Charlie Curtis (17 December 1878 – 8 May 1959) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main, 2009.
Family The son of John Richard Curtis, J.P. (1853-1945),Deaths: Curtis, The Age, (Wednesday, 19 December 1945), p.8. and Elizabeth Curtis (1855-1931), née Harry,Deaths: Curtis, The Herald, (Wednesday, 30 December 1931), p.15. Charles Ernest Curtis was born at Carlton, Victoria on 17 December 1878.
One of his brothers, Harry Richard Curtis (1892-1968), played VFL football for both Carlton and Collingwood.
He married Alice Louisa Atkinson (1882-1906) in 1904.Deaths: Curtis, The Australasian, (Saturday, 7 April 1906), p.840. He married Maud May Ratcliff (1887-1948) in 1911.Would Read in Bed, The Herald, (Thursday, 28 April 1927), p.18.Husband Put Out: Wife Read in Bed, The (Perth) Mirror, (Saturday, 7 May 1927), p.5.Deaths: Curtis, The Age, (Tuesday, 26 October 1948), p.2.
Death He died at St Vincent's Hospital in Fitzroy, Victoria on 8 May 1959.Deaths: Curtis, The Age, (Monday, 14 May 1959), p.14.
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References
Foreman Robs Employer, The Herald, (Tuesday, 18 September 1923), p.16. Skins Stolen from Tannery: Foreman Sent to Gaol, The Argus, (Wednesday, 19 September 1923), p.7. Employe Sent to Gaol: Tempering Justice with Mercy, The Age, (Wednesday, 19 September 1923), p.15.
External links
Charles Curtis, at The VFA Project Charlie Curtis's profile at Blueseum