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this is a good possibility. we thought she was just a vocalist until mum's cousin came up with the info about the production she took part in, so actress could very well fit the bill. wonder if i could find out if there was anything at that time with black performers in that area
thanks for looking it up

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her name was emma stewart nee daniels born 1873 in sutton oak, st helen's, lancashire. her husband was called major stewart born according to the census in 1865 in NC occupation of herbalist assistant. marriage was 29 jan 1890. my grandad was called berwick virgil stewart born 6 nov 1906 in berwick upon tweed.
emma's husband major has been a bit of an elusive character and also we thought his name was john but did have a photo which was said to be my grandad's 'uncle major' originally then later he was told it was his father.
emma was supposed to be known as amy stewart on the stage and has the occupation of vocalist on my grandad's birth cert but also played the mandolin. the production she was in was called 'a trip to coontown' which was produced by will garland and the negro operetta from 1906.
sorry about the lack of info originally, i'm a bit new to this

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thankyou for those. its a bit of a tall order with very little to go on haha.
from what i understand he was of mixed race but not totally sure of what mix. so the 'mulatto' part is possible.
the marriage that you found is the one i have which doesn't state his fathers name on the certificate. i know more about his wife emma daniels as she had an active part in my grandfathers life but her husband major (my grandfathers father) disappeared before he was born and my grandfather was told that he'd died. i can't find any deaths that match to him in england and wales (where he was supposed to have died). we know very little about him as my great grandmother wouldn't talk about him that much