Person: NEW, Charles (1842-1919)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Full name

Charles William NEW

Alternative name

used pseudonym KOENIG,

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

lantern lecturer and showman under pseudonym 'Professor Koenig'

Main period of activity

1890s-1900s

Relationships to other people

related by marriage to HILL, H.J. (c.1873- after 1897)

father of NEW, Miss Florence Adelaide (1873-1896)

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

15 August 1842

born at

London, England

1861

resident

226 Oxford Street, London W, England

7 April 1861

census record

1861 Census of England and Wales, RG 9/77.12.17
– occupation “Photographer”

1876-1880

resident

131 Church Street, Paddington, London W, England

1881-1896

resident

373 Edgware Road, Paddington, London, England

1890-1900

~47

owner

Professor Koenig

1900-1902

resident

15 Monmouth Road, Westbourne Grove, Bayswater, London W, England

31 March 1901

census record

1901 Census of England and Wales, RG13/16.161.39
– occupation “Own means”

1919

resident

96 Richmond Road, Bayswater, London W, England

11 March 1919

died at

London, England

14 July 1920

archive entry

National Probate Calendar Index of Wills and Administrations, 1920 p.366

Reference

‘Notes’ in OMLJ 8.93 (February 1897)
– death of his daughter

Notes

He seems to have used his pseudonym officially as well as his given name, appearing as 'Charles Koenig' in the London Electoral Rolls at least between 1876 and 1902.

Lucerna ID 6002819

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 19 April 2019

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Person: NEW, Charles (1842-1919)