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Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 326 Send Message	Elaine	Report	13 May 2007 20:09
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 326 Send Message	Hi Barbara, What was his dob and wifes name ? Elaine.
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 71 Send Message	dragongirl	Report	13 May 2007 18:42
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 71 Send Message	Hi Barbara, try the Fairground Heritage Trust lots of info on fairs circus clowns etc. Link http;//www.fairground-heritage.org.uk/forum/ Forum very interesting circus families etc Hope it helps
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 326 Send Message	Elaine	Report	13 May 2007 18:41
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 326 Send Message	Hi Barbara, Do you have him on any other census ? Did he have a family ?His occupation should be on his childrens birth certs. Elaine.
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 138 Send Message	Barbara	Report	13 May 2007 18:29
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 138 Send Message	My family have always thought that my great great grandfather, Thomas Cummins was a professional clown who worked in the theatres in Liverpool during the latter part of the 19th century. He was supposed to have worked with Dan Leno. However on the 1881 census his occupation is listed as'painter'. We have a photograph of him in costume but how do I find out if and where he appeared as a clown? Another ancestor puzzle!