He became a leader-writer on the Edinburgh Evening News in 1875, and after a year in Australia returned to Edinburgh. In 1879 he became dramatic critic of the London Figaro, and in 1884 of the World. In London he soon took a prominent literary place.
Mr Archer had much to do with introducing Ibsen to the English public by his translation The Pillars of Society, produced at the Gaiety Theatre, London, 1880. He also translated, alone or in collaboration, other productions of the Scandinavian stage: Ibsen's Dolls House (1889), Master Builder (1893); Edvard Brandes's A Visit (1892); Ibsen's Peer Gynt (1892); Little Eyolf (1895); and John Gabriel Borkman (1897); and he edited Henrik Ibsen's Prose Dramas vols., 1890-1891).
Among his critical works are:
English Dramatists of To-day (1882)
Masks or Faces? (1888)
five volumes of critical notices reprinted, The Theatrical World (1893)
William and Mary's eldest son, William (6 May 1765) married Mary Todman on 4 January 1792 at Farnhurst (now called Fernhurst) and their nine children, including Anthony's father Richard, were all born there.
Rhoda Archer married George Sadler in 1860 and they had lots of children too - nine altogether - so that may be why Jane had her grand-daughter staying with her at the time of the 1871 census.
William was born at Ashtead in 1871, and when George was born four years later, the address was shown as Chessington.
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