James Gatehouse

James Gatehouse
Personal information
Full name James Gatehouse
Date of birth (1883-03-27)27 March 1883
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 7 December 1949(1949-12-07) (aged 66)
Place of death Ferny Creek, Victoria
Original team(s) Geelong College
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1900 Geelong 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1900.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

James Gatehouse (27 March 1883 – 7 December 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

In 1900 he married Eleanor Wright Austin, who was commonly referred to as 'Nellie'. She was a successful golfer and golf administrator and won three Australian titles, five Victorian titles and ten Club Championships at Royal Melbourne Golf Club.[2] Her first Australian title was won in 1909.[3]

James Gatehouse's father was Mayor of Melbourne during the period 1874–1875.

Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 309. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "Gatehouse, Eleanor Wright (1886–1973) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  3. ^ Melbourne, National Foundation for Australian Women and The University of. "Gatehouse, Eleanor Wright - Woman - The Australian Women's Register". www.womenaustralia.info. Retrieved 10 April 2021.


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