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Bartholomew, Frederick Llewellyn (“Freddie”)

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Bartholomew, Frederick Llewellyn (“Freddie”)
(b. 12 February 1924 in London, England; d. 22 January 1992 in Sarasota, Florida), famed motion picture child actor of the 1930s, especially remembered for David Copperfield (1935), Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936), and Captains Courageous (1937).

Bartholomew was one of three children born to Cecil Llewellyn Bartholomew, a wounded veteran of World War I and minor civil servant, and Lillian May Bartholomew, a home-maker. At the age of three, Bartholomew was sent to live with his paternal grandparents in Warminster, England, and was placed under the immediate care of his father’s sister, Myllicent Mary Bartholomew, or “Aunt Cissie.” Speaking with impressive diction at about the age of three, Bartholomew reputedly made “stage” appearances and gave recitations at church-related gatherings and received early dramatic training with Italia Conti (an actress in England who from 1911 developed expertise in training young children as actors). He went on to appear in several British films, including Fascination (1931) and Lily Christine (1932). His aunt, looking ahead to a film career for him, took him to New York City in 1934 and arranged for a Hollywood representative to present them to the movie executive David O. Selznick at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) studios in Culver City, California. At that time Selznick was searching among ten thousand applicants for the perfect boy to play young David Copperfield for his film production of Charles Dickens’s great novel. (Another version of this story says that Bartholomew was discovered by Selznick and the MGM director George Cukor in England.)

Selznick immediately signed Bartholomew for David Copperfield (1935) and gave him a seven-year contract with MGM at a starting salary of $175 …

His arrival in Canada:

Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935
about Cecil L Bartholomew Name: Cecil L Bartholomew
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Estimated birth year: abt 1893
Date of Arrival: 21 May 1913
Vessel: Megantic
Search Ship Database: View the 'Megantic' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: Quebec
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Roll: T-4796

Original says destination was Toronto to brother.

Ah! Canadian soldier of WW1:

Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918
about Cecil Llewellyn Bartholamew Name: Cecil Llewellyn Bartholamew
Residence: Toroto, Ontario
Birth Date: 7 Jan 1893
Birth Location: Warminster, England
Relative: Emma Bartholamew
Relationship: Mother
Regiment Number: 550, 116

Original gives mother's address as Portway, Waminster, Wilts, England.
His address 36 McGill St., Toronto, Ont. His trade a rangeman.

Tthere's this. Original says he's a citizen of Canada.

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
about Cecil Llewellyn Bartholomew Name: Cecil Llewellyn Bartholomew
Arrival Date: 28 May 1936
Birth Year: abt 1893
Birth Location: England
Birth Location Other: Warminster
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: English
Place of Origin: England
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States
Ship Name: Bremen

here are Frederick's Army records -

discharged to Warminster

married to Emma Brown on 18th December 1883 at St Peters, Dublin, Ireland


There are 18 images available for this soldier but a number of the images are blank pages


British Army Service Records 1760-1913 Transcription

First name(s): Frederick

Last name: BARTHOLOMEW

Calculated year of birth: 1859

Parish of birth: St James

Town of birth: London

County of birth: Middlesex

Age at attestation: 19 years 10 months

Attestation date: 30 March 1878

Attestation corps: Hussars

Attestation soldier number: 1675

Discharge rank:

Discharge corps:

Discharge soldier number:

The National Archives reference: WO97 / 4318 / 36




(1878-1889 at home, 1889-1890 East Indies, 1890-1900 Home, 19011-1901 South Africa, 1901-1905 Home and discharged)

BARTHOLOMEW, Emma Head Widow F 39 1862
Ireland Dublin VIEW
BARTHOLOMEW, Frederick Son M 16 1885 Clerk Electrical Dpt G W R Co
Ireland Dublin VIEW
BARTHOLOMEW, Arthur Son M 14 1887
Ireland Dublin VIEW
BARTHOLOMEW, Millicent Daughter F 12 1889
Banglor India VIEW
BARTHOLOMEW, Leellian Daughter F 9 1892
Warminster
Wiltshire VIEW
BARTHOLOMEW, Cecil Son M 8 1893
Warminster
Wiltshire VIEW

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RG number:
RG13 Piece:
1942 Folio:
65 Page:
9

Registration District:
Warminster Sub District:
Warminster Enumeration District:
9 Ecclesiastical Parish:
Warminster St Denys with St Lawrence & St John

Civil Parish:
Warminster Municipal Borough:
Address:
96, West Street, Warminster County:
Wiltshire


same family in 1911 ?

1911

BARTHOLOMEW, Frederick Head Married M 51 1860 Army Pensioner Clerk Middlesex VIEW
BARTHOLOMEW, Emma Wife Married
27 years F 49 1862 Dublin VIEW
BARTHOLOMEW, Arthur Son Single M 24 1887 Postal Clerk Dublin VIEW
BARTHOLOMEW, Cecil Son Single M 18 1893 Clerk To Rate Collector Warminster VIEW

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
12016 Reference:
RG14PN12016 RG78PN669 RD250 SD1 ED8 SN50

Registration District:
Warminster Sub District:
Warminster Enumeration District:
8 Parish:
Warminster

Address:
Carlton Villa Portway County:
Wiltshire

FREDERIC ROBERT BARTHOLOMEW Pedigree
Male
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Event(s):
Birth: 27 MAY 1858

Christening: 11 JUL 1860 Saint Thomas Regent Street, Westminster, London, England
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Parents:
Father: WILLIAM BARTHOLOMEW Family
Mother: MARYANNE
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Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.

Frederic Robert Bartholomew

England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
birth: 27 May 1858
residence: London, England
parents: William Bartholomew, Maryanne

record title: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
name: Frederic Robert Bartholomew
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 11 Jul 1860
baptism/christening place: SAINT THOMAS REGENT STREET,WESTMINSTER,LONDON,ENGLAND
birth date: 27 May 1858
father's name: William Bartholomew
mother's name: Maryanne
indexing project (batch) number: C06218-1
system origin: England-ODM
source film number:

Cecil Llewellyn Bartholomew

England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
residence: Warminster, Wiltshire, England
parents: Frederick Bartholomew, Emma

record title: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
name: Cecil Llewellyn Bartholomew
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 08 Mar 1893
baptism/christening place: St. Denys, Warminster, Wiltshire, England
father's name: Frederick Bartholomew
mother's name: Emma
indexing project (batch) number: C01841-6
system origin: England-EASy
source film number:

Cecil Llewellyn Bartholomew (born 1893) married Lilian May Clarke (born ?), registered in Wandsworth - December Quarter 1919

*** details of occupations, fathers' names, witnesses & addresses needed especially please (Cecil's father : Frederick Bartholomew).

Also baptism of Frederick Robert Bartholomew (details from Familysearch) : born 27 May 1858 & baptised on 11 July 1860 @ St. Thomas' , Regent Street, Westminster, London) = parents William Bartholomew & Mary Ann.

Many thanks !