Researching Alex Wellington
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1411 people with the Wellington surname? In that year Wellington was ranked number 2237 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Alex Wellington on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Alex Wellington and the Wellington Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 1802 people with the Wellington surname in the UK? Wellington is now ranked number 2470 for popularity in the UK. |
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Alex Wellington
Alexander Robertson "Duke" Wellington (August 4, 1891 – September 20, 1967) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Wellington played senior ice hockey and one game in the National Hockey League for the Quebec Bulldogs during the 1919–20 NHL season.
Wellington played junior hockey with the Port Arthur YMCA, moving up to senior hockey with the Port Arthur Stingrays in 1911. He continued in the Thunder Bay Senior League until 1915 when he played for St. Paul of the USAHA and seven games for Pittsburgh Duquesne Garden. Wellington moved to New York City in 1916, but was ruled ineligible to play there as a non-resident. The following season he played for the New York Wanderers of the USNHL. He played one game as a free agent for Quebec of the NHL in 1919–20, playing against the Ottawa Senators on January 10, 1920, but returned to New Larochelle-New York of the USAHA for the rest of the season. In 1920–21, he split his final season between the Port Arthur Bearcats and New Larochelle.
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