William Oswald Whitridge (1853 - 1919)

Born 14 Aug 1853 in Kensington, South Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Eleanore (Korber) Whitridge — married 20 Oct 1880 in St Paul's Church, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 14 Feb 1919 at age 65 in Ringmer, Wyatt Road, Burnside, South Australia, Australia

Biography

William Oswald Whitridge was born in 1853 in Kensington, South Australia. He was on the staff of the newspaper "The South Australian Register" for 42 years, much of this time as head of the publishing department. He was a notable cricketer; he was also a cricket umpire, and umpired a Test match between Australia and England in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1892. He died aged 65 in 1919, at his home, "Ringmer", in Wyatt Road, Burnside, a suburb of Adelaide. ^{[1] [2]}

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia: William Oswald Whitridge
2. ↑ Wikipedia: South Australian Register

Also:

• A family history circulated privately to relatives by Mr Norman Home of London, England (United Kingdom), in August 1993.