Marian Horsley Explained

Marian Horsley
Birth Date:23 May 1893 [1]
Birth Place:Ealing
Death Date:15 Jan 1958 (aged 64)
Death Place:Reading
Country:England

Marian Horsley née Edith Marian Bagshaw Mann (1893-1958) was an English badminton player. She came to prominence whilst still at school and with a reputation as a fitness fanatic gained 24 England caps. She competed in the All England Championships winning two titles in 1929 and 1931. Twenty years later she won the Berks, Bucks and Oxon title four times, the last aged 60.[2]

She married Reginald John Horsley in 1916 and played as Mrs Horsley afterwards.[3]

Medal Record at the All England Badminton Championships

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Index entry. 7 April 2021. FreeBMD. ONS.
  2. Book: Davis, Pat. Guinness Book of Badminton. 1983. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 0-85112-271-X.
  3. Web site: Index entry. 7 April 2021. FreeBMD. ONS.
  4. Web site: Times Archives. Oxfordshire Libraries.