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Albert John Thurgood

Born 11 Jan 1874 in North Melbourne, Colony of Victoria

Ancestors

Son of John Joseph Thurgood and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

[spouse(s) unknown]

[children unknown]

Died 8 May 1927 at age 53 in Malvern, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Albert Thurgood was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)

Albert John Thurgood was born in January 1874 at or about North Melbourne in the Colony of Victoria. He was the son of John Thurgood and his wife Amelia Mary (nee Buckland). He was educated at Brighton Grammar School.

Albert John Thurgood was an Australian Rules footballer in the early days of Victorian Football Association (VFA), Victorian Football League (VFL) and the Western Australian Football Association (WAFA). In a career spanning from 1892-1906 and at least 150 games across the 3 leagues. He was described by Australian Rules historian John Devaney as:

... an all round football champion of the highest order, and arguably the game's first true 'superstar'.

Albert Thurgood is Notable.

Albert Thurgood married Ida Alma Mary Thomas (1878–1950) at Fairfield on the 26th of April 1899. They had two daughters:

Marjorie Caster (nee Thurgood) (1902-1961).

Gwenyth Ida Nilsen (nee Thurgood) (1907–2003).

After his retirement from football, Albert Thurgood became active in horse racing. Originally as a bookmaker, then later as as an owner. He ran a number of successful horses, including Amazonia, which won the Bagot Handicap in 1921 and was placed third in the Melbourne Cup that year.

He passed away in 1927 as a result of a motor accident and was laid to rest at the Brighton General Cemetery, Caulfield South, Victoria, Australia.

Honours and Awards

Essendon Team of the Century

Essendon Football Club Hall of Fame Legend Inductee of 1996.

Australian Football Hall of Fame Inductee of 1996.

West Australian Football Hall of Fame Inductee of 2004.

Sources

Victorian Births, Deaths & Marriages: BIRTH: THURGOOD, Albert John - event: Birth - mother: Amelia Mary BUCKLAND - father: John Joseph - place of birth: N MELB - registration year: 1874 - registration no. 3941/1874. first accessed online on the 8th of March 2024. from the Victorian Family History Search searchable database at: https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history

Victorian Births, Deaths & Marriages: MARRIAGE: THURGOOD, Albt. Jno. - event: Marriage - spouse: THOMAS, Ida Alma Mary - registration year: 1899 - registration no. 2459/1899. first accessed online on the 9th of March 2024. from the Victorian Family History Search searchable database at: https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history

Victorian Births, Deaths & Marriages: DEATH: THURGOOD, Albert John - event: Death - mother: Amelia BUCKLAND - father: THURGOOD, John - place of death: MELBOURNE EAST - spouse at death: <Unknown Family Name> - age at death: 53 - registration year: 1927 - registration no. 6665/1927. first accessed online on the 9th of March 2024. from the Victorian Family History Search searchable database at: https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history

TERRIBLE COLLISION ON TOORAK-ROAD. from The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) of Monday 9 May 1927, Page 12. first accessed on TROVE on the 8th of March 2024 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205817622

Family Notices from The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) of Tuesday 10 May 1927, Page 1. first accessed on TROVE on the 8th of March 2024 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3853527

Find a Grave, database and images (accessed March 8, 2024), memorial page for Albert John Thurgood (11 Jan 1874–8 May 1927), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #123064699, citing Brighton General Cemetery, Caulfield South, Glen Eira City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by Tim Reynolds (contributor 48314828).

Albert John Thurgood (1874-1927) - Aussie Rules Footballer & Racehorse owner - Location: CofE*Y*1100 Copyright © 2024 Travis M. Sellers. from the Brighton General Cemetery website. first accessed online on the 8th of March 2024.

John H. Reeves, Thurgood, Albert John (1874–1927), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/thurgood-albert-john-8808/text15449, published first in hardcopy 1990, accessed online 8 March 2024.

Albert Thurgood from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. first accessed online on the 8th of March 2024 at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Thurgood

ALBERT THURGOOD his profile on the Australian Football website, Author John Devaney. first accessed online on the 8th of March 2024.

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Albert John Thurgood (1874 - 1927)

Contents

Biography

Honours and Awards

Sources

Further Reading