Frederick Page

1828 born in London, of John Page, a paper marbler and Elizabeth nee Binley

1839 Father died

1841 at a boys’ school in Hackney

1851 is a commercial traveller, selling leather, staying in Glasgow

1852 December – emigrates to Australia, “leather seller” aged 24. Arrives April 1853

1853 marries Agnes Rutherford in Victoria, Australia

1854 son William Stewart born in Geelong, Victoria

1865 to 1869 licenced as auctioneer

1870 November – Bankrupt

1870 Passport records Isojiro 磯次郎 aged 30, with Sei, 20 (daughter? wife?), 鶴吉?age?, Chiyokichi 千代吉 17, Toramatsu 寅松 37, Gennosuke 源之助 28、Toyomatsu 芳松 12, Umekichi 梅吉 8, Koman? 小万 6 to tour Shanghai, China, Australia, Europe.

1871 January troupe from Japan departs Japan

under employ of a British man Frederick Page, for China, Europe, Australia.

1871 April – Shanghai

1871 May – September touring Singapore and Java

1871 June 5 – Royal Tycoon Japanese and European artists, manager Mr F Page, F Stebbing director. Oska and the wonder child on bamboo, Nan Oski and Little Allright. Master Frank Stebbing (b 1861) on trapeze. Juggling by GoreKetche. Japanese lady O Ruce. Eso Ketche, Gengara and Wah Hobe. Faranoska, the Japanese wonder. Java bode 5th June 1871

1871 July 24 – Page, 2 Stebbens (Stebbings), 4 Japanese, 2 Japanese women, 5 children from Singapore on Vice President Prins steamship

1872 January auctioneer licence in Geelong

1872 Jan-Feb in India

1872 March in Britain

1873 April in France

1872 May – Mikado troupe under direction of Mr F Page touring Bangkok. “who has already brought here [Singapore] two or three troupes of this sort. ” Java awaits the arrival of a troupe of Japanese acrobats, under the direction of Mr. Page. After months of being avoided by every impresario, Java now sees three at a time! The Mikado troop, the Hellers and then the Gregorys with their dog and monkey game.” The locomotive : Samarang trade and advertising paper 27 May

1873 August – in Hamburg

1873 October

Jan 1874 – in South Africa, then to Australia

1874 February – Frederick Page has auctioneer’s licence in Geelong, Australia

Continues as auctioneer until death in 1884