Edward
Fletcher
Male
England
1863-06-16
Atherton, Lancashire, England
1952-12-19
York, Yorkshire, England
From Who’s Who in Yorkshire (1912):
Fletcher, Edward. Son of James Pearson Fletcher, of Atherton Old Hall, Colliery Proprietor [and Elizabeth Catherine Fletcher (née Bond).] Educated at Marlborough College, 1876-81; took up Law, admitted Solicitor April 1886; is a Commissioner for Oaths. Member of the Law Society and of Solicitors’ Benevolent Association. Partner in the firm of W.G. Cousins & Fletcher, Solicitors, practising in Leeds (London Agents: Messrs Gribble, Oddie & Co.).
Chairman of Ilkley Urban District Council. Married 18 June 1902, Beatrice, daughter of Benjamin Thomas Gibbins, of Ilkley, Yorkshire. Recreations: Tennis (held Yorkshire Tennis Championships 1884 and 1887) and Golf. Address: Ridgmount, Ilkley, Yorkshire. Clubs: Leeds and Ilkley Constitutional.
1885 - 1910
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117
78
1888 - Northern Open (Amateur)
1888 - Taylor Challenge Cup (Amateur)
1887 - Northern Open (Amateur)
1887 - Ilkley (Open)
1887 - Yorkshire Championships (Amateur)
1887 - Chapel Allerton (Amateur)
1887 - Whitby (Amateur)
1885 - Ilkley (Open)
Round 2
Samuel Ernest (Ernest) Charlton 1 *
Edward Fletcher
6-2
7-5
Round 1
Edward Fletcher 1 *
J.R. Stubley
6-0
6-1
Round 2
Edward Fletcher 1 *
T.L. Taylor
6-1
4-6
6-1
Round 3
Edward Fletcher 1 *
H.C. Smedley
3-6
6-4
9-7
Quarterfinals
Mark Hick 1 *
Edward Fletcher
w.o.
Round 2
Edward Fletcher 1 *
W.H. Hickey
6-3
6-4
Round 3
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Clive Branfoot
7-5
12-10
Quarterfinals
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Percy Everett Banting
3-6
6-4
6-0
Semifinals
Samuel Ernest (Ernest) Charlton 1 *
Edward Fletcher
10-8
6-2
Round 3
Edward Fletcher 1 *
C.E. Fox
6-2
6-3
Round 4
Harold Bower 1 *
Edward Fletcher
6-2
6-1
Round 3
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Geoffrey Blenkinsop Youll
4-6
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
Ernest Watson 1 *
Edward Fletcher
6-1
6-3
Round 2
Edward Fletcher 1 *
F. Strickland
6-1
6-3
Round 3
A.H. Green 1 *
Edward Fletcher
6-2
6-1
Round 1
Round 2
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Sidney Watson
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
David Davy 1 *
Edward Fletcher
1-6
6-0
9-7
Round 2
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Stanley Brook Learoyd
6-2
6-2
Round 3
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Brame Hillyard
9-7
6-2
Quarterfinals
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Henry Richard Starke-Jones
6-2
3-6
6-4
Semifinals
David Grainger Chaytor 1 *
Edward Fletcher
6-2
6-0
Round 2
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Basil Edward Troughton
6-2
6-3
Round 3
Edward Fletcher 1 *
H. Ward
6-0
3-6
6-1
Quarterfinals
Frederick William Payn 1 *
Edward Fletcher
6-4
6-3
Round 2
William Henry Pickering 1 *
Edward Fletcher
w.o.
Round 1
Round 2
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Sir Herbert Brent Grotrian
6-3
6-3
Round 3
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Leslie Thorpe Watson
6-4
6-1
Quarterfinals
Harold Weston Carlton 1 *
Edward Fletcher
w.o.
Round 1
Round 2
Edward Fletcher 1 *
J.W.E. Sharpe
6-1
6-4
Quarterfinals
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Edgar Middleton
6-3
6-1
Semifinals
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Gilbert Hough Grummitt
6-2
2-6
6-2
Final
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Captain Ernest Douglas Black
6-3
6-2
Challenge Round
Charles William Wade 1 *
Edward Fletcher
6-0
6-4
6-3
Round 1
C.L. Gardiner 1 *
Edward Fletcher
w.o.
Round 2
Henry Guy Nadin 1 *
Edward Fletcher
6-2
8-6
Round 1
Round 2
Ernest Watson 1 *
Edward Fletcher
6-1
6-1
Round 1
Edward Fletcher 1 *
C. Atkinson
6-2
6-0
ret.
Round 2
Edward Fletcher 1 *
P.S. Cox
6-4
6-0
Round 3
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Andrew Devitt
6-0
6-0
Quarterfinals
Reginald Frank (Reggie) Doherty 1 *
Edward Fletcher
6-3
6-2
Round 1
Edward Roy (Roy) Allen 1 *
Edward Fletcher
11-9
6-1
Round 1
Quarterfinals
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Robert Sidney Hudson
6-1
6-1
Semifinals
David Davy 1 *
Edward Fletcher
6-2
6-4
Round 2
W.L. Carr 1 *
Edward Fletcher
6-0
6-1
Round 1
L. Harrison 1 *
Edward Fletcher
w.o.
Round 1
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Campbell Bernhard Hausburg
6-4
6-4
Round 2
A. Dunn jr. 1 *
Edward Fletcher
1-6
6-2
6-1
Round 1
Herbert Wilberforce 1 *
Edward Fletcher
w.o.
Round 1
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Arthur Herbert Meysey-Thompson
6-4
6-2
Quarterfinals
Edward Fletcher 1 *
R.H. Hall
6-2
6-1
Semifinals
Charles William Wade 1 *
Edward Fletcher
6-3
7-5
Round 1
Quarterfinals
James Baldwin 1 *
Edward Fletcher
w.o.
Round 1
Edward Fletcher 1 *
W.S. Petrie
6-1
6-2
Quarterfinals
Edward Fletcher 1 *
John Parker Marsh
7-5
3-6
6-2
Semifinals
Sir William Henry Mahon 1 *
Edward Fletcher
6-2
4-6
6-3
Round 1
Edward Fletcher 1 *
John Parker Marsh
6-4
6-3
Quarterfinals
Edward Fletcher 1 *
G.R.T. Taylor
6-0
6-2
Semifinals
Herbert Wilberforce 1 *
Edward Fletcher
6-2
6-2
Round 1
David Davy 1 *
Edward Fletcher
7-9
6-0
6-1
Round 1
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Henry Oswald Wade
9-7
7-5
Quarterfinals
Charles William Wade 1 *
Edward Fletcher
6-0
6-3
Round 1
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Arthur Herbert Meysey-Thompson
6-2
6-1
Quarterfinals
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Harold Jellicorse
6-1
6-4
Semifinals
Edward Fletcher 1 *
R. Deane
6-2
6-2
Final
David Davy 1 *
Edward Fletcher
9-7
7-5
4-6
6-3
Challenge Round
Arthur Godfrey Pease 1 *
Edward Fletcher
5-7
6-1
6-4
6-4
Challenge Round
William Drummond Hamilton 1 *
Edward Fletcher
6-3
6-2
6-2
Challenge Round
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Henry William Ferdinand Bolckow
6-2
6-3
6-0
Round 1
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Francis Joseph Hirst
7-5
6-4
Quarterfinals
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Marmaduke Strickland Constable
6-1
4-6
6-0
Semifinals
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Frederick T. Bradbury
7-9
6-4
6-2
Final
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Arthur Godfrey Pease
6-2
6-2
7-5
Round 1
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Frederick T. Bradbury
6-4
6-1
Round 2
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Arthur Herbert Meysey-Thompson
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Arthur Godfrey Pease
6-4
4-6
7-5
Semifinals
Edward Fletcher 1 *
M. Pole
4-6
8-6
6-0
Final
Edward Fletcher 1 *
George Richmond Mewburn
7-5
6-2
Round 1
Edward Fletcher 1 *
C.E. Bullock
6-1
6-2
Quarterfinals
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Arthur Godfrey Pease
7-5
6-4
Semifinals
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Marmaduke Strickland Constable
4-6
6-4
6-1
Final
Edward Fletcher 1 *
George Richmond Mewburn
6-3
7-5
9-7
Round 1
Edward Fletcher 1 *
H. Harrison
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Charles Joseph Dymond
6-0
6-1
Semifinals
Edward Fletcher 1 *
R. Deane
6-2
6-4
Final
Edward Fletcher 1 *
George Graham Stewart Grundy
7-5
6-0
4-6
6-0
Challenge Round
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Henry William Ferdinand Bolckow
6-3
3-6
6-4
Round 1
Arthur Godfrey Pease 1 *
Edward Fletcher
8-6
4-6
7-5
Round 2
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Harold Pechell Darling
6-3
6-1
Quarterfinals
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Alan J. Hartley
?
Semifinals
Edward Fletcher 1 *
F. Brown
6-5
2-6
6-4
Final
Sir William Henry Mahon 1 *
Edward Fletcher
6-3
4-6
3-6
6-3
6-5
Round 1
Edward Lee French 1 *
Edward Fletcher
6-3
6-3
4-6
6-3
Round 1
Edward Fletcher 1 *
W. Heaton
6-0
6-1
Round 2
Edward Fletcher 1 *
A.C. Briggs
6-0
6-1
Quarterfinals
Edward Fletcher 1 *
M. Pole
6-0
6-0
Semifinals
Sir William Henry Mahon 1 *
Edward Fletcher
6-5
6-5
Round 1
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Pelham George Von Donop
6-3
6-0
Quarterfinals
Edward Fletcher 1 *
George Richmond Mewburn
2-6
6-2
6-4
Semifinals
Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne 1 *
Edward Fletcher
6-1
6-2
Challenge Round
Gilbert Mahon 1 *
Edward Fletcher
6-0
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Herbert Fullerton Ransome
6-2
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Edward Fletcher 1 *
W.F. Gorton
6-2
6-3
6-3
Quarterfinals
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Hamilton A. Emmons
7-9
6-4
6-1
2-6
6-4
Semifinals
James Dwight 1 *
Edward Fletcher
6-1
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Mr. Furniss Potter
w.o.
Round 2
Edward Fletcher 1 *
A.A. Nugent-Smyth
6-2
6-1
Quarterfinals
Edward Fletcher 1 *
E.M. Turner
6-0
6-3
Semifinals
Edward Fletcher 1 *
M. Pole
6-5
6-2
Final
Edward Fletcher 1 *
A.R. Atkinson
6-4
4-6
6-5
Semifinals
Edward Fletcher 1 *
Harold Stapylton Greenwell
6-3
6-4
Final
Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne 1 *
Edward Fletcher
6-2
6-2
6-4