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Biography
Nelson Tennant (January→March 1923) is an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, playing at club level for Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 185), as a scrum-half/halfback, i.e. number 7.
Playing career
Tennant made his début for Featherstone Rovers and scored a try against Huddersfield at Fartown Ground on Tuesday 26 March 1940.
Genealogical information
Nelson Tennant was the son of the rugby league footballer; Buff Lord, and the younger brother of Margaret Tennant (birth registered during January→March 1919 in Pontefract district), the rugby league footballer; Walter Tennant, and the older brother of Alice Tennant (birth registered during April→June 1925 in Pontefract district), Maurice Tennant (birth registered during April→June 1928 in Pontefract district - death registered during April→June 1929 (aged-1) in Pontefract district), and the rugby league footballer; Alan Tennant. Nelson Tennant is the uncle of Walter Tennant's son, the rugby league footballer; Clive Tennant.