Hello,
In the past Tony has requested information from readers who knew or thought they knew that their relatives played for Woolwich Arsenal.
As we are nearing the drafting section of the book, this is a similar request but concerning anyone whose relative was a director or who has been told their ancestor was a shareholder. We have the full list of the 1893 shareholders so can easily check to see who was a shareholder. We have noted that amongst the original 923 shareholders was Charlie Buchan’s dad, as well as the great-great grandfather of one of the authors wives, who was a librarian at the Royal Arsenal.
In particular, but not exclusively, we are looking for any family or other information on the following directors who all served the club at Plumstead:
George Lawrance
George Leavey
James Cavey
Arthur Kennedy
William Craib (included as he was also the landlord of the “Who’d a thought it”, which was my local when living near Plumstead Common)
Dr John Clarke
Alfred McQueen
There are a few other publicans of interest
Thomas Loader (landlord of the Royal Oak)
John Bailey and his son Walter Bailey (Landlord of the Lord Derby)
George Pike Weaver (owner of the Green Man in Plumstead High Street and the Invicta Ground)
We are also looking for family information about committee men from the Royal Ordnance Factories
Alf Singleton
William Reid
Henry Stewart (sometimes Steward)
George Champion
Please leave a comment or contact either Mark at mark.andrews33@ntlworld.com or Andy at: andrewkelly@ntlworld.com if you have any details you think may be of interest.
Hi,My grandfather told me before he died that he had an arsenal shareholding, which he sold to by his first house in 1925.
The shares were given to him and all his brothers by his grandfather
Thomas Ward a woolwich based auctioneer.
I just wondered if there are any Ward showing in shareholders list?
Laurie I am sorry to say I don’t have information on who owns individual Arsenal shares, but if you write to the club I am sure they will help you find out.