Andre Kaya also known as Louis Luscombe

[willsy]

Long way round..sorry bear with me; as I looked through the military records for Morris, there was a signature for Bel Slack 1922. Think I am on the right lines, so in Trove there is a divorce case between Bertha (Luscombe) formerly an actress and Horace John Slack 1923

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01hog/

which is as

Australia Marriage Index
Name:    Horace J Slack
Spouse Name:    Berta Luscombe
Marriage Date:    1901
Marriage Place:    New South Wales
Registration Place:    Sydney, New South Wales
Registration Year:    1901

The marriage took place on
August 29, 1901, at Phillip-street, Sydney, ac-cording to the rites of the Primitive Methodist Church. Mr. Maddocks Cohen appeared for the petitioner.

I kept looking in case the other surnames you mention came up, be glad of your thoughts

[willsy]

Just found

Australian deaths
Name:    Berta Preshner
Birth Year:    abt 1883
Age:    78
Death Place:    Victoria
Father's name:    Jacob Luscombe
Mother's name:    Unknown Annie

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Looking in the free searches for British newspapers, i can see some mentions of Louis Luscombe in 1900. he the switches to Andre Kaya by 1902 and is in his heyday until abuot 1910, after which there are only one or two mentions of him.

However I can't see him coming into the UK or on 1901 census under either professional name or his birth name

[Marianne Isaacs]

Thank you so much . This is getting more and more interesting . It looks as if Andre's family and mine came out at the same time. I wonder how they were related ?

[Marianne Isaacs]

As to the divorce , I know that marrying outside the faith was very much frowned upon , however more so for men as the faith is passed down the female line .

[willsy]

Bel's marriage to Morris

Victoria Marriages 1836-1942
First name(s)    Morris
Last name    Preshner
Marriage year    1924
Spouse's first name(s)    Berta
Spouse's last name    Slack
State    Victoria
Country    Australia
Registration number    5903

[AllieT]

I have long wondered about Andre . How would I find out who his  parents were and how they are related to Rose . Roses mother was Pearl Opas .can I find out about his life I wonder ?

Andre's mother Annie Luscombe was born with the surname LUEL, and her parents were Zelig LUEL and Rachel OPAS.  They were from Kalisz.