Whitecroft RFC 1914
Courtesy of: Mark Rudge. Uploaded: 2007
Whitecroft
RFC 1913 - 1914
Winners of the Forest of Dean Combination Cup.
Back Row: J Evans, A Phipps, G James, J
Webb, W Phipps, William Rudge.
Middle Row: H Vedmore, J Griffin, H Baker, F Morgan, S Jeffery, F Fletcher,
H Trafford, A.T. James, O Downs,
Front Row: William Rudge, J Halford, T Morgan,
F Vedmore, C Baker, H Berry, Albert James, E Wintour, A. Hook.
Mark added (December 2007): "The two Rudge's in the photograph are distant
cousins of mine. William Rudge in the back row was the son of John Rudge
and
Naomi
Saunders
of
Whitecroft. John is the Veap Rudge mentioned in Alfred
Harris' journal that is mentioned on your website and he was
killed in a mining accident on the 23rd February 1887 at Trevethin, Abersychan,
Monmouth. I don't know how
he came to be nick named Veap.
"William's 1st cousin also William Rudge in the front row was
the son of George Rudge & Elizabeth Saunders also of Whitecroft.
Naomi & Elizabeth
were sisters. William was killed in a mining accident at the Princess
Royal colliery on the 14th September 1928".
" .... the John Rudge whose death was recorded
in Alfred Harris' journal on the 23rd April 1876 was the two William's
grandfather and my 3 x Gt. grandfather. The Morgan's in the photograph
are probably related to me as well as John's wife was Ann Morgan who
was born in Whitecroft".
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