Jack Richardson (footballer, born 1886) explained

Jack Richardson
Fullname:Jack Elliott Richardson
Birth Date:7 April 1886
Birth Place:Melbourne, Victoria
Death Place:Brisbane, Queensland[1]
Originalteam:Leopold
Statsend:1909
Years1:1909
Games Goals1:1 (0)

Jack Elliott Richardson (7 April 1886 – 12 December 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Family

The son of Francis Gordon Richardson (1855–1935)[3] and Gertrude Richardson, née Ledwidge (1859–1935),[4] Jack Elliott Richardson was born in Melbourne on 7 April 1886.

He married Teresa (Tess) Green in March 1911 but differences over the religious upbringing of their children led to his wife leaving him in 1925 and subsequently their divorce in 1936.[5] He subsequently married Maud Sanderson and they lived in Brisbane until his death in 1965.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages . Queensland Government.
  2. Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 745.
  3. News: Family Notices . The Argus . 27,858 . Victoria, Australia . 2 December 1935 . 1.
  4. News: Family Notices . The Argus . 27,720 . Victoria, Australia . 24 June 1935 . 1.
  5. News: RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCES BLAMED FOR DOMESTIC TROUBLE . The Telegraph . Queensland, Australia . 25 May 1936 . 13.