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Beresford Horsley
Albert Beresford Horsley Order of the British Empire, CBE, Queen's Counsel, JP (2 January 1880 – 19 November 1923) was an English cricketer. Horsley's Batsman (cricket), batting and bowling (cricket), bowling styles are unknown. He was born in Hartlepool, County Durham, to George Horsley, George and Alethea Horsley, and educated at the The Leys School, Leys School, where he obtained his colours in 1896. At the Leys he held the school record for a long jump of 20 ft 10". When he was five, one of his father's ships - the Beresford - was named after him on the 28 July 1885. He married Ethel Rose Cox, daughter of Eliza Julia Cox, in 1903; the 1911 Census shows the family staying in Weston, and he described himself as a Shipowner and Timber Merchant. They had seven children including the author, glider pilot and journalist Terence Horsley, who worked for Allied Newspapers (which became Kemsley Newspapers); cricketer, schoolmaster and water colourist Rupert Horsley; a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Beresford Horsley
Albert Beresford Horsley Order of the British Empire, CBE, Queen's Counsel, JP (2 January 1880 – 19 November 1923) was an English cricketer. Horsley's Batsman (cricket), batting and bowling (cricket), bowling styles are unknown. He was born in Hartlepool, County Durham, to George Horsley, George and Alethea Horsley, and educated at the The Leys School, Leys School, where he obtained his colours in 1896. At the Leys he held the school record for a long jump of 20 ft 10". When he was five, one of his father's ships - the Beresford - was named after him on the 28 July 1885. He married Ethel Rose Cox, daughter of Eliza Julia Cox, in 1903; the 1911 Census shows the family staying in Weston, and he described himself as a Shipowner and Timber Merchant. They had seven children including the author, glider pilot and journalist Terence Horsley, who worked for Allied Newspapers (which became Kemsley Newspapers); cricketer, schoolmaster and water colourist Rupert Horsley; a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
