I have put an entry for "James Bernard, Elocutionist" on Wikipedia. I still can find no records of his whereabouts between his uncle's death and his living in Sale, Cheshire. Where did he spend his early years; where did he learn elocution and reciting skills?
here's what I have for him -
Born 11 Aug 1874
112 Bloomsbury, Chorlton upon Medlock
Baptism 28 Sep 1874
Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George, Lancashire, England
Residence 1881 -
St George Bloomsbury, London, England
Residence 1891 - 580 Wandsworth Road, Clapham, London, England
Occupation 1891 Pawnbrokers Assistant
Residence 1911- 14 Abington Rd, Brooklands, Sale, Manchester, Cheshire, England
Occupation 1911 - Professional reciter
Marriage to Alexandra Oxley 27 Apr 1915
Platt Chapel, Rusholme, Manchester
Residence 1925 Rusholme, Manchester, Lancashire
I'm not sure where he was in 1901??