He was capped just the once for Scotland, in 1881.[3]
Medical careeredit
Fraser became a doctor.[4] He became the first full time medical officer to the Hull Education Authority.[5] He maintained that post till he retired in 1926.[6]
Other interestsedit
He was greatly interested in the Hull Subscription Library. He was also very involved with the youth of the city, and was a chairman of the local Young People's Institute.[6]
Familyedit
He was the eldest son of Evan Fraser (1826–1906), a Scottish doctor from Duddingston; and Sarah Hewat (born 1829) from Portobello.[4] Evan Fraser and Sarah Hewat moved to Hull shortly after their marriage in 1858 – and he became chairman of the Hull Health committee. The Evan Fraser hospital in Hull bore his name. The hospital specialised in infectious diseases; notably smallpox.[7] James was one of five children the couple had.
James Fraser married Rose Thorney in 1883. Miss Thorney was the daughter of the Hull city coroner.[6] They had a daughter, Dorothy, in 1885. James outlived his wife, who died in 1927, and his daughter, who died in 1941. He died in the Victoria Nursing Home in 1943, leaving £7,511 and 2 shillings in his estate.[8]
james, fraser, rugby, union, james, fraser, scotland, international, rugby, union, player, james, fraserbirth, namejames, william, fraserdate, birth, 1859, 1859place, birthkingston, upon, hull, englanddate, death21, january, 1943, 1943, aged, place, deathkings. James Fraser was a Scotland international rugby union player 1 James FraserBirth nameJames William FraserDate of birth 1859 05 30 30 May 1859Place of birthKingston upon Hull EnglandDate of death21 January 1943 1943 01 21 aged 83 Place of deathKingston upon Hull EnglandRugby union careerPosition s ForwardAmateur team s YearsTeamApps Points Edinburgh Institution F P International careerYearsTeamApps Points 1881Scotland1 0 Contents 1 Rugby Union career 1 1 Amateur career 1 2 International career 2 Medical career 3 Other interests 4 Family 5 ReferencesRugby Union career editAmateur career edit He played for Edinburgh Institution F P 2 International career edit He was capped just the once for Scotland in 1881 3 Medical career editFraser became a doctor 4 He became the first full time medical officer to the Hull Education Authority 5 He maintained that post till he retired in 1926 6 Other interests editHe was greatly interested in the Hull Subscription Library He was also very involved with the youth of the city and was a chairman of the local Young People s Institute 6 Family editHe was the eldest son of Evan Fraser 1826 1906 a Scottish doctor from Duddingston and Sarah Hewat born 1829 from Portobello 4 Evan Fraser and Sarah Hewat moved to Hull shortly after their marriage in 1858 and he became chairman of the Hull Health committee The Evan Fraser hospital in Hull bore his name The hospital specialised in infectious diseases notably smallpox 7 James was one of five children the couple had James Fraser married Rose Thorney in 1883 Miss Thorney was the daughter of the Hull city coroner 6 They had a daughter Dorothy in 1885 James outlived his wife who died in 1927 and his daughter who died in 1941 He died in the Victoria Nursing Home in 1943 leaving 7 511 and 2 shillings in his estate 8 References edit James William Fraser ESPN scrum Scotland The Essential History of Rugby Union Nick Oswald and John Griffiths Headline Publishing 2003 Rugby Union ESPN Scrum Statsguru Player analysis James Fraser Test matches ESPN scrum a b Deaths Hull Daily Mail 23 January 1943 p 2 via British Newspaper Archive Late Dr J W Fraser Hull Daily Mail 25 January 1943 p 3 via British Newspaper Archive a b c A Pioneer School Medical Service Hull Daily Mail 22 January 1943 p 3 via British Newspaper Archive Robinson Hannah 6 October 2019 The wicked building that has been wiped off the face of Hull HullLive Ancestry Sign In www ancestry co uk Retrieved 2 April 2021 nbsp nbsp nbsp This Scottish rugby union biography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Fraser rugby union amp oldid 1177407375, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
