Person: BLAND, W.R. (1851-1929)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Full name

William Robert BLAND

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

occasional lantern operator and lecturer; member of National Society of Lanternists

Main period of activity

1890s

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

4 October 1851

born at

Derby, Derbyshire, England

1891

resident

Granville Terrace, Duffield, Derbyshire, England

1891-1892

~39

member

National Society of Lanternists

5 April 1891

census record

1891 Census of England and Wales, RG12/2741.87.10
– occupation “Bankers Clerk”

1929

resident

King Street, Duffield, Derbyshire, England

16 February 1929

died at

Duffield, Derbyshire, England

7 May 1929

archive entry

National Probate Calendar Index of Wills and Administrations, 1929 p.332

Reference

Help: a journal of social service (1891-1892) Vol. 1 No. 11 (1 December 1891), p. 216
– member of National Society of Lanternists

Lucerna ID 6004460

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 9 December 2016

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Person: BLAND, W.R. (1851-1929)