Last time we left George Archer Hooke at the age of 32 in 1889, just having married 34 year old Ellen (Nellie) Farmer. George and Ellen didn’t waste a lot … Continue reading Minor Pieces 47: George Archer Hooke Part 2
In January 1924 there was some big news for chess players in the Richmond area. A new chess club, the Barnes Village Chess Club, was to be formed. None of … Continue reading Minor Pieces 46: George Archer Hooke Part 1
My first Minor Piece, 3½ years ago, featured the Reverend Samuel Walter Earnshaw, the missing link between Paul Morphy and my great grandmother Jane Houghton. I promised another article at … Continue reading Minor Pieces 80: Samuel Walter Earnshaw (2)
Ralph Jackson won the Sydney Junior Championship back in 1976 and is currently ranked 7th among players in Australia born before 1960. He is also intrigued by family history, and … Continue reading Minor Pieces 79: Antony Alfred Geoffrey Guest
Sir Charles Locock (1799-1875) was an interesting chap. Queen Victoria’s obstretician, he also pioneered potassium bromide as a treatment for epilepsy and conducted the autopsy in the notorious Eastbourne Manslaughter … Continue reading Minor Pieces 74: Charles Dealtry Locock (1)
If you walk up to the top of Richmond Hill, past one of the most famous views in the country, you’ll see an imposing edifice opposite the gate into Richmond … Continue reading Minor Pieces 57: Reginald Aubrey Tarrant and Clifford William Hill
Wilfred Hugh Miller Kirk was perhaps Richmond Chess Club’s strongest player between 1925 and 1937, as well as playing an important administrative role in the club. Wilfred was born in … Continue reading Minor Pieces 52: Wilfred Hugh Miller Kirk
You might remember this from the last Minor Piece. “In the first team this season E. Fairbrother (team captain), Miss Lanspeary, B. Bodycoat and P. Ahearne are unbeaten.” It’s good … Continue reading Minor Pieces 51: Enid Mary Lanspeary
You might remember this from the last Minor Piece. This is a match between Richmond and Barnes Village from 1948. You saw Beatrix Hooke on Board 4 for Barnes, … Continue reading Minor Pieces 50: Walter Charles Bodycoat
Last time we left Alice Elizabeth Hooke in 1914, on the outbreak of the First World War, a member of the London Ladies’ Chess Club and a competitor in the … Continue reading Minor Pieces 49: Alice Elizabeth Hooke Part 2