Talk:Bert Watson

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Doubt over dates of birth and death[edit]

There is some confusion as to whether this Bert Watson is the same person as Charles G. M. Watson. This article was created when a descendant claimed that the chess player never played football. Bert's date of birth and death match Charles. I've fixed the death date based on the death notice. For the date of birth, I think that it's more likely 1879, based upon the Victorian BDM lists, registering the birth in 1879. I haven't been able to find a birth notice on trove, nor any more details about the Melbourne footballer. In the discussion on User:Jevansen's talk page, User:Jenks24 says that the footballer was H. Watson, and there are 2 Herbert Watsons born in 1878 in Victoria. I have just found an older cousin of Charles, birth registered in 1877, Cecil Herbert Marriott Watson, who matriculated from Melbourne Grammar School (known as CEGS then) in May 1896, and was a very good junior sportsman see http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139718222 and http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139705918. The Melbourne footballer is listed as being recruited from Melbourne Grammar. Cecil died in May 1934 in South Africa, working for Crown mines. The-Pope (talk) 15:52, 4 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]