David Keys, Blues first ever goal scorer moved to NZ

[Malc]

Did you know that the scorer of Blues first goal in 1875, David Keys, emigrated to NZ. He married his teammates sister Eleanore Teychenne and for a while they lived in Dunedin. He died in 1910 in Dannevirke.

I hope this answers some questions and sets you lads off on a few research trips

 

[Grant]

That’s amazing. Thanks for sharing it.

 

[Liam]

great story i found eleanore on census her family lived really close to the holy trinity church Q to anyone who knows i grew up on ladypool rd and i know SMA first played there but of course was all built up i just wondered where on ladypool road the ground was situated?

 

[Malc]

It was apparently Ladypool Lane, (although most books say Ladypool Road) which as far as I can see, no longer exists.

 

[Grant]

How do you get on finding information pre-World War II? I always thought the story of the fireman confusing a bucket of petrol for a bucket of water meant we lost all our pre-war records

 

[Malc]

That story is true. Local history, newspaper archives, family histories etc form a lot of the primary sources that can be used/researched.

Ladypool Lane was used for 1 season 1876/7. They played on a field belonging to local politician, John Lowe.

 

[Liam]

“Obviously I cannot reproduce it here, but Carl Chinn does a 3 page write up on Ladypool Road in his book The Streets of Brum Part Three. Basically Ladypool Road was known as Ladypool Lane until 1883 and this is why its still known as "The Lane". In 1885 the wealthy residents of Moseley were not happy being classed with the working class residents of Sparkbrook and Balsall Heath so they got the name of the top end of the lane changed to Church Road.”

Weirdly remember it being called “the lane” just as a thoroughfare just as most streams were called brooks …often just miniscule random trickles of water surrounded each side by rubbish and scraggly bushes … but great places to play in

Amazing that club have tracked this down looks contempory and staged yet is part of the teychenne family history … he opened an upholstery business with her dad making mattresses that failed … nearly all of family emigrated to australia most stayed in Victoria but these two moved on to NZ