William 'Billy' Frederick Newsome (c1886- )
Born the son of Frederick Newsome, a Journalist, and his wife Annie Jane. Possible connection with C. T. Newsome
1908 June. 'Thomas Reginald Speck, 15, Stanley Road; William Frederick Newsome, 6, Stanley Road; and Arthur Edward Griffin, Poplar Crescent, Earlsdon; all motor drivers of Coventry, were summoned for leaving motor-cycles on the highway at Stoneleigh on June 18th, thereby causing an obstruction.'[1]
1908 Isle of Man TT Races rode a Triumph - Forth place
1909 Isle of Man TT Races rode a Triumph - Third place
1910 Isle of Man TT Races rode a Triumph - Eighth place
1911 Billy Newsome, riding a modified Triumph, set the world's one-hour speed record at Brooklands.[2]
1911 Boarding at 19 Paradise Street, Coventry: William Frederick Newsome (age 25 born Ravensthorpe, Yorks), Motor Cycle tester. In the house of George Percy Browett.[3]
1911 Isle of Man TT Races rode a Triumph - Twelfth place
1912 Not listed for the TT races
1913 Isle of Man TT Races rode a Douglas - Second place
1914 Isle of Man TT Races rode a Douglas - DNF
1925 Billy Newsome on a 349cc Humber motorcycle. (Photograph).[4]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Leamington Spa Courier - Friday 26 June 1908
- ↑ Triumph : A Century of Passion and Power By Lindsay Brooke
- ↑ 1911 Census
- ↑ Morton's Archive