di2315
16-09-2015, 6:48 AM
Thank you for reading my post.
I'm searching for information about the stage careers of John and Clementina Benson, from between 1860 and 1864 for Clementina, and between 1840 and 1870 for John.
They are my great-great grandparents; although I have a lot of other information about their lives, the time in the theatre seems difficult to track down.
John was described as a Comedian on all his official documents, and their census documents show them living in a different part of the UK each time, so I'm assuming they were members of a wandering troupe of actors. John's children from a previous marriage were also involved - they were William and Caroline Matilda.
Apparently they used the stage name of Benson, but John's marriage, birth and death records seem to alternate between Benson and Whitehead as surnames.
Any extra clues would be much appreciated!
I'm searching for information about the stage careers of John and Clementina Benson, from between 1860 and 1864 for Clementina, and between 1840 and 1870 for John.
They are my great-great grandparents; although I have a lot of other information about their lives, the time in the theatre seems difficult to track down.
John was described as a Comedian on all his official documents, and their census documents show them living in a different part of the UK each time, so I'm assuming they were members of a wandering troupe of actors. John's children from a previous marriage were also involved - they were William and Caroline Matilda.
Apparently they used the stage name of Benson, but John's marriage, birth and death records seem to alternate between Benson and Whitehead as surnames.
Any extra clues would be much appreciated!