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General First nameCharles
LastnameAlison
GenderMale
CountryEngland
Date of birth1859-09-01
Place of birthHamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Date of death1940-06-05
Place of deathAndover, Hampshire, England


About

Charles Alison studied law at Cambridge University in England and later qualified as a barrister. He lived for several years in the town of Wyong, New South Wales, where his father, William, had taken the family circa 1871. William Alison bought a good deal of land as well as farms and sheep stations in the area.

In later life Charles Alison lived for a time in Belgium. One of his children, Pauline Olive Alison, later also took part in lawn tennis tournaments, in Belgium and elsewhere.
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From Alumni Cantabrigienses:

ALISON, CHARLES. Admitted pensioner at Downing, October 10, 1878. 3rd son of William, Esq., of Dunavon, Strathavon, Lanarkshire. Matriculated Michaelmas 1878; B.A. 1883; M.A. 1886. Admitted at the Middle Temple, October 9, 1879, as Allison, C. Called to the Bar, 1884. Of Sydney, New South Wales, in 1885. Resident at Knocke, Belgium, in 1938.

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Archive statistics Career1881 - 1883
Tournament wins0
Matches3
Match wins1


Tournaments Downing College - 1883 Cambridge University LTC - 1881