| Birth name | Patrick Hamilton Don Wauchope | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 May 1863 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Newton, West Lothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 9 January 1939 (aged 75) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Andrew Wauchope, brother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Patrick Wauchope (1 May 1863 – 9 January 1939) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He went to Fettes College and played for the school. [2]
Wauchope played rugby union for Fettesian-Lorettonians and Edinburgh Wanderers. [3]
He also played for Edinburgh University. [4]
Provincial career
He played for East of Scotland District in their match against West of Scotland District on 30 January 1886. [5]
He played for Edinburgh District later that year in the December inter-city match against Glasgow District on 4 December 1886. [6]
International career
He played 6 matches for Scotland from 1885 to 1887. [7]
Golf career
He was a keen golfer, but he was better known for improving the layout of Muirfield Golf Course to make it suitable for hosting championship matches. He was a member of Kilspindie and Dornoch Golf Courses; as well as being a member of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers. [8]
Law career
He was a writer to the Signet. He worked for the firm Campbell and Don Wauchope. [9]
Family
He was born to John Don Wauchope (1816-1893) and Bethia Hamilton Buchanan (1827-1911). His family had a baronet and this passed to one of his brothers Sir John Don Wauchope, who was a chair of Midlothian County Council. Another brother Andrew Wauchope also played rugby union for Scotland.
He married Georgiana Renira Buchan Fitzjohn (1867-1928) on 10 June 1897. They had one son, also named Patrick Wauchope (1898-1989). His son, who was a keen cricketer for Edinburgh Academicals, [10] became a farmer in Natal, South Africa. [8]
References
- ^ "Patrick Hamilton Don Wauchope". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Register" – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
- ^ "Register" – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register" – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Patrick Wauchope - Test matches".
- ^ a b "Register" – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register" – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register" – via British Newspaper Archive.
 | This Scottish rugby union biography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1863 births
- 1939 deaths
- Scottish rugby union players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Edinburgh District (rugby union) players
- East of Scotland District players
- Fettesian-Lorretonian rugby union players
- Edinburgh Wanderers RFC players
- Rugby union players from West Lothian
- Rugby union halfbacks
- Scottish rugby union biography stubs
| Birth name | Patrick Hamilton Don Wauchope | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 May 1863 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Newton, West Lothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 9 January 1939 (aged 75) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Andrew Wauchope, brother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Patrick Wauchope (1 May 1863 – 9 January 1939) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He went to Fettes College and played for the school. [2]
Wauchope played rugby union for Fettesian-Lorettonians and Edinburgh Wanderers. [3]
He also played for Edinburgh University. [4]
Provincial career
He played for East of Scotland District in their match against West of Scotland District on 30 January 1886. [5]
He played for Edinburgh District later that year in the December inter-city match against Glasgow District on 4 December 1886. [6]
International career
He played 6 matches for Scotland from 1885 to 1887. [7]
Golf career
He was a keen golfer, but he was better known for improving the layout of Muirfield Golf Course to make it suitable for hosting championship matches. He was a member of Kilspindie and Dornoch Golf Courses; as well as being a member of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers. [8]
Law career
He was a writer to the Signet. He worked for the firm Campbell and Don Wauchope. [9]
Family
He was born to John Don Wauchope (1816-1893) and Bethia Hamilton Buchanan (1827-1911). His family had a baronet and this passed to one of his brothers Sir John Don Wauchope, who was a chair of Midlothian County Council. Another brother Andrew Wauchope also played rugby union for Scotland.
He married Georgiana Renira Buchan Fitzjohn (1867-1928) on 10 June 1897. They had one son, also named Patrick Wauchope (1898-1989). His son, who was a keen cricketer for Edinburgh Academicals, [10] became a farmer in Natal, South Africa. [8]
References
- ^ "Patrick Hamilton Don Wauchope". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Register" – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
- ^ "Register" – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register" – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Patrick Wauchope - Test matches".
- ^ a b "Register" – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register" – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register" – via British Newspaper Archive.
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| This Scottish rugby union biography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1863 births
- 1939 deaths
- Scottish rugby union players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Edinburgh District (rugby union) players
- East of Scotland District players
- Fettesian-Lorretonian rugby union players
- Edinburgh Wanderers RFC players
- Rugby union players from West Lothian
- Rugby union halfbacks
- Scottish rugby union biography stubs