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| ⚫ | '''William Sully Unwin''' (born 1862) was an English clergyman and amateur [[rowing (sport)|rower]]. He won the [[Diamond Challenge Sculls]] at [[Henley Royal Regatta]] and the [[Wingfield Sculls]] in 1884 and 1885, and rowed for [[Oxford University Boat Club|Oxford]] in the [[Boat Race]] in the [[The Boat Race 1885|1885]] and [[The Boat Race 1886|1886 races]]. |
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| ⚫ | '''William Sully Unwin''' (born 1862) was an English clergyman and amateur [[rowing (sport)|rower]]. He won the [[Diamond Challenge Sculls]] at [[Henley Royal Regatta]] and the [[Wingfield Sculls]] in 1884 and 1885, and rowed for [[Oxford University Boat Club|Oxford]] in the [[Boat Race]] in the [[The Boat Race 1885|1885]] and [[The Boat Race 1886|1886 races]]. |
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Unwin was born at [[Rotherham]], [[Yorkshire]], the son of William Unwin and his wife Elizabeth. His father was a tutor at [[Oxford]] living at Park Town in 1881.<ref>British Census 1881 RG11 1500/14 p21</ref> He was of the non-collegiate [[St Catherine's Society, Oxford]]<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63895 ''St. Catherine's Society'', A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford (1954), pp. |
Unwin was born at [[Rotherham]], [[Yorkshire]], the son of William Unwin and his wife Elizabeth. His father was a tutor at [[Oxford]] living at Park Town in 1881.<ref>British Census 1881 RG11 1500/14 p21</ref> He was of the non-collegiate [[St Catherine's Society, Oxford]]<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63895 ''St. Catherine's Society'', A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford (1954), pp. 338–339. Date accessed: 16 May 2009]</ref> and rowed for [[Magdalen College, Oxford]]. In 1884 he won the OUBC Sculls, the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley and the Wingfield Sculls. He won the same three races in 1885, and was also bow in the winning Oxford boat in the [[Boat Race]]. In 1886, he was in the Boat Race again but lost the Wingfield Sculls to [[Frederick I Pitman|F I Pitman]], whom he had beaten in the previous year.<ref>[http://www.rowinghistory.net/HRR%20US/hrr_1839-1939.htm Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939]</ref><ref>[http://www.rowingservice.com/wingfieldsrecords.xls Wingfield Sculls Record of Races]</ref> |
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Unwin became a clergyman and in 1895 was in [[Keswick, Cumbria|Kewick]] where he attempted to establish a rowing club.<ref>Cumberland WCT, Wednesday, |
Unwin became a clergyman and in 1895 was in [[Keswick, Cumbria|Kewick]] where he attempted to establish a rowing club.<ref>Cumberland WCT, Wednesday, 29 May 1895</ref> Later he had a living in Norfolk. In 1933, he was active in establishing the [[Council for the Preservation of Rural England]] in Norfolk.<ref>[http://www.cprenorfolk.org.uk/news-events/JanVoice.pdf Norfolk Voice 75 Years of CPRE Norfolk]</ref> |
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Unwin married Mary Frances Sully at Bridgwater in 1905. |
Unwin married Mary Frances Sully at Bridgwater in 1905. |
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Latest revision as of 16:43, 1 December 2024
William Sully Unwin (born 1862) was an English clergyman and amateur rower. He won the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta and the Wingfield Sculls in 1884 and 1885, and rowed for Oxford in the Boat Race in the 1885 and 1886 races.
Unwin was born at Rotherham, Yorkshire, the son of William Unwin and his wife Elizabeth. His father was a tutor at Oxford living at Park Town in 1881.[1] He was of the non-collegiate St Catherine's Society, Oxford[2] and rowed for Magdalen College, Oxford. In 1884 he won the OUBC Sculls, the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley and the Wingfield Sculls. He won the same three races in 1885, and was also bow in the winning Oxford boat in the Boat Race. In 1886, he was in the Boat Race again but lost the Wingfield Sculls to F I Pitman, whom he had beaten in the previous year.[3][4]
Unwin became a clergyman and in 1895 was in Kewick where he attempted to establish a rowing club.[5] Later he had a living in Norfolk. In 1933, he was active in establishing the Council for the Preservation of Rural England in Norfolk.[6]
Unwin married Mary Frances Sully at Bridgwater in 1905.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ British Census 1881 RG11 1500/14 p21
- ^ St. Catherine's Society, A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford (1954), pp. 338–339. Date accessed: 16 May 2009
- ^ Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939
- ^ Wingfield Sculls Record of Races
- ^ Cumberland WCT, Wednesday, 29 May 1895
- ^ Norfolk Voice 75 Years of CPRE Norfolk
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