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Jeremiah Driver

English county cricketer (1861-1946)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionDec 19, 2025
Entity authorityQ6180821 ↗
Source-derived summary

Jeremiah Driver (16 May 1861 – 10 December 1946) was an English first-class cricketer, who played two matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1889, against Gloucestershire and Lancashire. A wicket-keeper, he took two catches and scored 24 runs at an average of 8.00.

Born in Keighley, Yorkshire, he died in his home town in December 1946.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Jeremiah Driver” as english county cricketer (1861-1946). Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewMost useful as a place-based finding aid connecting the present description to earlier jurisdictions, maps and built evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1861, 1946, 1889—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1861-05-16. The account is most persuasive where Jeremiah, Driver and English can be independently traced.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as english county cricketer (1861-1946). Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Dec 19, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q6180821. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1861, 1946 and 1889.

Critical limits

Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

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  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
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Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Jeremiah Driver”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Jeremiah Driver primary sources, Jeremiah Driver archive and Jeremiah research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Jeremiah Driver”?
  2. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
  3. What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Jeremiah Driver” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.