Person: UNDERHILL, Henry (1855-1920)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Full name

Henry Michael John UNDERHILL

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

slide painter and manufacturer

Main period of activity

N/A

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

14 January 1855

born at

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

1871-1891

resident

7 High Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

2 April 1871

census record

1871 Census of England and Wales, RG10/1437.62.1

3 April 1881

census record

1881 Census of England and Wales, RG11/1501.58.1
– occupation “Grocer & Provision Merchant”

5 April 1891

census record

1891 Census of England and Wales, RG12/1167.71.1
– occupation “Grocer”

1901

resident

20 Bardwell Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

31 March 1901

census record

1901 Census of England and Wales, RG13/1381.50.37
– occupation “Grocer shopkeeper”

1911-1920

resident

231 Woodstock Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

2 April 1911

census record

1911 Census of England and Wales, RG14/8132.516
– occupation “Grocer”

2 October 1920

died at

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

10 January 1921

archive entry

National Probate Calendar Index of Wills and Administrations, 1921 p.136
– occupation “Grocer”

Texts linked to this person

Articles (4)

Henry Underhill, ‘Artistic lantern slides: no. 1 -- outlines, etc.’ in OMLJ 3.37 (June 1892)

Henry Underhill, ‘Artistic lantern slides: no. 2 -- painting’ in OMLJ 3.38 (July 1892)

Henry Underhill, ‘Instantaneous dissolving’ in OMLJ 3.35 (April 1892)

Henry Underhill, ‘Screens’ in OMLJ 2.30 (November 1891)

Reprint (1)

Henry Underhill, ‘Artistic lantern slides’ in NMLJ 5.3 (April 1988)

References

David Robinson, Stephen Herbert and Richard Crangle (editors), Encyclopaedia of the magic lantern (London: Magic Lantern Society, 2001), p. 314

David Henry, ‘Book review: Drakestail visits the King -- a Magic Lantern fairy tale’ in NMLJ 5.1 (January 1987)

Deborah Harlan and Megan Price, ‘Henry Underhill: entomologist, grocer, antiquarian ... and magic lantern artist’ in NMLJ 9.4 (Summer 2003)

David Henry, ‘What a long time: but then, what a nice slide!’ in NMLJ 5.3 (April 1988)

Lucerna ID 6002671

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 25 January 2016

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Person: UNDERHILL, Henry (1855-1920)