Walter Franklin Heaven (1873 - 1905)

Born 1873 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 1905 at about age 32 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Walter Heaven is Notable.

Walter Heaven was born in Warwickshire, England.

Walter Heaven was born in the United Kingdom.

Walter was a Football Club manager and secretary

Frank Heaven became a succesful football manager with West Bromwich Albion FC and Third Lanark AC.

Some highlights of his career were -

1900 Staffordshire Senior Cup final win WBA v Burslem Port Vale

1902 Staffordshire Senior Cup final win WBA v Stoke

West Bromwich Albion exemption from having to seek re-election to their 'Football' League (along with their close friends Aston Villa FC, during their co-presidency.

Third Lanark Scottish Football League Champions in 1903-04

Frank was also a cricketer.

Walter was a Cricket Player

Frank was born in 1873 in Birmingham. He was the son of Walter Heaven and Emma Suckling ^[1].

Frank aged 8 was recorded with family in the 1881 Edgbaston census -

Walter Heaven Father M 33 B'Ham, Warwickshire, England merchant

Emma Heaven Mother F 32 B'Ham, Warwickshire, England

Sydney P Heaven Brother M 4 B'Ham, Warwickshire, England

Edward B H Heaven Brother M 0 B'Ham, Warwickshire, England

George M Heaven Brother M 2 B'Ham, Warwickshire, England

Lillian E Heaven Sister F 6 B'Ham, Warwickshire, England

Clement S Heaven Brother M 3 B'Ham, Warwickshire, England^[2].

Walter Frank aged 18 (brass founder assistant) was recorded with family in the 1891 Kings Norton census -

Walter Heaven Father M 43 years Warwickshire, England Galvanizer

Emma Heaven Mother F 42 years Warwickshire, England

Lillian Heaven Sister F 16 years Warwickshire, England

Sidney Heaven Brother M 14 years Warwickshire, England

Edward Heaven Brother M 10 years Warwickshire, England

Clement Heaven Brother M 13 years Warwickshire, England

George Heaven Brother M 12 years Warwickshire, England

Norah Heaven Sister F 4 years Warwickshire, England

Henry Heaven Brother M 2 years Warwickshire, England

Harold Heaven Brother M 8 years Warwickshire, England

Ethel Heaven Sister F 7 years Warwickshire, England^[3].

Frank married Mabel.

Walter Frank Heaven aged 28 (SECRETARY OF A FOOTBALL CLUB) was recorded with family in the 1901 W Bromwich census -

Mabel E Heaven Wife 26

Mabel M Heaven Daughter 4^[4].

Walter Franklin Heaven passed away in 1905 in Worcester ^[5].

Research Notes

Please see the UK association football managers site ^[6] for details of his predecessors and successors.

Fixing football leagues and football matches (although illegal) was quite common practice for some 'Football' clubs in this period, particularly when freemasons were involved. Frank's immediate predecessor was Clement Keys, a freemason. Liverpool FC and Manchester City FC were also freemason clubs ^[7]. They were found guilty of match fixing and some players and officials received fines. Contemporary Birmingham sport was very influenced by criminals fixing football matches. Notorious local gangs involved included the Peaky Blinders, Kimbers Birmingham Boys, Sabinis, etc.

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XCJ-6VH : 1 October 2014), Walter Franklin Heaven, 1873; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. (accessed 10 May 2024)
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27N-M4HM : Tue Mar 05 13:39:33 UTC 2024), Entry for Walter Heaven and Emma Heaven, 1881. (accessed 10 May 2024)
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7Y8C-7N2 : Sat Mar 09 14:41:24 UTC 2024), Entry for Walter Heaven and Emma Heaven, 1891. (accessed 10 May 2024)
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS7N-7SM : 21 May 2019), Walter F Heaven, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing West Bromwich North-East subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 10 May 2024)
5. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NYV-54Q : 31 December 2014), Walter Franklin Heaven, 1905; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Worcester, Worcestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. (accessed 10 May 2024)
6. ↑ https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:United_Kingdom_association_football_managers (accessed 29 Apr 2024)
7. ↑ https://www.westlancsfreemasons.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Anfield-Lodge-No-2215-History.pdf (accessed 10 May 2024)