Whalley Seath Stranach (22 August 1886, Durban-17 January 1966, Durban) was a South African Rugby player who toured Argentina with the Combined British team in 1910.[2] Stranach was a dentist who qualified at Guy's Hospital in 1912. He played for Guy's, Kings and St Thomas' Rugby Football Club. He also played for Barbarians[3] and Kent.[2]
| Birth name | Whalley Seath Stranach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 August 1886 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Durban, Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 17 January 1966[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Guy's Hospital Medical School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Family life
editWhalley was a descendant of the Stranacks of Margate,[4] the son of William Stranack and Elizabeth Jane Spencer. Whalley married Mabel Clare in Marylebone in 1916, whom he divorced, remarrying Vivienne Strelitzia Royston on 7 February 1931 in Durban, Natal, South Africa. They had one son, John Seath Stranack, who emigrated to the United States.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Whalley Seath Stranack". www.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "#165 Whalley Stranack". British & Irish Lions. Lions Rugby. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "TO-DAY'S FOOTBALL,1910-03-28". The South Wales Daily Post. 28 March 1910. Retrieved 13 July 2021 – via newspapers.library.wales.
- ^ Ponting, Caroline. "Vol. IV - Appendix H :: Pontings-family-history". www.ponting-family-history.org. Caroline Ponting. Retrieved 13 July 2021.