Leonard Watkins (1859 - 1901)

Born 7 Dec 1859 in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Died 7 Feb 1901 at age 41 in Chajarí, Federación, Entre Ríos, Argentina

Biography

Leonard was born in 1859 in Wales, the son of William Watkins and Isabel Bramwell. He grew up in Glamorganshire, Cardiff and attended Exeter College in Oxford. Whe there, he played Rugby for Oxford University. He was living with his parents at Llamlaff place in Llamlaff according to the 1881 census ^[1]

He continued his love for rugby by participating in local Llandaff teams. In 1881, he was chosen to represent Cardiff for the newly formed Welsh Rugby team. After an embarassing loss to England, Leonard chose not to represent his country in this sport, and he emigrated to Argentina.

He passed away in 1901. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2W9-QLZ4 : 11 December 2017), Leonard Watkins, Llandaff, Glamorganshire, Wales; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 41, Piece/Folio 5288/63, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,452.
2. ↑ "Argentina, Entre Ríos, Civil Registration, 1860-1965", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZL5-5TGT : 11 July 2022), Leonardo Watkins, .

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