| Person record: BEARD, R.R. (c.1856-1932)
| Basic biographical summary of this person |
| Full name | Robert Royou BEARD | 
Portrait photo from OMLJ, July 1897 |
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| Gender | male |
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| Relevance of this person | proprietor of lantern accessory manufacturing business |
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| Main period of activity | 1880s-1910s |
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| Chronology | Date | Age | Event/activity |
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| c.1856 | | born at | Camberwell, London SE, England | | 1880s-1910s | ~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' |
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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) |
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| Lucerna ID no. 6002885 | Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 4 October 2016 |
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