Charlie Curtis Explained
| Charlie Curtis |
| Fullname: | Charles Ernest Curtis |
| Birth Date: | 17 December 1878 |
| Birth Place: | Carlton, Victoria |
| Death Place: | St Vincent's Hospital
Fitzroy, Victoria |
| Height: | 170cm |
| Weight: | 68kg |
| Position: | rover |
| Statsend: | 1901 |
| Years1: | 1896 |
| Club1: | Carlton (VFA) |
| Games Goals1: | 3 (0) |
| Years2: | 1898–1900 |
| Club2: | Carlton (VFL) |
| Games Goals2: | 21 (2) |
| Years3: | 1901 |
| Club3: | Richmond (VFA) |
| Games Goals3: | 14 (0) |
| Games Goalstotal: | 38 (2) |
Charlie Curtis (17 December 1878 – 8 May 1959) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
The son of John Richard Curtis, J.P. (1853-1945),[2] and Elizabeth Curtis (1855-1931), née Harry,[3] Charles Ernest Curtis was born at Carlton, Victoria on 17 December 1878.
One of his brothers, Harry Richard Curtis (1892-1968), played VFL football for both Carlton and Collingwood.
He married Alice Louisa Atkinson (1882-1906) in 1904.[4] He married Maud May Ratcliff (1887-1948) in 1911.[5] [6] [7]
Death
He died at St Vincent's Hospital in Fitzroy, Victoria on 8 May 1959.[8]
References
- Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2009 . 8th . 978-1-921496-00-4 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria .
- Foreman Robs Employer, The Herald, (Tuesday, 18 September 1923), p.16.
- Skins Stolen from Tannery: Foreman Sent to Gaol, The Argus, (Wednesday, 19 September 1923), p.7.
- Employe Sent to Gaol: Tempering Justice with Mercy, The Age, (Wednesday, 19 September 1923), p.15.
External links
Notes and References
- Holmesby & Main, 2009.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205656773 Deaths: Curtis, The Age, (Wednesday, 19 December 1945), p.8.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article242900233 Deaths: Curtis, The Herald, (Wednesday, 30 December 1931), p.15.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139181908 Deaths: Curtis, The Australasian, (Saturday, 7 April 1906), p.840.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article243918157 Would Read in Bed, The Herald, (Thursday, 28 April 1927), p.18.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76403555 Husband Put Out: Wife Read in Bed, The (Perth) Mirror, (Saturday, 7 May 1927), p.5.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205682565 Deaths: Curtis, The Age, (Tuesday, 26 October 1948), p.2.
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AsETAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F6wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5515%2C1672284 Deaths: Curtis, The Age, (Monday, 14 May 1959), p.14.
