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Charles Pickerd

Charles Matthews Pickerd (7 January 1892 – 9 October 1933) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

The son of Charles Martin Pickerd, and Annie Pickerd, née Bourne, Charles Matthews Pickerd was born at North Melbourne, Victoria on 7 January 1892.

He married Eileen May Winnacott (1889–1984) (later Mrs. Frederick Nicholas Jennings) on 22 March 1917.[2][3]

Football

St Kilda (VFL)

He played in one match for the St Kilda First XVIII, against Geelong, on 20 August 1910, at the age of 18.

Narrandera Imperials (SWDFA)

He was the captain of the Narrandera Imperials Football Club, in New South Wales, in 1914 when it won the premiership of the South West Football League (New South Wales).[4][5]

Death

He died at his Glen Huntly, Victoria residence on 9 October 1933.[6][7][8]

Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.704.
  2. ^ Wedding Bells: Pickerd—Winacott, The Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser, (Friday, 6 April 1917), p.4.
  3. ^ Personal, The Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser, (Tuesday, 14 October 1941), p.2.
  4. ^ Mr. C. Pickerd, The Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser, (Friday, 13 October 1933), p.2.
  5. ^ "1914 - Imperials easy wins". Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser (NSW). 11 September 1914. p. 6. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Family Notices". The Herald. Victoria, Australia. 9 October 1933. p. 16.
  7. ^ Deaths: Pickerd, The Agus, (Tuesday, 10 October 1933), p.1.
  8. ^ Mr. C. Pickerd, The Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser, (Friday, 13 October 1933), p.2.

References

  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.