Person: GUINNESS, Dr Harry (1861-1915)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Full name

Dr Henry Grattan GUINNESS

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

missionary and lantern lecturer

Main period of activity

1880s-1910s

Relationships to other people

associated with SAMBRIDGE, R.J. (1861-1918)

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

2 October 1861

born at

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

7 January 1900

lecturer

[Magic lantern exhibition] (lantern entertainment, London, England, 7 January 1900)

1901

resident

Harley College, 51-55 Bow Road, Poplar, London E, England

31 March 1901

census record

1901 Census of England and Wales, RG13/339.10.11
– occupation “Director of Mission Union”

1911-1915

resident

9 Crescent Wood Road, Mount Hermon, Sydenham Hill, London SE, England

2 April 1911

census record

1911 Census of England and Wales, RG14/02458
– occupation “Director of a Missionary Society”

25 May 1915

died at

Sydenham, London SE, England

22 February 1916

archive entry

National Probate Calendar Index of Wills and Administrations, 1916 p.408

References

David Robinson, Stephen Herbert and Richard Crangle (editors), Encyclopaedia of the magic lantern (London: Magic Lantern Society, 2001), p. 130

‘Prominent men in the lantern world: no. XVIII -- Mr R.J. Sambridge’ in OMLJ 10.121 (June 1899)

Notes

Son of Henry Grattan Guinness D.D. (1835-1910), a noted missionary, and sometimes confused with him.

Lucerna ID 6000447

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 20 May 2014

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