Person: DYSON, Joshua (1851-1910)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Name

Joshua DYSON

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

leader of entertainment troupe using magic lantern

Main period of activity

1880s-1900s

Relationships to other people

married to DYSON, Elizabeth (c.1853-1935)

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

1851

born at

Hayfield, Derbyshire, England

1881

resident

107 Cemetery Road, Sheffield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England

3 April 1881

~30

census record

1881 Census of England and Wales, RG11/4635.36.2
– occupation “Loan Secretary”

1890s-1910

~44

leader

Dyson's gipsy choir

31 March 1901

~50

census record

1901 Census of England and Wales, RG13/3911.104.1
– occupation “Entertainer (Public)”

1910

resident

York Place, Wetherby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England

30 November 1910

~59

died at

Wetherby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England

13 April 1911

archive entry

National Probate Calendar Index of Wills and Administrations, 1911 D-G p.105

Reference

Thomas S. Hicks, ‘[Photo of choir with triple magic lantern]’ in NMLJ 10.6 (Autumn 2010)

Lucerna ID 6003730

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 4 December 2021

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Person: DYSON, Joshua (1851-1910)