Batchelder, James Stephen William 22.oct.1841-9.oct.1917 England Norfolk, Norwich Lakenham - Manchester Salford
pianist, organist, 11.aug.1844 baptized at St Wilfrid Standish, 1861-1901 aged 20 professor of music and church organist in Manchester, 1877 organist of Turton Parish Church near Bolton Lancashire, 1881 residing at 8 Queens Road, 26.feb.1897 he gave a concert assisted by one hundred of his vocal and pianoforte pupils at Large Free Trade Hall, 20.jan.1891 pianist in a concert at Victoria Hall Glossop, 2.mar.1891 at Town Hall Hulme, 11.nov.1892, 10.feb.1893 and 8.dec.1893 in a Union Glee Club concert at Albion Hotel Piccadilly, 1890-1901 residing at 50 Park Street Chorlton-on-Medlock, 1917 at 35 Hadfield Street ; son of organist/schoolmaster James Batchelder sr. (Norwich 1821-1865 Barton-upon-Irwell) and Lucy Ann Mills (Norfolk, Pulham 1821-1899) ; 1862 in West Bromwich Staffordshire he married Mary Lowe (Birmingham Tamworth 1841-1899 Chorlton)

Title	Parts

[] The convivial man sung by Mr. Jolly John Nash 22mar1868 words Joseph Bryan Geoghegan pub Duff & Stewart Ltd., London
[] Better be happy than rich. Song. 1869
[] A very busy night. Operetta. Manchester 1885 libretto L. MacHale
[] The High Street. Operetta. Manchester 1885 libretto L. MacHale
[] John and Jeanette. Operetta. Manchester 1885 libretto L. MacHale
[] Surmounting a difficulty. Musical entertainment. Manchester 1885 libretto J. Barnes
[] The Serenade. Comic opera. Princess Theatre, Liverpool jun1888 and Manchester jul1888 libretto Lucke MacHale and O. Gaggs
[] Measure your wants by your means. Song. c1895 words Joseph Bryan Geoghehan
[] Good news. Song. c1895 words C. H. Barstow
[] The lodging house or Thomas the demon. Farce. London 1896 libretto R. Pollitt
[] Hail! Thou source of love. New masonic anthem. 1896
[] The fairy ring. A juvenile operetta. 1898 libretto J. Wallace Jun.
[] Beauty and the beast. A short fairy play libretto J. May Barnes pub G. B. Heywood, Manchester
[] Austrian patrol. Piano dedication Miss Marion Kingdon pub Duff & Stewart Ltd., London
[] Captain's daughter (Minnie Bell) pub Brainard's Sons Co., Chicago
[] A dream of home (introducing "Christians awake") pub Leonard & Co., London
[] Frivolite. Piano pub J. H. Larway, London
[] Here's a health to our worshipful master. Masonic song pub Price pub J. Williams Ltd., London
[] Lucerne. (Favourite Songs 34) with violin acc. Waltz. Sept. pub J. Williams Ltd., London
[] Off for the holidays. Piano pub Duff & Stewart Ltd., London
[] Six organ voluntaries pub Edwin Ashdown Ltd., London	[] 1 - Allegretto grazioso in C [] 2 - Andante in G [] 3 - Melody in E flat [] 4 - Andante capriccio in F [] 5 - Andante cantabile in B flat [] 6 - March in C
[] Parce nobis Domine (Spare us, O Lord.) pub Duff & Stewart Ltd., London
[] Matilda's young guard. Perambulator (Matilda Baker) pub Brainard's Sons Co., Chicago pub Hopwood & Crew Ltd., London
[] A song from my native vale. Piano pub J. H. Larway, London
[] Songs my mother sang pub H. J. Reeks, London pub J. Williams Ltd., London
[] Up with the anchor! Song pub G. Ricordi, Milan
[] Ten thousand miles away. Song and chorus words Joseph Bryan Geoghegan

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