Talk:William Robertson (footballer, born 1874)

Not Welsh
After adding the references for him playing in a Scottish trial, I dug more into this (on Ancestry, so OR to an extent hence why I haven't amended the article - although the newspaper sources did say he was from Renfrew). I had a good go at finding any links to Wales in censuses etc but found none. As soon as I tried a Scotland birthplace for 1901, there he appeared in Bristol with his family: birthplace Dumbarton, occupation footballer. From that I was able to confirm his date of birth in 1874, and locate his 1881 census (living in Dumbarton), 1891 census (living in Renfrew) and marriage (1897 in Renfrew) documents, links can be provided. Nowhere does it mention Wales, so I think that's a mix up somewhere - I imagine Bristol Rovers and possibly Brum had some Welsh folk coming across, but it's fairly conclusive that Robertson wasn't one of them. Unable to confirm death at present. So if anyone has a reference in a book etc that says he was born in Scotland, that should be considered correct over Wales and the article amended accordingly. Crowsus (talk) 09:20, 21 March 2022 (UTC)