Person: BEARD, R.R. (c.1856-1932)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Portrait photo from OMLJ, July 1897

Full name

Robert Royou BEARD

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

proprietor of lantern accessory manufacturing business

Main period of activity

1880s-1910s

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

c.1856

born at

Camberwell, London SE, England

1880 – 1910

~24

owner/proprietor

R.R. Beard

1891 - 1894

resident

62 Alscot Road, Bermondsey, London SE, England

5 April 1891

~35

census record

1891 Census of England and Wales, RG12/380.39.19
– occupation “Engineer”

1894 - 1932

resident

10 Trafalgar Road, London SE, England

31 March 1901

~45

census record

1901 Census of England and Wales, RG13/520.123.5
– occupation “Scientific Instrument Maker”

2 April 1911

~55

census record

1911 Census of England and Wales, RG14/2535
– occupation “Scientific Instrument Maker”; 'cinematographs and accessories'

1932

resident

32 Dawlish Drive, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England

3 February 1932

~76

died at

London, England

5 May 1932

archive entry

National Probate Calendar Index of Wills and Administrations, 1932 p.237

Texts linked to this person

Articles (1)

R.R. Beard, Compressed gas cylinder fittings in OMLJ 2.31 (December 1891)

Published correspondence (1)

R.R. Beard, J.A. Furnivel and J.H. Steward, Correspondence in OMLJ 2.31 (December 1891) – 'Re. click in Beard's regulator'

References

Stephen Herbert and Luke McKernan (editors), Who's who of Victorian cinema: a worldwide survey (London: British Film Institute, 1996), p. 21

David Robinson, Stephen Herbert and Richard Crangle (editors), Encyclopaedia of the magic lantern (London: Magic Lantern Society, 2001), p. 32

Prominent men in the lantern world: no. IX -- Mr R.R. Beard in OMLJ 8.98 (July 1897)

Lucerna ID 6002885

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 10 August 2014

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Person: BEARD, R.R. (c.1856-1932)