William Lely
| Birth name | William Gerald Lyall Lely | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 July 1886 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 30 January 1972 (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Easthampstead, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Lely (15 July 1886 – 30 January 1972) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He was schooled in Fettes College, Edinburgh. He played for Fettesian-Lorettonians and was selected for their tour of England in December 1908,[2] and played in their match against Leicester on 30 December.[3] He went to Emmanuel College and played for Cambridge University.[4] He also played for London Scottish.
Provincial career
He played for the Anglo-Scots side against the Provinces District side on 26 December 1908, while still with Cambridge University.[5]
International career
He was capped once for Scotland, in 1909.[6]
Other sports
He played cricket for Fettes College.[7] Later, in 1938, he played for Old Fettesians against the School.[8] In 1939, he presided over the Old Fettesians dinner in London.[9]
Business career
He became a Director of Wallace and Company. They were agents for the Bombay-Burma Trading Company.[10] He became President of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce.[10] He later became a Director of the National Bank of India.[11]
Family
His parents were James Durward Lely (c.1853-1944) and Alice Frances Hurndall; and his maternal grandfather was Watkin Lucy Hurndall (1824-1895). James Durward Lely was from Angus in Scotland. Jame's father and William's paternal grandfather was an elder of Cray church in Glenshee for over 40 years.[12] James and Alice had sons Durward and Cyril, as well as William.[12] William married Dorothy Ruth Hurndall (1887-1977), his cousin, on 12 January 1915 in Yangon, Myanmar. Her father was Watkin Frank Hurndall (1855-1922), a son of Watkin Lucy Hurndall.
References
- ↑ "William Gerald Lyall Lely". ESPN scrum.
- ↑ "Register". Retrieved 18 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Register". Retrieved 18 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Register". Retrieved 18 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Register". Retrieved 18 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - William Lely - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- ↑ "Register". Retrieved 18 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Register". Retrieved 18 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Register". Retrieved 18 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Register". Retrieved 18 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Register". Retrieved 18 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Register". Retrieved 18 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
