William Trevarthen married Sophia Kaye, and had been married to Isabella Morris who he had a daughter with named Irene Trevarthen Morris.
10 Facts About William Trevarthen
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William Trevarthen was a part of the Ohinemuri Rifle Volunteers and played a rugby match for them in 1908 at the start of the season against Paeroa.
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William Trevarthen then enlisted in the forces to go to South Africa to fight in the Boer War.
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William Trevarthen left for the war on January 20,1900.
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William Trevarthen then joined the Newton club for the 1903 season.
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In 1907 William Trevarthen was selected to be a part of the professional All Blacks tour of Australia and Great Britain, as a forward.
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William Trevarthen played in the first ever trans-Tasman test which was the debut match of the Australia national rugby league team.
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William Trevarthen had played in all six tests on the tour against Great Britain and Australia and scored one try.
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William Trevarthen was later part of the 1909 side that toured Australia.
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William Trevarthen then accepted a contract to go join Huddersfield alongside New Zealanders Edgar Wrigley and Conrad Byrne.