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William
Vidal |
Royal Engineers
FC
uncapped
1883 |
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Timeline |
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William Sealy Vidal |
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Birth:
Tuesday, 13 November 1860
in Cornborough House [left], Abbotsham, nr Bideford, Devon
[registered in Bideford, December 1860] |
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Baptism:
Sunday, 7 April 1861
in
St. Helen's Church, Abbotsham. |
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According to the 1861 census,
four-month old William Sealy is the sixth of eleven children to Edward
Urch Sealy and Emma Harriet (née Eyre).
His father is a magistrate and a barrister, living at Cornborough House
[left] at
Abbotsham. There are seven servants. |
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According to
the 1871 census, William has three more
younger siblings, so he is one of the seven children still at home at
Cornborough with eight servants. |
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According to
the 1881 census, William S. is a lieutenant in
the Royal Engineers based in Chatham. |
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According to
the 1891 census, W.Sealy is now a captain in
the Royal Engineers now based in Alverstoke. |
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Marriage |
to Jane Rebekah Conington
[registered in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, December 1893].
Their
one daughter, Alethea Eleanor, was born, and died in early 1895, six
months before.... |
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Death |
Tuesday, 14 January 1896 at The Grand Hotel,
Port Orotava, Tenerife
Buried in St. Helen's Church
cemetery in Abbotsham, Devon. |
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Probate |
"VIDAL
William Sealy of Alverstoke Hants captain in Her Majesty's royal engineers
died 14 January 1896 at the English Grand hotel Port Orotave Tenerife
Probate
London 17 April to Edwin Drake Sealy Vidal
barrister-at-law and
Charles Herbert Currey gentleman.
Effects £1485. 3s 11d."
[2019 equivalent: £199,042]
resworn September 1896 £1806. 19s
6d."
[2019 equivalent: £242,068] |
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Source |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Played for
Royal Engineers FC. |
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Distinctions |
not known |
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Height/Weight |
not known |
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England Career |
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Position(s) |
not known |
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Distinctions |
Younger brother of
Walpole Vidal, and
older brother of George
Vidal |
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Beyond England |
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none |
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