Researching Bert Chandler
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The name Bert means "Bright" and is of English origin.
Records of Bert Chandler on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bert Chandler and the Chandler Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Chandler Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Chandler family tree.
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Chandler Genealogy Databases
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Bert Chandler (Australian footballer)
Bert Reade Chandler (7 October 1913 – 15 November 1961) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1930s.
Chandler, from South Camberwell, started out at Hawthorn in 1931 but played just three games and did not make any VFL appearances in 1932. He kicked 20 goals in 1933, seven of those goals in a loss against Melbourne and he did not experience a win until his 14th VFL game late in the year. A key position player, he moved to the West Australian National Football League (WANFL) in 1936 and captain-coached Swan Districts for the season. He then returned to Victoria and spent the 1937 VFL season at Melbourne, part of a player swap, got Ken Feltscheer and Gordon Waters in return. Bert last game in Victoria was the 1937 Preliminary Final loss. He continued his WANFL career at South Fremantle and was captain-coach in 1938 and 1939. Playing as a full-forward, he kicked 120 goals in 1938 to top the club's goal-kicking but still missed out on the league award as West Perth's Ted Tyson kicked 126 goals. Chandler made two interstate appearances with Western Australia as a full-forward in 1938 and a further two as full-back the following year.
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