Genealogy Chat

Hi,

Hi,

Can anyone direct me in the right directon of how to find 1880's boxer. I am looking for a Tom Hill from Birmingham, I have googled but to no success, only things I have found is when he won. I could really do with some facts about him his profile maybe!

Thanks Libby

Was he an amateur or pro? Look up the sites for amateur or professional boxers - do a google search with the date - I know I found some of mine on a site that had been set up through googling.

He was an amateur, I have tried googling but comes up with nothing relevant.

Libby

Expect you have this?
1st ABA National Championships



1880 - 1881



Year: 18 April 1881



Venue: St James Hall (London)



Only (4) weights were contested by (24) boxers over (1) day. The Semi-final and Final would continue to be held on one day until 1967. The entrance fee was 25p (five shillings) with each winner receiving a silver cup valued at £10.50 (ten guineas). The tradition of a silver cup continues to this day. For a short period recently medals were awarded. Today, thankfully, we are back to 'silver cups'. Mr Frost-Smith became ABA Honorary Secretary (1880 - 1896) and President of the ABA (1884 - 1887). He also won the 1880 Queensberry Championships (at Heavyweight). The only man to ever win both Championships. At this time it is unclear whether C. Browne 60kg and W. Brown 75kg (both Birmingham ABC) were brothers or not.



KG
Weight
Champion
Finalist
Result



57


Feather


Tom Hill

(Birmingham ABC)


A. Williams

(London ABC)




60


Light


F. Hobday

(Clapton ABC)


C. Browne

(Birmingham ABC)




75


Middle


T. Bellhouse

(Manchester ABC)


W. Brown

(Birmingham ABC)




91


Heavyweight


Richard Frost-Smith

(Clapton ABC)


J. Goodfellow

(Tower Hamlets ABC)







2nd ABA National Championships



1881 - 1882



Year: 1882



Venue: London



Mr Tom Hill 57kg (Birmingham ABC) becomes the first man to retain his title. The first ABA National title winner by the 'Army' but a full (10) years before the Army Boxing Association was even formed!



KG
Weight
Champion
Finalist
Result



57


Feather


Tom Hill

(Birmingham ABC)


E. Hutchings

(18th Middlesex)




60


Light


Arthur Bettison

(GGS ABC)


W. Shilcock

(Birmingham ABC)




75


Middle


A. Curnick

(Clapton ABC)


H. Windett

(GGS ABC)




91


Heavyweight


Henry Thomas Dearsley

(St James ABC)


H. Murray

(Queens Road ABC)







3rd ABA National Championships



1882 - 1883



Year: 1883



Venue: London

Mr Tom Hill 57kg (Birmingham ABC) wins the third of his consecutive titles before going onto win (4) in total, National ABA Championships. Mr. W. West 91kg (Northampton ABC) loses the first of (3) Finals consecutively. Mr. H. Dearsley 91kg (Thames ABC) retains his title.



KG
Weight
Champion
Finalist
Result



57


Feather


Tom Hill

(Birmingham ABC)


H. Croysdell

(GGS ABC)




60


Light


Anthony Diamond

(Birmingham ABC)


D. Bacon

(London ABC)




75


Middle


A. Curnick

(West London ABC)


W. Brown

(Birmingham ABC)




91


Heavyweight


Henry Thomas Dearsley

(Thames ABC)


W. West

(Northampton ABC)

Ok, so its the Amateurs - look up their website and email them re their archives.

http://www.abae.co.uk/

And he was in the army
Joan

Thanks I have looked on this website, I did google for a couple of hours. I have already emailled that site.

Libby