Florence Bannister??, about 1874,

As well as the 2 birth registrations below, there is one of Florence Emma Bannister, West Ham Dec 1878, mother Chapman - this surely too late for her to starring as Pepita in May 1891

And a Florence Bannister Fulham Dec 1877 , mother Hesp

1881C. Possbility in Mile end Old town . The birth of Florence Elizabeth Bannister is registered in Mile End Mar 1877 and her mother was Ada Wortley . Cannot find this family in 1891C & 1901C ( Adam has found them in the Mile End Workhouse in 1888 & then In 1911C living with sister in Limehouse, London, then dies in 1928 )

Charles	Bannister	Head	Married	Male	42	1839	Seaman now at home dock laborer	Malden, Essex, England
Ada	Bannister	Wife	Married	Female	27	1854	Housewife	Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Frederick	Bannister	Son	Single	Male	6	1875	Scholar	Stepney, Middlesex, England
Florence	Bannister	Daughter	Single	Female	4	1877	-	Stepney, Middlesex, England
Charles	Bannister	Son	Single	Male	2	1879	-	Stepney, Middlesex, England

1891C. A possibility St James, Westminster. Maybe the Florence Banister registered Westminster Sep 1876 . Spellingof the surname consistent, no mother given.

Henry	Banister	Head	Married	Male	58	1833	Dairy man	London, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth	Banister	Wife	Married	Female	55	1836	-	London, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth	Banister	Daughter	Single	Female	29	1862	-	London, Middlesex, England
Ann	Banister	Daughter	Single	Female	27	1864	-	London, Middlesex, England
Louie	Banister	Daughter	Single	Female	24	1867	-	London, Middlesex, England
Emily	Banister	Daughter	Single	Female	21	1870	-	London, Middlesex, England
Florence	Banister	Daughter	Single	Female	14	1877	Scholar	London, Middlesex, England

1891C. Camberwell

James	Bannister	Head	Married	Male	50	1841	General labourer	Essex, England
Mary A	Bannister	Wife	Married	Female	46	1845	Laundress	London, Middlesex, England
Florence E	Bannister	Daughter	Single	Female	17	1874	Enamell works	London, Middlesex, England
James F	Bannister	Son	-	Male	14	1877	Van guard	London, Middlesex, England
Jessie E	Bannister	Daughter	-	Female	13	1878	Scholar	London, Middlesex, England
Henry W	Bannister	Son	-	Male	9	1882	Scholar	London, Middlesex, England
Ethel T	Bannister	Daughter	-	Female	8	1883	Scholar	London, Middlesex, England
Ernest A	Bannister	Son	-	Male	6	1885	Scholar	London, Middlesex, England

1901C A Flornce Bannister, 25, born Hammersmith, a visitor in the Monteith household . And another one, aged 24, a barmaid,b.New Cross,this around Lewisham

1891C. Possibly Florence Bannister, actress, 16, b. Marylebone in Wolverhampton. . Who is Charles Bannister 1827 - Ancestry trees exist & his wife dies 1887. No birth for a Florence Bannister born Marylebone

Charles	Bannister	Boarder	Married	Male	64	1827	Retired Solicitor	Braunton, Devon, England
Jane	Bannister	Boarder	Married	Female	43	1848	Theatrical Wardrobe Mistress	Calcutta India
Florence	Bannister	Boarder	Single	Female	16	1875	Actress	Marylebone, Middlesex, England
Edward	Fielding	Lodger	Married	Male	40	1851	Vocalist & Comedian	Hackney, Middlesex, England
Frances	Fielding	Wife	Married	Female	38	1853	Vocalist & Comedian	Finsbury, Middlesex, England

 

Charles, 55, in 1881C wiith wife Jane Chappel Bannister, 54, & children Edith Maud 15 & William Walter 17. . His wife dies in 1887. . Thus the above Jane, 43, is a newwoman, and not his daughter Elizabeth Jane either

So MAYBE Jane Unknown has just adopted the name Bannister for respectability, and her daughter Florence has done likewise

No Ancestry London baptism for a Florence born to mother Jane 1873-75. And cannot find a Jane ?? born Calcutta 1846-50

Seemingly no death on Bmd for Charles 1891-1928 . Have looked for probate too on Ancestry

18 May 1891 at Greenwich  Theatre Florence Bannister is playing in Pepita

1892. A notice appears in the Yorkshire Gazette that Henry L Osmond of Mr Hallatt's Dangers of London Company had married Florence Bannister on 7/11/1892 at Manchester Registrar Office . BUT, no such record on bmd or Ancestry!!No m.c.on BMD for Florence Harrison or Henry Ormrod either!

16 Jun 1894 . Miss Florence Bannister's Company is playing ' Villainy's Victim' at Middleton .- she and Henry Lewis Osmond in the cast - See Press Cuttings

3 Jul 1894 Miss Florence Bannister's Company is playing 'My Sweetheart' at Rotherham

13 Oct 1894 Miss Florence Bannister plays in 'A Noble Brother' at Warrington as Flo Bannister with Henry Lewis Osmond
& just 23 days later she has a daughter!

1894 Marjory Ormrod born on 6/11/1894 Old Thackley, N. Bierley Dec 1894 to Henry Lewis Ormrod & Florence Bannister

1895. Miss Florence Bannister plays in 'Nurse Charity' with Henry L Osmond in Rotherham 6 April

Photos found in the Balmer photo collection . No year specified

 

1895.Arthur Lewis Ormrod was born to Henry Lewis Ormrod & Florence Bannister N.Bierley Sep 1895. He died the same quarter

1895 Playing Maude Charteris (in the Era, I know not where) 27 July

1896. Dorothy May Ormrod was born to Henry Lewis Ormrod & Florence Bannister Bradford Sep 1896. She died the same quarter

1898. Appears in Leeds in "A Woman's Revenge" October as Flo Bannister with Henry Lewis Osmond

1899. Workington Dec19th Appears as Flo Bannister in a play" the Union Jack" with Henry Lewis Osmond

1900 Jan 29. At Prince's Theatre, Preston HL & Gilbert Osmonds production of Robinson Crusoe. Flo Bannister.

1901C. Henry L Osmond, 29, b. Mississippi US , is living 18 Albert Street, Fleetwood, Fylde , Lancs with his parents, a 'wife' Florence 26, and daughter, Marjory F Osmond- born as Marjory Ormrod. No m.c of Henry to Florence

Henry H	Osmond	Head	Married	Male	56	1845	Electrician	Burnley, Lancashire, England
Mary A	Osmond	Wife	Married	Female	55	1846	-	Crook, Durham, England
Henry L	Osmond	Son	Married	Male	29	1872	Theatre Manager	-USA Mississippi
Florence	Osmond	Daughter-In-Law	Married	Female	26	1875	-	London, Middlesex, England
Margery F	Osmond	Grand Daughter	Single	Female	6	1895	-	Thackley, Yorkshire, England
John A	Ottley	Visitor	Single	Male	24	1877	Musician	Hoyland, Yorkshire, England

 

1901. May Ormrod - later to be known as Agnes M Osmond/Agda M Osmond- born on 9/4/1901 to Florence Bannister & Henry Lewis Ormrod , theatre proprietor, at 18 Albert Street, Fleetwood -

1901 Sunderland Dec 24 . Henry Osmond is playing opposite Winifred Chalmers in 'Black Vampire'. Flo Bannister also in this

1900-1904. Flo Bannister appears as an actress all over the country , to start with in HLO's Theatre Company , but not in his company 1903 & 1904- but does his company still exist after his bankruptcy . No mention of her after this year . What happens to Florence after March 1904 ?? Could she emigrate- she is then ~32

BUT in

1903. Henry Lewis Ormrod , 31, actor, bachelor, married Alys Winifred Partridge , 26 on 18/6/1903 in Cardiff Registry Office

By 1911, her daughter Marjory is still living with the paternal grand parents, but Florence has vanished. I cannot find her in 1911C, nor a death for her-Wendy thinks she might have remarried ~1903?? : too many Florence Bannisters on BMD, but there is a Florence Louise Bannister marrying Arthur C Frost/Arthur J Palmer St Geo H Sq Sep 1909 . Marriage not on London Ancestry marriages 1754 -1921

1911C. Henry H Osmond, 66, joiner & carpenter, b.Burnley, is living 9 Sunderland Street, Houghton le Spring, Durham with his wife, 2 grandchildren, Marjorie F & Agnes M and a boarder, a music hall professional . Think original is written as Osmond. Houghton le Spring ~15 k NE of Durham, in Tyne & Wear today. Henry Lewis Osmond had a theatre company, Houghton Players, in Houghton, dissolved in 1910

Henry H	Osmand	Head	Married	Male	Joiner And Carpenter	66	1845	Lanc Burnley
Mary A	Osmand	Wife	Married	Female	-	66	1845	Co Durham Not Known
Marjorie F	Osmand	Granddaughter	Single	Female	Book Keeper	16	1895	Thackley Yorks
Agnes M	Osmand	Granddaughter	-	Female	School	10	1901	Lanc Fleetwood
Sam	France	Boarder	Single	Male	Music Hall Professional	25	1886	Cardiff Wales

Daughter Marjory was known as Madge and was seemingly brought up by her grandparents, as were Agnes/Agda 1902- or 1901?? - and half sister Irene May 1916

Index

 

 

1909. Possibly Florence L Bannister could have married Arthur James Palmer St G H Sq Sep 1909.- not on London marriages Ancestry .An Arthur J Palmer, 39, dies Marylebone Mar 1911 &

1911C. Florence Palmer, widow, 35, domestic nurse, is living Streatham, Wandsworth. Would need 1909 mc to vaguely prove this!

Arthur	Markes	Head	Married	Male	Traveller Electrical	35	1876	London Taver Hill
Jeannie	Markes	Wife	Married	Female	-	37	1874	Ulcombe Kent
Vera	Markes	Daughter	-	Female	-	4	1907	London Brixton
Robert	Newman	Visitor	Widower	Male	Retired Farmer	93	1818	London Bloomsbury
Florence	Palmer	Servant	Widow	Female	Nurse Domestic	35	1876	London Regents PK

This just supposition!!

1914 Florence L Palmer could marry George Randall 1914 Southwark- NO, her father was Wlliam A Palmer or 1912 could remarry Ernest Hogg 1912 Fulham Nothing for her on London marriages as Florence L Palmer/Bannister

1940 Florence L Palmer could die, aged 66, Hartismere, Suffolk

 

Another option - disproved!

1908 a Florence Osmond marries Edgar Thompson Pontypridd Dec

1911C . Treherbert, Rhondda

Edgar	Thompson	Head	Married	Male	Dispenser	28	1883	Glamorgan Ferndale
Florence	Thompson	Wife	Married	Female	-	25	1886	Glamorgan Treforest

and a Florence Antoria Osmond was born 1886 Pontypridd - so this not our Florence