Put Frederick Alexander in the search box at the top of this page and you will have more on two of these performers, including family connections.

Hi Richard, Thank you for a very interesting picture of a family that gave rise to a number of generations of Brighton musicians. I believe the names are incorrect and that they were Carmena Amerena, who was the oldest and born locally around 1874. The other two were brothers Raphaele (also spelt Raffaele) being the harpist and Giuseppe Marcantonio the violinist, both English-born sons of an Italian immigrant, Luigi Marcantonio. A whole enclave of different family members all lived in adjacent houses in Saunder's Buildings around the turn of the century. Raffaele died in 1902 at the age of 21.

Giuseppe Marcantonio was related to my husband through marriage - my husband's Auntie was married to Vincent Marcantonio. The family had a fish and chip shop in Edward Street opposite Blaker Street - it was very popular, there was always queues out side the door. Also an uncle of Vincent use to go around with an ice- cream cart on wheels, I think a lot of people will remember him