Person record: BEARD, R.R. (c. 1856-1932)
| Basic biographical summary of this person | ||||||||
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| Full name | Robert Royou BEARD |  Portrait photo from OMLJ, July 1897 | ||||||
| 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 (* = main subject) | 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 no. 6002885 | Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 10 August 2014 | |||||||
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