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Some Special Interests => Occupation Interests => Topic started by: reeves_colin on Friday 28 April 17 03:37 BST (UK)
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Hello
Bit of a shot in the dark.
I have come across on 1911 Census
for Alice Pike b 1884 Daglingworth, Gloucestershire.
Living in Great Titchfield Street, London.
Her Occupation is listed as ACTRESS and the number 466 as an occupation code.
466 is listed as Actor
467 is Actor Art, Music and Theatre.
Does anybody have any records, reviews or reports that might shed a light on what kind of Actress Alice was and what she may have done.
Any help would be greatfully received
thanks in advance
Colin
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Hi Colin,
Just to clarify...
Is Alice Pike her real name or her stage name?
Can you give who her parents are to help please?
Was she single or married in 1911, if so is this her marital surname & who is her hubby?
Annie
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Hi
Her full birth name was Alice Mary Pike
She was single on 1911 Census.
Her parents were Alfred and Elizabeth Pike (Nee Smith)
That's all I have at the moment
I have a possible listing for her (Alice M Pike) on 1965 Electoral roll living in London. Gloucester Street.
A marriage would rule this line out though.
Thanks for your reply
Colin
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What about 1939?
She may have still been single at that time & a search of the index is free i.e. worth a look in the area.
Annie
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It's very difficult to research the activities of actors and actresses without knowing the stage name.
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have stage name Zita Ponder ,
still have only one grainy picture of her, out of newspaper in 1918 ?
I feel sure she had publicity shots taken during the 1920 to 1936 .
she appears to have been working all over the Country. xx
one day maybe , I will see her on an old postcard xx
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Hello Eileen
Great info if correct.
May I ask how the connection was made between my Alice Mary Pike and a stage name of Zita Ponder
Colin
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just to add to the possibilities confusion, she may have more than one stage name. I have a distant twig who had 5 in the early 20th century. And if she married her husband may have been an actor and he may have had various pseudonyms too!
Added, I’ve just seen this.
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=779377.0
Added 1911 has Alice Pike's birth pace as Durrington, Wiltshire not Daglingworth, Gloucestershire
added some more
Zita Inez PONDER married Edward R CARTER 1934 Westminster 1a 1224 Dec qtr
If that is the same woman she died as Zita I. R. CARTER in 1936 and age is 35 which gives a calculated dob of 1901 which is 17 years out compared with 1884.
Her marriage certificate would presumably give the correct PIKE name for her father if that is Alice and she is REALLY guilding the lily regarding her age??
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Zita Inez PONDER wrote a book published in 1927, The Bandaged Face, an authors site online says she was born Inez Marcia R PONDER 1900-1936
so I think safe to say Alice PIKE is not Zita Inez PONDER
http://www.philsp.com/homeville/sfi/s1333.htm
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on the page AFTER Alice's 1911 census sheet is that enumerator page and it says the head of the family or separate occupier is Mr Dean PIKE