LILLIE YOUNG


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Born Lilian Sydney Young in Glasgow.

Married Arthur Styan in Chorlton in Manchester on 25th December 1889.

Nov 1891. Theatre Royal Exeter. Performance of "Dr Bill". George Alexander's No.1 Company under the direction of Milton Bode. Miss Lillie Young in the cast.

Nov 8th 1894. Arthur Styan petitioned for divorce:
"I am informed and verily believe that during the months of March April and May one thousand eight hundred and ninety four the said Lillian Sidney Styan lived at No.64 Kennington Road in the County of London with one Milton Bode as her husband and on divers occasions in the said months committed adultery with him at the said address.
I am informed and verily believe that since the said month of may 1894 and up to the present time the said Lillian Sidney Styan has continued to co-habit with the said Milton Bode at divers places and at No.66 Fentiman Road, Clapham and has committed adultery with him".
He also claimed damages from Milton on the grounds of his adultery, the amount to be ascertained by the verdict of a jury.

May 1896. Princes Theatre, Bristol. Mr Milton Bode's company. Performance of "Gentleman Joe". Miss Lillie Young in the cast.

24th July 1897. Decree nisi granted to Arthur Styan on account of his wife's adultery.
Lillie did not attend the hearing; Milton did although he did not defend the suit.
Costs were given against Milton, but Arthur withdrew his claim for damages.

On 25th July 1897 the News of the World newspaper reported the hearing:
A THEATRICAL SUIT
Mr. Arthur Styan, an actor, obtained a decree nisi from his wife, formerly Miss Lilian Sydney Young, on account of her mis-conduct with the co-respondent, Mr. Milton Bode. All the parties were in the theatrical profession. It appeared that petitioner married his wife at Charlton (sic) Manchester, in 1889. They first had some disagreement because respondent took engagements which separated her from her husband, but in 1892 (sic) he discovered that she had been living with the co-respondent at Clapham. Costs were given against the co-respondent."

31st January 1898 the decree was made absolute.

1901. Census lists Lillie as "wife" of Milton.

1938. Milton's death certificate lists her as "widow of the deceased", yet the probate record describes her as a "single woman". There is no evidence that she and Milton ever married.