• Born: 1863, 6 Tivoli Terrace, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
• Christened: 22 Jul 1863, St. Mary, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England ¹
• Married: 9 Jul 1888, St. Mary's Church, Battersea, London, England ²
• Died: 22 Sep 1924, St. Georges Hall, 4 Langham Pl., Marylebone, London, England ³

  Research Notes:

John Nevil son of John Nevil Maskelyne of 6 Tivoli Terrace, jeweller, and Elizabeth (baptismal record)

---------------------------

In 1881 John Maskelyne, aged 17, born in Cheltenham Gloucestershire, was with his parents at 1 Nevil Villa, Battersea London.

In 1891 John N Maskelyne, aged 27, born in Cheltenham Gloster, inventor & mechanician, and wife Ada M, aged 27, born in St. Pancras Middlesex, were living at 9 Dents Road, Battersea London.

In 1901 John N Maskelyne, aged 37, born in Cheltenham Glos, scientific inventor & mechanician, and wife Ada M, aged 37, born in Regents Park London, were living at 88 Trinity Rd., Wandsworth London. With them were sons John N (9) of Battersea, Edmund C (7) of Battersea and Noel (2) of Wandsworth. John's aunt, Clara Maskelyne (59) of Cheltenham, single, own means, was at the same address.

In 1911 Nevil Maskelyne, aged 47, born in Cheltenham Glos, entertainer (magical), and wife of 22 years Ada Mary, aged 47, born in St. Pancras London (mother of 6 children, 1 deceased) were living in Oak Lodge, Edenbridge Kent. With them were children John Nevil (19) of Battersea London, engineering student, Jasper (8) of Wandsworth and Mary (5) of Kensington.

---------------------------

HOW "WIZARD" DIED.

Mr. Maskelyne's Collapse When He Was Rising from Bed.

Death from natural causes was yesterday's Marylebone inquest verdict on Mr. John Nevil Maskelyne (sixty-one), the famous illusionist, found dead in his flat in Langham-place, W.

Captain E. Clive Maskelyne, a son, said on Sunday afternoon his father paid a visit to the Zoological Gardens. The exercise seemed to tire him, and he complained of rheumatic pains.

Miss Mary Maskelyne said that when she went to her father's room with some hot water and a cup of tea, she found him in lying in bed dead.

He was half in and half out of bed, as though he had collapsed in the act of rising.

Dr. J. D. Redding, of Wimpole-street, stated that Mr. Maskelyne had suffered from heart trouble and Bright's disease for a long time. The post-mortem examination showed that death was due to cerebral hemorrhage.

Daily Mirror (London), 24 Sep 1924, p. 15

---------------------------

John Nevil Maskelyne of St. Georges Hall 4 Langham-place Middlesex died 22 September 1924. Administration London 17 March 1925 to John Nevil Maskelyne, electrical engineer. Effects £3628 13s. ³