Harper Hamshaw
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Full nameHarper Oliver Hamshaw
Date of birthfourth ¼ 1863
Place of birthWakefield district, England
Date of deathfirst ¼ 1925 (aged 61)
| Full name | Harper Oliver Hamshaw | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | fourth ¼ 1863 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wakefield district, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | first ¼ 1925 (aged 61) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Wakefield district, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Harper Oliver Hamshaw (birth registered fourth ¼ 1863[1] – death registered first ¼ 1925[2]) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (it was a rugby union club at the time).[3] Prior to Tuesday 27 August 1895, Wakefield Trinity was a rugby union club. A rugby shirt worn by Harper Hamshaw is on display at Wakefield Museum, and was used as the inspiration for a heritage shirt produced in 2010.[4]
Harper Hamshaw's birth was registered in Wakefield district, West Riding of Yorkshire, and his death aged 61 was registered in Wakefield district, West Riding of Yorkshire.