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Cairoli, Charlie, 1910 - 1980 2

Chipperfield, Mary, 1938 - 2014 2

Jolson, Al, c1886 - 1950 2

Althoff Circus (c1675 - 1999) 1

Anderson, Moira, Born 1938 1

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Askey, Arthur Bowden, 1900 - 1982 1

Assembly Rooms (1810 - 1819) 1

Austen Brothers Circus (Established 1974) 1

Aznavour, Charles, 1924 - 2018 1

Barnes, Bill (William), 1920 - 2019 1

Barrett, Norman, Born 1935 1

Belle Vue (1836 - 1982) 1

Bertram Mills Circus (1920 - 1967) 1

Beverly Sisters (c1943 - 2009) 1

Billy Smart's Circus (c1946 - 2006) 1

Blackpool Pleasure Beach (Established 1896) 1

Boone, Pat, Born 1934 1

Bruce, Thomas, 7th Earl of Elgin, 1766 - 1841 1

Buller, Redvers Henry, General, Sir, 1839 - 1908 1

Burnaby, Frederick Gustavus, Colonel, 1842 - 1885 1

C. Doubtfire (Amusements) Limited (Active c1950 - 1999) 1

Chipperfield's Circus (Established c1800) 1

Chipperfield, Jimmy (James), 1912 - 1990 1

Circus Boltini (Established c1939) 1

Circus Busch (1903 - 1999) 1

Circus Knie (Established 1803) 1

Circus Krone (Established 1905) 1

Circus Pinder (Established 1854) 1

Circus Togni (Established c1880) 1

Cirkus Arnardo (Established 1949) 1

Cirkus Benneweis (1887 - 2015) 1

Cirkus Merano (1975 - 2015) 1

Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione (Established 1852) 1

Corrigan, Albert, c1920 - 2008 1

Cottle, Gerry, 1945 - 2021 1

Cruikshank, George, 1792 - 1878 1

Distel, Sacha, 1933 - 2004 1

Dodd, Ken, 1927 - 2018 1

Drury Lane Theatre (Established c1660) 1

Essex, David, Born 1947 1

Farrar's Fun Fairs (Established 1876) 1

Ford, Clifton, 1931 - 2009 1

Forde, Florrie, 1875 - 1940 1

Fossett's Circus (Established c1870 - 1879) 1

Fossett, Jacko, 1922 - 2004 1

G.R. Tucker and Sons Funfairs (Established 1976) 1

Gandey's Circus (Established c1918) 1

Gerry Cottle's Circus (1974 - 2003) 1

Gompertz. Moses (c1812 - 1893) 1

Gordon, Charles George, General, 1833 - 1885 1

Great Yarmouth Hippodrome (Established 1903) 1

Hamilton, David, Born 1938 1

Hengler Grand Cirque (1844 - 1924) 1

Hicks, William, Colonel, 1830 - 1883 1

Holland Amusements (Initiated c1870) 1

J.W. Shaw Amusements (Initiated c1860 - 1889) 1

Jamieson, David, 1949 - 2017 1

KaMpande, Cetshwayo, c1826 - 1884 1

Karno, Fred, 1866 - 1941 1

King, Hetty, 1883 - 1972 1

King, Steve, Born 1933 1

Knight, Gladys, Born 1944 1

Leno, Dan, 1860 - 1904 1

Ling Soo, Chung, 1861 - 1918 1

Ling's Family Amusements (Initiated c1850 - 1859) 1

Lulu, Born 1948 1

Merchant, Billy (Little Billy), 1919 - 2001 1

Messrs. Hamilton (c1848 - 1923) 1

Mills, Cyril Bertram, 1902 - 1991 1

North's Funfairs (Established 1861) 1

Oxford Music Hall (1861 - 1926) 1

Palmer, Christopher, Born 1930 1

Pasha, Emin, 1840 - 1892 1

Pepper, John Henry, 1821 - 1990 1

Poole's Myrioramas (1837 - 1937) 1

Poole, Ada Violet, 1875 - 1954 1

Poole, Charles William, 1858 - 1918 1

Poole, Charles William, Jr., 1880 - [?] 1

Poole, Charles, 1821 - 1877 1

Poole, Elizabeth, 1856 - 1937 1

Poole, Florence Henrietta, 1873 - [?] 1

Poole, Fred (Frederick), 1867 - 1907 1

Poole, George Walter, 1828 - 1877 1

Poole, George, 1849 - 1929 1

Poole, Gordon, 1893 - 1970 1

Poole, Henry, 1850 - 1925 1

Poole, John Kenneth Stafford, 1911 - 1998 1

Poole, John Reginald, 1882 - 1950 1

Poole, Joseph Wolseley, 1878 - 1954 1

Poole, Joseph, 1847 - 1906 1

Poole, Lillian Maude, 1879 - 1946 1

Popov, Oleg, 1930 - 2016 1

Pryce, Elijah, 1847 - 1935 1

Putney Cinema (c1910 - 1976) 1

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1919 - 2017) 1

Roberts, Frederick Sleigh, 1st Earl Roberts, 1832 - 1914 1

Rogana, Born 1933 1

Ronnie, Smart, c1930 - 2020 1

Rosaire's Circus & Zoo (Established 1904) 1

Royal Alhambra Palace (1858 - 1936) (London) 1

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