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Tom Fox (Carlton) was later a WA parliamentarian so was a prominent public figure.
However, his date of birth is recorded with three different values in public sources
Cemetery records / death notices don’t give an exact birth date either
Ideally we would have a consistent birth date across all sources – and my gut feel is WA Parliament record is most likely to be accurate – but would be great if anyone could find something to confirm which date is correct
However, his date of birth is recorded with three different values in public sources
- Australianfootball.com and AFL tables have 21 September 1876
- Blueseum and wikipedia have 3 October 1876
- WA Parliamentary Member Register has 23 October 1876
Cemetery records / death notices don’t give an exact birth date either
Ideally we would have a consistent birth date across all sources – and my gut feel is WA Parliament record is most likely to be accurate – but would be great if anyone could find something to confirm which date is correct