Jack Roberts (footballer, born 1867)

John Alexander Roberts (2 January 1867 – 5 August 1921) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

For other people named Jack Roberts, see Jack Roberts (disambiguation).
Jack Roberts
Roberts during his Carlton career
Personal information
Full name John Alexander Roberts
Date of birth (1867-01-02)2 January 1867
Place of birth Scarsdale, Victoria
Date of death 5 August 1921(1921-08-05) (aged 54)
Place of death Abbotsford, Victoria
Position(s) Wingman, defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1897–99 Carlton 24 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1899.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of William Roberts (1835-1924),[2] and Jenefer Roberts (-1903),[3] née Trahair, John Alexander Roberts was born at Scarsdale, near Ballarat, Victoria on 2 January 1867.

He married Annie Beatrice Knoll (1873-1956) in 1893.[4] They had four children, Lillian Beatrice Laxton, née Roberts (1894-1980), Archibald John Roberts (1897-1967), Vivian Ernest Roberts (1902-1968), and Dorothy Emily Power, née Roberts (1899-). He was the father-in-law of Charlie Laxton, who married Lily in 1917.[5]

Death

He died on 5 August 1921. He had "caught a chill" when attending the match between Collingwood and Essendon at Victoria Park on 30 July 1921. The "chill" developed into the double pneumonia from which he died.[6][7]

An "In Memoriam" service was held at St Philips Church of England, in Collingwood, on 21 August 1921.[8]

Notes
  1. Holmesby & Main (2009), p.710.
  2. Deaths: Roberts, The Ballarat Star, (Saturday, 16 August 1924), p.4.
  3. Deaths: Roberts, The Ballarat Star, (Wednesday, 11 November 1903), p.5.
  4. Deaths: Roberts, The Argus, (Friday, 10 August 1956), p.12.
  5. Football: Victoria vs. N.S.W., The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 6 August 1921), p.3.
  6. Death of J. Roberts, The Australasian, (Saturday, 13 August 1921), p.25.
  7. Deaths: Roberts, The Argus, (Saturday, 6 August 1921) p.11.
  8. Play and Players, The (Melbourne ) Herald, (Friday, 26 August 1921), p.3.

References
  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
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