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  1. Netta's death certificate shows she died 22 August 1979. The date and place of birth on the certificate says "about 1908 Portugal". The certificate was completed by her brother Armando (my late grandfather). I know Netta's mother (Elizabeth Gibb Donald) was a Tiller Girl, she was at John Tiller's school on the 1901 census. Her father was Hercules Daviso, an Italian circus performer.
  2. peaky, oldiegirl, johnpm (of course), I am the relative johnpm mentioned. I am the grandson of Ninette Daviso's brother, Armando. There is also a thread named "Ninette Daviso School of Dancing" where stunmon posted details of Ninette's partner, Zena Fayre. My aunt had often spoken of Zena but could remember her last name. I have indirect evidence that Ninette's mother Elizabeth Donald was a Tiller Girl, so dancing may have been in her blood.
  3. Stunmon, thank you very much for the insight. My aunt spoke about Netta's "significant other", Zena, but nobody remembered her last name. A very intriguing piece to my genealogical puzzle. My aunt described Zena as often wearing pant suits & appearing "manish" in the way she acted.
  4. Hi John, I'm afraid you are a lot faster at replying than I. Thank you so much for the information. I suppose I just rambled on about my family because they are familiar to me. One thing I did not make clear is that I think Ninette Daviso & Marie Antoinette Daviso are the same person. Now I don't have any written information to back that up, but I do have the stories from my mother, aunt and grandmother. Marie Antoinette had two brothers, but no sisters. My aunt remembered the dancing school being named "Daviso School of Dancing", but that was from 20 year-old memories. My speculation is Marie Antoinette was too "French" for WWII England (not meaning any disrespect). I know she had the dance studio at least from 1945 because my grandmother, Alice Daviso, was evacuated there near the end of WWII with her daughters Yvonne (12 years old) & Marlene (6 years old). Also, since she went by Netta in the family, perhaps she just didn't like her name. The phone book listings are very interesting. Do you have the actual books, or are they soft copies? I would guess she may have started using her real name again later in life. Since the Nottingham Cliff address is fairly close to the dancing school, perhaps she wanted to live away from work? I entered the Barnsley Road address, as you had written it, in Google maps. (I can't put the link here. I don't have 5 posts yet.) Is that building across from Norwood Road the dancing studio? In the addresses, you wrote Sheffield 4 & Sheffield 3. What are the 4 & 3 for? I certainly find all your information & memories fascinating. Please don't let me impose. If I ask too much, let me know. Do you have any thoughts on other places I could look for information about "Ninette" or her school? My online searching did turn up one other reference: www "dot" ellesmereoperatic "dot" co "dot" uk "slash" index "dot" php?page=1958 "dot" html (see if that gets around the censors). "Ninette" was the dancing mistress of an Ellesmere Operatic Society production in 1958. Best regards and thank you, Trevor
  5. I don't remember the Ninette Daviso School of Dancing because I have never visited Sheffield. BUT my grandfather's name was Armando James Daviso. He had a sister named Marie Antoinette Daviso. She was called Netta by her family. She owned a dance school in Sheffield. My mother's middle name is Ninette. Since Daviso isn't a very common name, you probably attended the dance school run by my grandfather's sister. I am just starting to search the Daviso family tree. So far, it doesn't go back past my grandfather, his sister Netta & their brother Oscar Thomas Daviso. Best regards, Trevor
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