James William Carruthers (1929 - 1990)

Born 5 Jul 1929 in Paddington, New South Wales, Australia

Died 15 Aug 1990 at age 61 in Narrabeen, New South Wales, Australia

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• World champion "Southpaw" boxer, in the bantamweight division.
• The first world champion boxer in any division to retire without a loss or draw.
• Inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame ( Veterans category).

Biography

Jimmy Carruthers is Notable.

James William "Jimmy" Carruthers made his appearance in the world on the 5th July 1929, in the inner Sydney suburb of Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, the fifth child of eight born to English-born John William Carruthers, a labourer, and Agnes Jane Allison.

Jimmy, a "wharfie" (wharf labourer), married Myra Louise Hamilton, a machinist, on the 10th February 1951, in All Saints’ Church of England, Woollahra.^[1] Subsequently they were to have four children, two daughters and two sons.

After his fight with Elley Bennett in 1951, Jimmy's mother spoke to reporters about her son. The 4ft 10-inch tall, 6st 9-lb, dynamo described herself as the "paper-weight" champion of Paddington. Agnes Carruthers had seen all her son's fights, and displayed two permanently injured knuckles which she got in shaping up to Jimmy. Admitting she had hit him too hard, she was too ashamed to own up to the doctor just what had happened when he diagnosed arthritis!^[2]

As well as being a boxer (his career spanned amateur years that included representing Australia at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, and four years as a professional boxer, and a comeback 1961 - with 25 total fights, 21 of them wins (13 by knockout (his only losses were after his comeback in 1961))), a leading boxing referee, and a wharf labourer, Jimmy owned and ran a hotel in Woolloomooloo, and also a fruit shop and milk bar, as well as a juice bar, both with his wife.
Jimmy also acted alongside notable Australian Chips Rafferty in the 1968 episode "No Trespassers" of the Australian television show Skippy.

James William "Jimmy" Carruthers passed away on the 15th August 1990, in Narrabeen, New South Wales, Australia,^[3] survived by his wife and their four children. He was cremated, with the disposition of his cremains currently unknown.^[4]

Research Notes

Jimmy is frequently stated in online "trees" as the father of Isabel Mary Carruthers, something that is impossible as she was born several years before he was. Originally attached as father-daughter while research was done to determine the dates, the two have since been detached and should not be re-connected. Jimmy and Myra had four children, none of whom was named Isabel.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage Registration — New South Wales State Government Births, Deaths, Marriages Marriage Registration details: Registration Number: 2209/1951; Groom's Family Name: CARRUTHERS; Groom's Given Name(s): JAMES WILLIAM; Bride's Family Name(s): HAMILTON; Bride's Given Name(s): MYRA LOUISE; District: PADDINGTON
2. ↑ News Article — "Mum packs a punch" The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954) 20 May 1951: 29. Web. 21 Feb 2022 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230759289>.
3. ↑ Death Registration — New South Wales State Government Births, Deaths, Marriages Death Registration details: Name: CARRUTHERS JAMES WILLIAM; Registration Number: 16538/1990; Father's Given Name(s): JOHN WILLIAM; Mother's Given Name(s): AGNES JANE; District:
4. ↑ Memorial — Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/199660997/james-william-carruthers : accessed 20 February 2022), memorial page for James William “Jimmy” Carruthers (5 Jul 1929–15 Aug 1990), Find A Grave: Memorial #199660997, ; Maintained by Shane (contributor 49774181) Cremated.

• News Article — "Our sportsmen of the the year" Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954) 30 December 1953: 3. Web. 21 Feb 2022 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article178194351>.
• News Article — "Mother Urges Retirement" National Advocate (Bathurst, NSW : 1889 - 1954) 4 May 1954: 4. Web. 21 Feb 2022 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article161537045>.
• News Article — "JIMMY CARRUTHERS EXPECTED TO RETIRE BY END OF THIS YEAR" Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954) 4 May 1954: 19. Web. 21 Feb 2022 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article96273351>.
• News Article — "JIMMY CARRUTHERS RETIRES" The West Wyalong Advocate (NSW : 1928 - 1954) 17 May 1954: 1. Web. 20 Feb 2022 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article185487436>.
• News Article — "JIMMY CARRUTHERS" Illawarra Daily Mercury (Wollongong, NSW : 1950 - 1954) 12 October 1951: 12. Web. 20 Feb 2022 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article135799131>.

• Obituary: Akron Beacon Journal, 16 Aug 1990 — "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSB-MQY7 : accessed 20 February 2022), Jimmy Carruthers, Great Lakes, Ohio, United States, 16 Aug 1990; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Akron Beacon Journal, born-digital text.
• Obituary: Tulsa World (SouthWest Central, Oklahoma), 16 Aug 1990 — "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVS1-D2PX : accessed 20 February 2022), Jimmy Carruthers, SouthWest Central, Oklahoma, United States, 16 Aug 1990; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Tulsa World, born-digital text.
• Obituary: Missouri, 16 Aug 1990 — "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5W-289N : accessed 20 February 2022), Jimmy Carruthers, Missouri, United States, 16 Aug 1990; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing , born-digital text.
• Obituary: San Diego, California, 16 Aug 1990 — "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV57-TM3Y : accessed 20 February 2022), Jimmy Carruthers, San Diego, California, United States, 16 Aug 1990; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing , born-digital text.

• Couldn't find the death Registration ? But several articles on him all have the same birth & death dates. So my source is the internet.

See also:

• Wikipedia : Jimmy Carruthers
• Wikidata: Item Q4922997, en:Wikipedia
• Australian Dictionary of Biography : Carruthers, James William (Jimmy) (1929–1990)
• IMDB : Jimmy Carruthers, actor
• Sport Australia Hall of Fame : Jimmy Carruthers