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Laurie Millsom
Lawrence Millsom (3 May 1901 – 26 September 1959) was an English professional footballer who made 35 appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Rotherham County and Torquay United. Personal life Lawrence Millsom was born in Rotherham, in what was then the West Riding of Yorkshire. At the time of the 1911 Census, he was the eldest son of George Millsom, an agent for the Royal London insurance company, and his wife Elizabeth. He married Mabel Margaret Curtis at Kimberworth Parish Church in January 1926. The couple had a son, Brian. Millsom was a keen cricketer at local level. He wicket-keeper, kept wicket for Kimberworth Wesleyans, and topped the batting average (cricket), batting averages in the 1925 Rotherham and District Sunday School Cricket League. The 1939 Register records Millsom and his wife living in Torquay, where he worked in customer service for the municipal electricity board and volunteered with the Air Raid Precautions#Second World War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotherham
Rotherham () is a large minster and market town in South Yorkshire, England. The town takes its name from the River Rother which then merges with the River Don. The River Don then flows through the town centre. It is the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham. Rotherham is also the third largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield and Doncaster, which it is located between. Traditional industries included glass making and flour milling. Most around the time of the industrial revolution, it was also known as a coal mining town as well as a contributor to the steel industry. The town's historic county is Yorkshire. From 1889 until 1974, the County of York's ridings became counties in their own right, the West Riding of Yorkshire was the town's county while South Yorkshire is its current county. Rotherham had a population of 109,691 in the 2011 census. The borough, governed from the town, had a population of , the most populous district in En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
