1904 he was cleared to Melbourne for the 1904 VFL season.[11] At Melbourne he played four matches.

See also

Death

He died at Hurstville, New South Wales on 1 June 1935.[12]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Curtis. Rod. A retired Greek ruckman from Sunshine explains the rules in every language. 8 January 2011. The Age. 30 April 2005.
  2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article193423446 Deaths: Gris, The Age, (Monday, 12 June 1893), p.1.
  3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8563855 Deaths: Gris, The Argus, (Tuesday, 13 June 1893), p.1.
  4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8565478 Deaths: Jeanneret-Gris, The Argus, (Saturday, 17 June 1893), p.1.
  5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article6090126 Tutors, Governesses, Clerks, &c.: Madame Jeanneret, The Argus, (Thursday, 1 April 1886), p.1.
  6. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article121147400 Soldier's Wife Leads: Lessons in Camp, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 20 January 1917), p.10.
  7. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2008118 Deaths: Jeanneret, The Argus, (Monday, 23 May 1923), p.1.
  8. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66852548 Brief Notes, The Caulfield and Elsternwick Leader, (Saturday, 11 July 1896), p.2.
  9. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article241605969 Hawthorn, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Tuesday, 10 May 1893), p.3.
  10. Web site: Henri Jeanneret joins South Melbourne from Hawthorn - The Herald May 10, 1898.
  11. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10318134 Victorian Football League, The Argus, (Saturday, 7 May 1904), p.16.
  12. "Henry E. Jeanneret", NSW Births Deaths & Marriages Reg.No.7044/1935.