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Kinnear Family
Kinnear Family
Photo: Keith
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The Kinnear family. Left to right, Roy Kinnear (1904 - 1942) joined Wigan RL as a centre three quarter in 1927 until 1933, played in the first Wembley final and scored a try. I believe he also worked as a car salesman for Timberlakes. He collapsed and died while playing rugby union with the RAF during World War II in 1942 age 38. Roy, his son (1934–1988) was born in Wigan and became a well known comedian and tv personality, better known for his appearances on “That Was the Week that Was”. He died as a result of a fall from a horse completing a stunt on a film, his wife is Carmel Cryan still appears in East Enders. Their son Rory Kinnear, (b.1978) is an actor and playwright who has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre. He is best known for playing Bill Tanner in the James Bond films Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, and Spectre.

Comment by: Anne Nuttall on 16th August 2016 at 10:19

My grandparents bought their house on Mesnes Road from the Kinnear family in the 1930s.

Comment by: Ab on 16th August 2016 at 11:30

Anne They lived in newly built Coniston Avenue in 1938 We lived opposite and I was born the same year as Roy,Apparently we played together

Comment by: Anne Nuttall on 18th August 2016 at 09:57

Oh well - now if I could only get to talk to my grandmother again! She's obviously led me wrong.

Comment by: Anna Marshall on 12th March 2019 at 14:42

I am the illegitimate daughter of Roy Muir Kinnear. I am trying to gain information on my mother his partner, who was born in Wigan, and whose name was Evelyn, is there anyone who is still living who knew of her please?

Comment by: Mf on 2nd May 2021 at 12:59

1939 register - 29 September 1939 they were resident at 20 Hornby Road, Swinley. Elder Roy was an unemployed motor salesman. Also at no.20 were John & Gladys Durie and William Baron, a retired fish salesman. Sounds crampt to me. His steamship journey to S.Africa on 20/6/24 is recorded on Ancestry, presume for the Rugby tour?

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