Joseph George Smetzer

Specspec · Post by **Specspec** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 6:29 am

Hi

I am seeking information on a Joseph George Smetzer.
He was born in Fulham, Kensington, London on 6th June 1870.

I have him on 1881 Census in Fulham with his parents, 1891 Census in Hampshire, Royal Marine Barracks, as a soldier

In the 1901 Census he is in Kensington, living with his mother..

He became an actor and may have gone under the name of Vaughn (Vaughan) or may have used his real name, Smetzer.

He died at 1301 Govan Rd Glasgow, and was living at the time of his death at 249 Nicholson St, Glasgow.
His death certificate states he was single and that he was an actor.

Can anyone help me find anything about his acting life.

Joseph George Smetzer is my Grandfather`s brother.

Darryl Simpson
from sunny Queensland, Australia

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:21 am

See my reply to other post -

http://talkingscot.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13812

Currie · Post by **Currie** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 6:39 am

Hello Darryl,

Have you tried the Scottish Theatre Archive Catalogue http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/sta/index.html There’s a record of a George Vaughan involved in a play in 1912 at the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh.

A search of the Scotsman Archives http://archive.scotsman.com/search.cfm for George Vaughan as an exact phrase brings up a number of hits including one in 1919 under “Entertainments” but I’ve no idea whether these are genuine hits or whether they’re relevant.

Unfortunately there are no Glasgow newspapers online after 1900.

Hope you find something,
Alan

Specspec · Post by **Specspec** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:02 am

Hi Currie

I have tried both these sites

Darryl