John Ivar Nilson (12 March 1919 – 31 October 1970) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

Nilson was of Finnish heritage and his mother, Suleima Elizabeth Siuro (c1893-1919), a domestic servant,[2] tragically died in Melbourne, on 15 March 1919, from the 1919 influenza epidemic three days after his birth.[3]

He was then adopted by Swedish immigrants, Bror Edvard Nilsson (a.k.a. Nilson) (−1956),[4] and Ida Ingeborg Nilson (1882–1937), née Gröndahl (a.k.a. Greendale), who lived in West Brunswick.

He married Gwendoline Claire Johnson (1922–1985) on 11 April 1942.[5] They had three children.

War service

Nilson also served in the 58th Battalion of the Second AIF during World War II.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 658. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ Probate Record: Estate of Suleima Elizabeth Siuro, Supreme Court of Victoria, no.163404, 16 April 1919.
  3. ^ Influenza: Position Satisfactory, The Argus, (Monday, 17 March 19190, p.8.
  4. ^ Deaths: Nilson, The Argus, (Thursday, 9 August 1956), p.12.
  5. ^ Marriages: Nilson—Johnson, The Age, (Saturday, 18 April 1942), p.9.
  6. ^ Nominal Roll.

References


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Nilson_(footballer)
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