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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