Talk:Wilf Waller
Latest comment: 14 years ago by Daemonic Kangaroo in topic First South African player in the Football League
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First South African player in the Football League
editI realise that this is original research but I think this makes the claim for him to be South African a bit tenuous. Possibly a Londoner who emigrated as a boy?
1881 England Census
Name: Wilfred Hugh Waller Age: 3
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Charles Bullen
Mother's Name: Emma
Gender: Male
Where born: St Geo Han Sq, Middlesex, England
Civil parish: St George County/Island: London Country: England
Street Address: 4 Lyall Street Education:
Occupation: Builders Son
Registration district: Chelsea Sub-registration district: Belgrave
Topcardi (talk) 14:42, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
- This statement in the article was based on the first two sources quoted in the References section. www.allfootballers.co. also gives his place of birth as "South Africa". --Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 17:41, 15 September 2009 (UTC)