Hi Mel I was interested in this as my great grandfather, William Edwin BLATCHLEY died in 1889 and had been an actor for a number of years. Where is this held, please? Joanna in a warm & sunny Coventry > > Don't forget the Era Almanack - that also had death announcements in it? I > know it exists for the late 1800s which is still victorian - showing who had > died in the previous year - that's how I found the death of James Parkinson > in Teignmouth. > Regards > Mel > > -----Original Message----- > From: MOFID42@aol.com [mailto:MOFID42@aol.com] > Sent: June 12, 2003 4:33 PM > To: THEATRE-UK-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [THEATRE-UK] Who's Who in the Theatre > > > Hi Derek > Thanks very much for your help. > Sadly the book is a little to late for my lot. > Is there anything on equivalent lines for the Victorian period? > I have just received a marriage cert today that lists my Charles James > Nugent > as a Comedian, which I found rather strange because everything else points > to > him being behind the scenes not on stage. The marriage was for one of > Charles's son's and as he appears to have married his mothers younger sister > perhaps > the 'Comedian' was a caustic remark towards a disapproving father!!! > many regards > MOIRA > > >