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Kid Plested, Boxer

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David

David Report 25 Feb 2011 15:14

I have been told that there was a boxer named Kid Plested, who may be a relative. I did a search and the only reference is on http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=60001&cat=boxer Is there anyway I can find what his firstname was?

Many thanks

David

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 25 Feb 2011 15:34

Another page refers to him fighting between 1913 and 1933 and living in Birmingham area.

Gwyn

Barbara

Barbara Report 25 Feb 2011 15:45

http://www.prewarboxing.co.uk/boxerlists/famhist.htm

The name appears on the list.

B

David

David Report 25 Feb 2011 16:02

Thanks Barbara,

I looked through the lists. but couldn't find him.

David

Eringobragh1916

Eringobragh1916 Report 26 Feb 2011 08:59

David...Given that he was actually active as a Boxer abt.1910 onwards...I suggest you check out the 1911 Census Birmingham ...(Which is where he was from)...you may be lucky....I dont have access to the Census or would have checked for you...cant be many Plested "Boxer" listed...

Kense

Kense Report 27 Feb 2011 08:41

I would imagine that he got the nickname Kid because he was a teenage when he started serious boxing. Looking at a couple of other Kid records it seems that age would be about seventeen. So I would expect he was born around 1896 give or take a few years.

David

David Report 28 Feb 2011 20:54

Thanks for you replies all.

I will look again at the 1911 census

God Bless,

David