Edith Courtney/D'Oyley Carte Co

[Brianas]

Hi Salem, The earliest photo I have of my Edith Courtney is attached. Estimates of Edith's age in the photo have ranged from 28 to 32. Is she at all like your Edith Courtney?

[salem]

Hi

My Edith was born 1870 at Grays Inn road, Pancras and died 1942.  Here's a pic anyway

[salem]

Try again

[Brianas]

Salem, Thanks for the photo. A glamorous-looking lady! And fairly clearly the same one as referred to above by suttontrust as being Nora in the Gay Parisiennne. It increasingly looks as if I have been on the wrong track, but I am asking my wife's cousins if they can come up with more evidence of their grandmother having been on stage.
I have a scan of a pretty programme from the Palace of Varieties. The programme was a piece of card folded into three columns, and Edith Courtney is listed as a ballad singer at item 10. See attachments. It seems likely she is 'yours', though I still have faint hopes that my Edith was somewhere on stage.
I have some Word notes 'an' Edith Courtney's performances, as well as quite a few some scans of reviews of performances she was in (though she is not mentioned personally) and other images. If you are interested, please send me your email address via a RootsChat personal message.

[sal369]

Hi.  I'm trying to find out more info about Edith Courtney.  I've traced her to approx 1900 through D'Oyly Carte etc.  But the last census info I've got is 1881 and I can't find any details of her marriage and any family she may have had.  I can trace most her of siblings and their families (my husband is descended from her brother William), so its really frustrating that I can't trace her!  Any help would be most aprreciated.
Sally

[copperbeech5]

Hi

Just a thought.... have you tried contacting the D'Oyley Carte Theatre Co direct?

www.doylycarte.org.uk

You never know they may have records, or be able to suggest where to look.

Best wishes,
Copperbeech5

[steviej1957]

Hi.  I'm trying to find out more info about Edith Courtney.  I've traced her to approx 1900 through D'Oyly Carte etc.  But the last census info I've got is 1881 and I can't find any details of her marriage and any family she may have had.  I can trace most her of siblings and their families (my husband is descended from her brother William), so its really frustrating that I can't trace her!  Any help would be most aprreciated.
Sally

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[TheWombat]

er ... Hello All.

May I join in?

It seems that Edith is my 3rd cousin twice removed.  We share the common ancestor Jonathan BREWSTER 1758 -  1812 of Good Easter, Essex (my 4 x Great-Grandfather). I really would like to know more about Edith.

I have fairly extensive information about the Good Easter BREWSTER family if anyone is interested.

Regards
Wombat

[sal369]

Hi Wombat
I confess that I don’t know much about Edith’s maternal line.  Her father, Charles Courtney married twice and my descendants come from his first marriage with Sarah Leyzell.   I have copies of both of Charles’s marriage certificates, if you would like copies.  From the marriage certificate of Sarah Brewster, it says that her father is Thomas Brewster, farrier.  I’ve tried to trace this family without much success.  Can you let me know where the family is on the 1841 census?
Regards
Sally