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Person: BEARD, R.R.  (c.1856-1932)

Biographical summary of this person
R.R. Beard in 1897

Portrait photo from OMLJ, July 1897

Full name
Robert Royou BEARD
Gender
male
Relevance of this person
proprietor of lantern accessory manufacturing business
Main period of activity
1880s-1910s
Chronology
Date
Age
Event/activity
1880s-1910s
~24
owner
5 April 1891
~35
census record
1891 Census of England and Wales, RG12/380.39.19
– occupation “Engineer”
31 March 1901
~45
census record
1901 Census of England and Wales, RG13/520.123.5
– occupation “Scientific Instrument Maker”
2 April 1911
~55
census record
1911 Census of England and Wales, RG14/2535
– occupation “Scientific Instrument Maker”; 'cinematographs and accessories'
3 February 1932
~76
died at
5 May 1932
archive entry
National Probate Calendar Index of Wills and Administrations, 1932 p.237
Texts linked to this person
Article (1)

R.R. Beard, ‘Compressed gas cylinder fittings’ in OMLJ 2.31 (December 1891)


Correspondence (published) (1)

R.R. Beard, J.A. Furnivel and J.H. Steward, ‘Correspondence’ in OMLJ 2.31 (December 1891)  –  'Re. click in Beard's regulator'

References
Stephen Herbert and Luke McKernan (editors), Who's who of Victorian cinema: a worldwide survey (London: British Film Institute, 1996), p. 21
David Robinson, Stephen Herbert and Richard Crangle (editors), Encyclopaedia of the magic lantern (London: Magic Lantern Society, 2001), p. 32
Lucerna ID  6002885

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 10 August 2014

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