Fred Lawrence

Fred Lawrence
Born18 June 1887[1]
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England[1][2]
Died4 January 1964[3][4] (aged 76)
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [3][4]
Sport country England
Professional1906–1947

Frederick William Lawrence (18 June 1887[1][5][6] – 4 January 1964)[3][4] was an English Billiards and snooker player. In 1919 he won a second-class professional billiards tournament at Thurston's Hall. He won the Midland Counties Billiards Championship in 1920, and 1921. Lawrence lost 13 - 16 to Joe Davis in the final of the 1928 World Snooker Championship.

  1. ^ a b c "Published By Special Arrangement. Fred Lawrence. By Riso Levi". Derby Daily Telegraph, 14 November 1925, p.5 - via British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 03 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Frederick Lawrence in household of Frederick Lawrence, Balsall Heath, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom". "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch, from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  3. ^ a b c "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 for Frederick William Lawrence, 1964, p.683, image p.342". From Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.,2010.(Subscription required.)
  4. ^ a b c "Frederick W Lawrence, 1964; Death Registration: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, p.650, vol.9C, Quarter Jan-Feb-Mar". England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007, database, FamilySearch.
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  6. ^ "Billiards". Sunday Times. Perth, Australia. 21 January 1906. p. 3. Retrieved 30 December 2018.