Joseph Patrick Francis Travers (1871 - 1942)

Born 10 Jan 1871 in Adelaide, South Australia

Husband of Mabel May (Lewis) Travers — married about 1895 (to about 1927) in Norwood, South Australia, Australia

Died 15 Sep 1942 at age 71 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Biography

Joseph Travers is Notable.

Joseph was born in January 1871 in South Australia, but as yet no birth registration has been found in that state's records.

Joseph Patrick Francis Travers was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test Match in 1902 and was a First Class cricketer for South Australia. He also played Australian rules football for Norwood in the South Australian Football Association (SAFA) during the 1890s. After his first class cricket career ended, Joe worked for many years on the Administration side of the game. Coaching at the junior level, managing at the Sheffield Shield level and as a state selector. He is credited with convincing and arranging for Don Bradman to move to South Australia in 1935.

Joe Travers played his first match for South Australia at the Inter-colonial level in 1895-6, and his last in 1906-7. And was credited with 117 wickets in his 37 first-class games at 31.39 runs each. He played his one and only Test Match, against the touring England team at Melbourne from February 28 - March 04, 1902 as a late replacement for the injured J. V. Saunders.

Joe Travers passed away in September 1942, and is buried in the Payneham Cemetery in Payneham, South Australia, Australia. He married Mabel May in 1895. It is worth noting that at the time of her passing in 1927, her death notice lists Joseph Travers and daughters as her chief mourners. At least one daughter was Eileen May Travers born in about 1895, who married firstly in 1916 the again in 1942, not long after her father's death.

Sources

• South Australian Births, Deaths & Marriages: Marriage: TRAVERS, Joseph Patrick Francis - spouse: ?, Mabel May - district: Norwood - book/page: 183/652 - year of marriage: 1895. first accessed online on the 13th of June 2022 from the Genealogy SA's Online Database Search at: https://genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-database-search

• South Australian Births, Deaths & Marriages: DEATH: TRAVERS, Joseph Patrick Francis - gender: M - district: Adelaide - book/page: 654/4973 - death year: 1942. first accessed online on the 13th of June 2022 from the Genealogy SA's Online Database Search at: https://genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-database-search

• Joe Travers from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia first accessed online on the 13th of June, 2022 at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Travers

• Ike Travers Australia from the ESPNCRICINFO website. first accessed online on the 13th of June, 2022 at: https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/ike-travers-7963

• THE LATEST FROM ADELAIDE: Joe Travers Retires from the Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954) of Wedneday 4 October 1922, Page 6. first accessed on TROVE on the 13th of June, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/184799639?searchTerm=%22joe%20Travers%22%20cricket%20photograph%20drawing

• Family Notices from the Observer (Adelaide, SA : 1905 - 1931) of Saturday 3 December 1927, Page 45. first accessed on TROVE on the 13th of June, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/168274876/19845665

• JOE TRAVERS PASSES ON from the Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954) of Wednesday 23 September 1942, Page 15. first accessed on TROVE on the 13th of June, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/180307004?searchTerm=%22joe%20Travers%22%20cricket%20photograph%20drawing

• HAPPY MEMORIES from the Daily Herald (Adelaide, SA : 1910 - 1924) of Thursday 2 October 1913, Page 6 & 7. first accessed on TROVE on the 13th of June, 2022 at https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/105611566/10579093 & https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/105611566/10579094

• Find a Grave, database and images accessed 13 June 2022, memorial page for Joseph Patrick Travers (10 Jan 1871–15 Sep 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #192445906, citing Payneham Cemetery, Payneham, Norwood Payneham St Peters City, South Australia, Australia ; Maintained by Leah Bird (contributor 48655349) . (note no gravestone photograph as yet)