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Subject: Re: [NYNEWYOR] BOLAM - HELEN BARRY(ACTRESS)
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 13:24:36 EDT




Kate, she was born Elizabeth Short b. 05 Jan 1840 in London, England. Helen
Barry is her stage name. One of our family members has found records about
her acting career in newspaper articles from London and New York - and
marriage information. We have a few photographs of her also. But after her
husband Harry Bolam died we do not know if she went back on the stage again in the
USA or London or what happened to her -- the only other reference we have is
that she was presumable in London for the court case in 1892. I don't know
what the court case was about. One website on Stage personnel has her dates
as 1840-1906 but I don't know where the 1906 comes from.
(_http://footlightnotes.tripod.com/_ (http://footlightnotes.tripod.com/) )

I do not have any census records or other records for her.

Angela



In a message dated 6/5/2007 11:55:02 AM Central Daylight Time,
writes:

Hi-
Do you have a birth date/place for her? Have you found her on any census
records or city directories?

Kate

wrote:
One of my ancestors married Harry George Bolam. I believe he died in 1883 in

New York. My ancestor was Elizabeth Short (maiden name) she had been
previously married to Alexander Rolls. She was an actress who went under the
name of
Helen Barry. I do not know which name she may have used when she married
Harry George Bolam.


In the Obituary Notes of the New York Times of 24 March 1883 announced that
her husband H. S. Bolam had died suddenly of pneumonia on 23 March 1883,
after they had just arrived in the US. So presumably she had remarried in
1882–
83. He was described as late of Little Ingeatre, Stafford and 12 St James’
s
Place, London. In a court case in 1892 she is named Helen Bolam.

In 1891 she leased a home in Bellport Long Island - I do not know if she had
remarried or was living there under the name of Elizabeth or Helen - Bolam
or another name.

I do not know if she died in the USA (NY) or London (England) but am
interested in contacting any relative of Harry George Bolam as I am trying
to find
any information for my ancestor.

Thank you

Angela








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