James McKendrick (rugby union, born 1864) explained

James McKendrick
Birth Name:James Grierson McKendrick
Birth Date:8 August 1864
Birth Place:Carluke, Scotland
Death Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Ru Position:Forward
Ru Amateuryears:-
Ru Amateurclubs:West of Scotland
Ru Nationalteam:Scotland
Ru Nationalyears:1889
Ru Nationalcaps:1
Ru Nationalpoints:(0)

James McKendrick (8 August 1864 – 16 October 1938) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for West of Scotland.

International career

McKendrick was capped just the once for Scotland, in 1889 against Ireland at Belfast.[2]

Family

His father was James Grierson McKendrick (1826-1896), his mother was Margaret Gibson (1826-1906).

He married Caroline Laidlaw (1871-1937) in Edinburgh in 1864. They had 6 children, but not all survived infancy.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: James Grierson McKendrick. ESPN scrum.
  2. Web site: Ireland v Scotland. ESPN scrum.