Barron Kilner
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| Full name | Barron Kilner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 October 1852 Thornhill Lees, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 December 1922 (aged 70) Wakefield, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forwards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Barron Kilner (11 October 1852[1] — 28 December 1922 (aged 70)[2]) born in Thornhill Lees, was a rugby union footballer of the 1880s, and rugby union administrator of the 1890s, playing at representative level for England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity,[3] as a Forward, e.g. Front row, Lock, or Back row, he died in Wakefield. Prior to Tuesday 27 August 1895, Wakefield Trinity was a rugby union club. Barron Kilner was also Mayor of Wakefield in 1899[4][5] and the grandson of John Kilner, the founder of the 'Kilner Jar' companies.
Playing career
International honours
Barron Kilner won a cap for England while at Wakefield Trinity in the 1879–80 Home Nations rugby union match against Ireland.[6]
County honours
Barron Kilner represented Yorkshire while at Wakefield Trinity.
Change of Code
When Wakefield Trinity converted from the rugby union code to the rugby league code on Tuesday 27 August 1895, Barron Kilner would have been 43. Subsequently, he didn't become both a rugby union and rugby league footballer for Wakefield Trinity.
"The Rugby Match"
In William Barnes Wollen's painting "The Rugby Match", featuring Yorkshire's 11-3 victory over Lancashire during the 1893/94 season, a painting that is now held at the Rugby Football Union headquarters in the Twickenham Stadium, Alf Barraclough can be seen being tackled, and passing the ball to Jack Toothill, with Tommy Dobson on the outside, Barron Kilner can be seen in the crowd, he is the first person to the right of Tommy Dobson's head.[7]
Genealogical information
Barron Kilner's marriage to Ann Sarah P. Archer was registered during April→June 1874 in Wakefield district,[8] the death of Ann Sarah P. Kilner (née Archer) was registered during July→September 1890 in Wakefield district,[9] his subsequent marriage was registered during January→March 1892 in Scarborough district.[10]
Note
The scrum.com website states that Barron Kilner was born in Thornhill Leer, this is a typographical error and should be Thornhill Lees.
References
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Graham Williams, Peter Lush, David Farrar (November 2009). "The British Rugby League Records Book [Page-178]". London League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6
- ^ "Mayors of Wakefield". Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ^ Tony Collins, "Rugby's Great Split: Class, Culture and the Origins of Rugby League football [Page-157]". Taylor & Francis 2006"
- ^ "International Statistics at scrum.com". scrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "The Rugby Match". rugbyfootballhistory.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ann Sarah P. Kilner death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Second Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
