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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Warwickshire => Topic started by: lynes1983 on Saturday 16 August 08 23:15 BST (UK)
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Any One have him in their tree. He Played Professional cricket for Warwickshire First-class span 1897 - 1905 i know he had 2 sons and 1 daughter Reginald who died in the First world war in Belgium. Archibald (Archie) Dont know anything about, and last the daughter Doreen married Frank sweeney in 1924 Dorren might of been a singer.
Anyone have any connections or stories or photographs please get in touch
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Welcome to RootsChat
I have no connection, but there is a member called michael on Genes Reunited who is researching Doreen may Lynes b. 1899 Halifax Yorks
This may be your Doreen
it looks like her birth was reg in mar qtr 1899, but she was actually born in Dec 1898
Birth reg FreeMD
Doreen may Lynes
Mar qtr 1899 halifax
9a 391
her marriage reg is in name of Doreen M Lynes.
this looks like her death reg
Doreen may Sweeney
born 27 Dec 1898
death reg Dec 1992
age 94
Blackpool & Fylde
40 612
Hope this helps in some way
Suz
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Yes thank you but Michael Lynes is me but did not no she died in Blackpool.
Thank you very much for your help.
Michael.
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Hello Michael
Don't know if you're aware of this which I found:
http://www.treetonweb.co.uk/family/lyne.htm
There'sa Lyne/cricket/yorks connection.
Good luck with your research
Graham
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Thanks very much for looking. There might be a connection there not direct.
My James John Lynes played for Warwickshire. Although there is allot of information on the web about his cricket games it would be nice to link him to someones tree.
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I thought to find him in The Wisden Book of Cricket Obituaries 1892-1985 but he is not listed in there which seems strange.
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Ah, this looks like him, only one of that name listed for warwickshire in those years -
Full name: John Lynes
Born: 6th June 1872, Coleshill, Warwickshire, England
Batting: Right-hand batsman
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium
Teams: Warwickshire (Main FC: 1897-1905); All teams
Lists of matches and more detailed statistics
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First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1897-1905)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct
Overall 8 8 0 79 26 9.87 0 0 6
First-Class Career Bowling (1898-1905)
Balls Mdns Runs Wkts BB Ave 5wI 10wM SRate Econ
Overall 933 26 576 15 3-54 38.40 0 0 62.20 3.70
This page was created by the CricketArchive Oracles
So he made eight First Team appearances according to that.
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I wonder why he is not in the Cricket Obituaries book then that's strange.
That's him in the census his name is James i don't know were the John comes from strange.
Thanks for that Al in Vane that is very helpful.
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I can not find him in the death reg on ancestry he might of emigrated.
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You have James John heading your first post, he obviously was christened with two names, have you looked for his death under John Lynes, obviously that is the name he preferred?
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Yes checked it he was 33 at the end of his career in 1905 so prob died around 1935 - 1955 maybe longer
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A James Lynes was buried in Bristol aged 54 in March Quarter 1926 which would just about fit the bill, if you don't know where he died or lived it may be worth looking it up as there were not that many about with that name/
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His Wife's name is Emma she could be there with him.
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Michael
He was born in 1869 under Lines same district as his brother and sister. So you need to be looking for deaths that correspond with this year.
Have you got a death cert for Doreen Sweeney which may move you forward?
Steve
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According to The History of Warwickshire Cricket Club he was born at Coleshill on 6-6-1872.
That differs from your version Steve but fits exactly the death I found in Bristol!
Incidentally the cricket club records show death unknown.
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I've done a lot of research on this family and have the birth cert that matches the father and mother that Michael has.
The historian who found the date made a mistake, hard to find a birth on BMD in 1872 for James in Coleshill. There are several errors on that website with dates.
steve
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Obviously I must bow to your knowledge on that one Steve, to be honest I thought Warwickshire would have the official records of his contract details which would include his dob but we must assume not.
I still think the death in Bristol is well worth a look.
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Warwickshire have no records apart from scorebooks before WW2. The club also do not have anyone with any knowledge of history in their employ.
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Hi Folks on this thread,
Googled across; no desire to stay long; but as one of two Leicester Fosse/City historians who've been digging these partic trenches for years, it's always good to find someone nagging at the same itch.
Therefore, please accept the following: the latest version of a mini bio for James Lynes which will form part of the third edition of the club history, 'Of Foxes & Fossils', if all goes well next year (2009). All of you somehow seem to have missed one string to the lad's sporting bow...
Cheers,
PT
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LYNES, James
b. Coleshill, Warks, c1872
Career: Plymouth Argyle Alliance; Plymouth St James, Plymouth United; Nov 1895 FOSSE; May 1896 Lincoln City; 1897 Halifax FC; Oct 1901 Warrington; Dec 1904 Bacup.
Fosse debut v Hucknall St Johns (H) FAC 2.11.1895
> Announced as having signed from an unnamed junior club in the Birmingham area – which actually turned out to be in Plymouth! – James rejoiced in the nickname of ‘Trilby’, and apparently revelled in identity confusions. For some unfathomed reason, he adopted his forename as a pseudonymous surname on each of his first three Fosse outings – a friendly at Nottingham Forest, the above Cup tie and a League game at Anfield – then made intermittent appearances under the above title during the rest of 1895/6 at both outside-right and centre-forward, where he was regarded as less skilful than Harry Trainer, but a better and weightier bustler than his Welsh international rival. At Lincoln, in a re-election-bound side, he claimed four Second Division goals, the last proving to be the winner against Fosse. He was next heard of playing as a goalkeeper in the Yorkshire League for the original, short-lived Halifax club. This link-up was characteristic, as almost all the player’s football moves were made in tandem with changes in his cricketing allegiance. He’d played the summer game as a pace bowler both in Birmingham and the South-West (for Yardley, Liskeard, Plymouth Garrison and Devon side Ivy Bridge) before his name appeared in senior football – initially as a Devon county representative – and he would assist Lincoln Lindum while with the Imps before settling in the North as a professional with each of the Halifax (1899, 1900), Warrington, Bacup (1905. 1906) and Werneth clubs. He also, through his birth qualification, occasionally represented Warwickshire in the County Championship (on eight occasions between 1897 and 1905); though most cricket archives erroneously assign these appearances to a John Lynes (with a Coleshill birthdate of 6th June 1872, unsupported by either registration or census evidence).
Apps: FL?7; FAC 3.
Goals: FL 3.
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Great stuff Paul, the reason nobody went down that line was because we were fed the cricketing one!
Interestingly the Lincoln City Who's Who gives his birthplace as Cheltenham in 1869 and says of him 'He knows no fear and will tackle the strongest defence without regard to his own safety'
He made 19 apps for Lincoln City scoring 4 goals and in 1896 was professional for Lindun Cricket Club