Francis 'Frank' Cornelius Chivers

[LilyAllenFan86]

Hello I am looking for any information about this man Francis Cornelius Chivers from info I have found online he is supposedly born in Drybrook, Gloucestershire on April 7th 1909 and died in a mining accident at the Barnborough Main Collery, Yorkshire.
He was a professional footballer who played for Barnsley, Huddersfield Town & Blackburn Rovers and played as a striker.
From the little I have been able to find his mother may have been a Lillian Brain but can find no evidence of this, what I am really interested in is his parentage I can not find him in the 1911 census or a birth record or even a marriage for his parents, As a lifelong football supporter the prospect of being related to a footballer is rather exciting, so any help that can be shared with me will be greatly appreciated.
Kind Regards
Beth

[Sue Mackay]

Francis Cornelius Chivers birth registered December quarter 1909 Westbury on Severn RD Vol 6a page 263

You can order his birth certificate here which will give you his parentage

[Sue Mackay]

Probably him in 1911 RG14/ED25/Piece28181 53 Nora St Goldthorpe Rotherham
John E CHIVERS 30 Collier b Gloucestershire Nail Bridge
Lilly 25 wife b London
Gladys 8
Evelyn 7
Sidney 4
Francis 2
Children all born Gloucestershire Nail Bridge
+ Horrace CHIVERS 20 single boarder collier b Nail Bridge

[Mutley]

Chasing John (Francis father) back through the census it seems as if his parents may have been Eli and Emma.
1901 - RG13/2419, Folio 62, Page 7
1891 - RG13/2004, Folio 83, Page 12
1881 RG10/2521, Folio 95, Page 11

(records held by TNA, Crown copyright)

There is a marriage for a John Edward Chivers to Lily Elizabeth Compton, Apr-May-Jun 1904 at Westbury on Severn.

[Hollytree]

Francis Cornelius CHIVERS bp 17 Oct 1909 at Drybrook, Glos s/o Edward John & Lily Elizabeth, abode Nailbridge

You can find this: forest-of-dean.net/ (put www etc in front) have to register (free)

Anne

[Robbo67Sa]

Frank Chivers is my late grandfather. I have loads of photos and letters that were handed down to me of his playing days and there is a 2 minute video on British Pathe of him playing for Barnsley in '36. What is your connection to him? Cheers Rob Chivers-Durban, South Africa...