Major Joseph Ryland
Rainsford
Male
Ireland
1856-11-05
Naas, County Kildare, Ireland
1892-07-05
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Major Joseph R. Rainsford was the brother of fellow lawn tennis player Richard K. Rainsford. Major Joseph R. Rainsford’s name is inscribed on a brass tablet in Worcester Cathedral; he was a member of the 36th Regiment and Territorial Worcesters, which was also his father’s Regiment. Joseph and Richard Rainsford were two of the children of William Ryland Rainsford and Mary Jane Rainsford (née Read), both of whom were Irish by birth.
1880 - 1881
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6
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1880 - County Kildare Tournament (Amateur)
Round 1
Frederick Gordon Templer 1 *
Major Joseph Ryland Rainsford
?
Round 1
Major Joseph Ryland Rainsford 1 *
A.G. Hutchins
6-4
6-5
Round 2
Major Joseph Ryland Rainsford 1 *
Thomas Browning Reeves
3-6
6-4
6-2
Quarterfinals
Major Joseph Ryland Rainsford 1 *
Major Sir Erasmus Dixon Borrowes
6-2
3-6
6-1
Semifinals
Major Joseph Ryland Rainsford 1 *
bye
Final
Major Joseph Ryland Rainsford 1 *
Jacob R. Sherrard
6-4
6-3