Edith Orr
| Edith Orr | |
|---|---|
.png) In The Sketch, 7 July 1897 | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Edith Constance Orr |
| Born | 19 September 1870 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 19 February 1955 (aged 84) North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland |
| Sporting nationality |  Scotland |
| Career | |
| Status | Amateur |
Edith Constance Orr (19 September 1870 – 19 February 1955) was a Scottish amateur golfer. She won the Womens Amateur Championship at Gullane in 1897, beating her sister Theodora in the final.
Golf career
[edit]In 1897, the Womens Amateur Championship was held in Scotland for the first time, at Gullane. There were 102 entries including 35 from Scotland. Orr won her first two matches 9&7 and 8&7 and then had 3&2 win over Miss Phillips from Royal Eastbourne.[1][2] In the fourth round she beat Mrs Murray 3&2 and then had a 9&7 win over Blanche Anderson in the quarter-finals.[3] On the final day, Orr beat Maud Titterton by two holes in the semi-finals and then met her sister Theodora in the final, winning 4&3.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Orr was born in September 1870 at 21 Woodside Terrace, Glasgow, the daughter of John Orr, a thread manufacturer, and his wife Frances Bethia née Adam.[5] John Orr died in February 1887.[6][7] Frances Orr died in May 1913.[8][9] Her older sister Theodora died suddenly in Edinburgh in October 1914.[10] Edith Orr died, unmarried, in February 1955.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ladies' championship tournament at Gullane". The Glasgow Herald. 26 May 1897. p. 9.
- ^ "Ladies' championship at Gullane". The Glasgow Herald. 27 May 1897. p. 8.
- ^ "The ladies' championship tournament at Gullane". The Glasgow Herald. 28 May 1897. p. 11.
- ^ "Close of ladies' championship at Gullane". The Glasgow Herald. 29 May 1897. p. 11.
- ^ "Births". The Glasgow Herald. 20 September 1870. p. 5.
- ^ "Find a will". probatesearch.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Deaths". The Glasgow Herald. 19 February 1887. p. 1.
- ^ "Find a will". probatesearch.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Deaths". The Glasgow Herald. 28 May 1913. p. 1.
- ^ "Deaths". The Glasgow Herald. 23 October 1914. p. 1.
- ^ "Find a will". probatesearch.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2021.