Vokes family

The Vokes family

The Vokes family were three sisters, one brother and a second honorary brother popular in the pantomime theatres of 1870s London and in the United States. Their father was a theatrical costumier. Early in their career, at the Lyceum Theatre, London, they danced in W. S. Gilbert's pantomime, Harlequin Cock Robin and Jenny Wren.^[1]

They were:

• Fred Vokes (1846–1888), actor and dancer
• Jessie Vokes (1851–1884), actress
• Victoria Vokes (1853–1894), actress
• Rosina Vokes (1854–1894), actress
• Fawdon Vokes (born Walter Fawdon; 1844–1904), actor

Fred and his sisters are buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.^[2]

20–22 March 1875 and during the week. "THE BELLES OF THE KITCHEN" author : unknown with Fred, Fawdon, Jessie, and Victoria Vokes. Royal Adelphi Theatre, Strand, Westminster, London, England.^[3]

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  Frederick Mortimer Vokes
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  Jessie Vokes
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  Victoria Vokes
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  Rosina Vokes
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  Jessie, Rosina and Victoria Vokes
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  Funerary monument, Brompton Cemetery, London

References

• Article about the Vokes family

1. "The Vokes Family". Its-behind-you.com, accessed 31 December 2010
2. http://www.brompton.org/Residents.htm
3. http://library.kent.ac.uk/library/special/html/specoll/DICKENS.HTM