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    Charles Wheatleigh

    Birth: 1823

    Death: 2-14-1895

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Charles Wheatleigh, born in London, UK, was a well-known actor in 19th century America. Wheatleigh made his debut in Brighton, England as Romeo. His first appearance in America was in 1852. Frances "Fanny" Seward references seeing him in Washington, D.C. during a production of Macbeth in which her friend Charlotte Cushman was performing.

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Charles Wheatleigh, born in London, UK, was a well-known actor in 19th century America. Wheatleigh made his debut in Brighton, England as Romeo. His first appearance in America was in 1852. Frances "Fanny" Seward references seeing him in Washington, D.C. during a production of Macbeth in which her friend Charlotte Cushman was performing.

Citation Type: 
Newspaper Article
Journal or Newspaper Title: 
The New York Herald
Article Title: 
"Sudden Death of an Old Actor"
Month: 
February
Day: 
15
Year: 
1895
Start Page: 
10
Citation Notes: 
"Mortuary Notice." New York Herald, no. 21361, 15 Feb. 1895, p. 10. Readex: America's Historical Newspapers, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/readex/doc?p=EANX&docref=image/v2%3A11A050B7B120D3F8%40EANX-12C59F6070D57AE8%402413240-12C59F6162560618%409-12C59F65B85C5C28%40Mortuary%2BNotice. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.
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Citation Type: 
Newspaper Article
Journal or Newspaper Title: 
The New York Herald
Article Title: 
"Sudden Death of an Old Actor"
Month: 
February
Day: 
15
Year: 
1895
Start Page: 
10
Citation Notes: 
"Mortuary Notice." New York Herald, no. 21361, 15 Feb. 1895, p. 10. Readex: America's Historical Newspapers, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/readex/doc?p=EANX&docref=image/v2%3A11A050B7B120D3F8%40EANX-12C59F6070D57AE8%402413240-12C59F6162560618%409-12C59F65B85C5C28%40Mortuary%2BNotice. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.
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Website
Citation URL: 
Ancestry.com
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Ancestry
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Tuesday, January 18, 2022 - 10:45
Website Last Modified Date: 
Tuesday, January 18, 2022 - 10:45
Citation Notes: 
Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, New York, U.S., Extracted Death Index, 1862-1948 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Index to New York City Deaths 1862-1948. Indices prepared by the Italian Genealogical Group and the German Genealogy Group, and used with permission of the New York City Department of Records/Municipal Archives.