
Poppys grandfather, one of the Pender Troupe being lifted by an unknown other
Photo courtesy of Poppy, his granddaughter - sent via Rosie Jones
Photo courtesy of Poppy, his granddaughter - sent via Rosie Jones
![Left to right: Tom Pender(?), Alex or Alan(?), Maggie Pender (Lomas), Bob Pender (seated), Will Power (Will Compo) [Rosie's grandfather].
The written initials were inscribed by Rosie's mother.
Photograph is sometime between 1884 and 1911 based on the photographer.
Annotation on the back by Rosie's mother:- Aunt Maggie was Columbine at Drury Lane, Uncle Bob was clown, Father was Harlequin, sometimes the Policeman or the baker's man.
(Courtesy: Rosie Jones)](https://quarlton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/pendertroupe3-1/1441180307.jpg)
Left to right: Tom Pender(?), Alex or Alan(?), Maggie Pender (Lomas), Bob Pender (seated), Will Power (Will Compo) [Rosie's grandfather].
The written initials were inscribed by Rosie's mother.
Photograph is sometime between 1884 and 1911 based on the photographer.
Annotation on the back by Rosie's mother:- Aunt Maggie was Columbine at Drury Lane, Uncle Bob was clown, Father was Harlequin, sometimes the Policeman or the baker's man.
(Courtesy: Rosie Jones)

The whole troupe on stage, probably in Liverpool.
Olive Hart (nee Watts) presenting, John Henry Hart on tallest stilts.
Photo courtesy of Victor Watts
Photo courtesy of Victor Watts
![The Bob Pender troupe <br>
Undated but must be between 1918 and 1921 (Archie Leach joined the troupe in 1918 and left in 1921)
<br>
1. Bob Pender (Robert Lomas) <br>
2. Margaret (Maggie) Lomas (nee Bowman) <br>
3. Doris Lomas <br>
4. Harry Hart [Married Olive Watts and were both in the troupe. Grandparents of Victor Watts] <br>
5. Leslie Brooks <br>
6. Cary Grant (Archie Leach) <br>
Photo Courtesy of Paul Townsend at www.gertlushonline.co.uk <br>
Thanks to Diane Hatwell and Vanessa Emerson for identifying people. <br>
Can anyone identify any of the others?](https://quarlton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/09/pender-5-1/2933383229.jpg)
The Bob Pender troupe
Undated but must be between 1918 and 1921 (Archie Leach joined the troupe in 1918 and left in 1921)
1. Bob Pender (Robert Lomas)
2. Margaret (Maggie) Lomas (nee Bowman)
3. Doris Lomas
4. Harry Hart [Married Olive Watts and were both in the troupe. Grandparents of Victor Watts]
5. Leslie Brooks
6. Cary Grant (Archie Leach)
Photo Courtesy of Paul Townsend at www.gertlushonline.co.uk
Thanks to Diane Hatwell and Vanessa Emerson for identifying people.
Can anyone identify any of the others?
Undated but must be between 1918 and 1921 (Archie Leach joined the troupe in 1918 and left in 1921)
1. Bob Pender (Robert Lomas)
2. Margaret (Maggie) Lomas (nee Bowman)
3. Doris Lomas
4. Harry Hart [Married Olive Watts and were both in the troupe. Grandparents of Victor Watts]
5. Leslie Brooks
6. Cary Grant (Archie Leach)
Photo Courtesy of Paul Townsend at www.gertlushonline.co.uk
Thanks to Diane Hatwell and Vanessa Emerson for identifying people.
Can anyone identify any of the others?

Olive Hart nee Watts, 2nd wife of Henry John (Jack) Hart
Photo courtesy of Victor Watts, her grandson and Poppy (her granddaughter) via Rosie Jones
Photo courtesy of Victor Watts, her grandson and Poppy (her granddaughter) via Rosie Jones

Olive Hart nee Watts, 2nd wife of Henry John (Jack) Hart
Photo courtesy of Victor Watts, her grandson and Poppy (her granddaughter) via Rosie Jones
Photo courtesy of Victor Watts, her grandson and Poppy (her granddaughter) via Rosie Jones

Cutting from the Sun newspaper.
(Photo courtesy Rosie Jones)
Applied to the Sun for permission to reprint here but they never answered
(Photo courtesy Rosie Jones)
Applied to the Sun for permission to reprint here but they never answered

Pender Troupe appearing in the Harlequinade at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in the first decade of the 20th century.
Will Compo ( Power) is the sergeant, the nurse is Maggie Lomas. Bob Pender is the clown.
Photo courtesy of Rosie Jones and the Manders & Mitchinson Collection Pender Troupe
Will Compo ( Power) is the sergeant, the nurse is Maggie Lomas. Bob Pender is the clown.
Photo courtesy of Rosie Jones and the Manders & Mitchinson Collection Pender Troupe

This poster is from The Newport Empire - March 1900.
Many thanks to Tim Trounce for this image.
Tim runs a theatrical archive in Newport, South Wales
Many thanks to Tim Trounce for this image.
Tim runs a theatrical archive in Newport, South Wales