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Thanks for the info, does the book mention Thomas Jarvis at all? I've found reference via google to a Thomas Jarvis brewer in Bedford but the one my wife is related to is referred to as a 'wealthy retired Scarborough brewer' in articles about him being a patron of artist John Atkinson Grimshaw so we assume his brewery was in Scarborough as we've no evidence to suggest from censuses that he ever lived in Bedford.

In the 1901 census Henry & Adeline are visitors in the same house as my grandma (Doris Anderson) living in Malton and its always fascinated me as to why. It appears that Doris was illegitimate & adopted by George Clarke Skelton which is strange as adoptions then were unofficial and normally kept within the family but I can find no connection.
George is a sewing machine agent & his daughters appear to work with him as a milliner & sewing machine shop apprentice. Perhaps my family made costumes for the local theatres and Henry & Adeline were appearing in a local theatre at the time and needed somehwere to stay. I'd be surprised if there was any family connection as the only link to London I can find is George's wife's aunt who spent most of her life as a servant in Grosvenor Crescent, London.
I would be grateful for any information you have about Henry & Adeline's theatrical career in case there is a remote family connection to Andersons but simply having a burlesque dancer in the house is interesting!
Regards

Phil