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Travelling People / Re: Fairground and Circus Newsomes
« on: Thursday 14 August 14 22:35 BST (UK)  »
Hi

Many thanks for posting the photographs...they are great! Not sure if the first engine is Always Ready as it looks different to the photo's I have. It also has different wheels to the Rover so I am not sure which engine it is. Peter may know. My great granddad was Arthur 'Pop' Newsome and he owned The Rover and Always Ready. I think he passed The Rover on to my granddad James Waddell Newsome, because I remember it at the funfair at Feethams in Darlington. I used to work on the funfair when I was a lad. What connection do you have to the family?

Oh, I still have the original very first log book of The Rover.

Regards

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Travelling People / Re: Fairground and Circus Newsomes
« on: Friday 26 October 12 23:59 BST (UK)  »
Hi

I have just joined RootsChat and read your post.

My dad told me that I was also a descendant of Timothy Newsome, lion tamer. My grandfather and great grandfather, James Arthur Newsome owned the traction engine, The Rover. They both had travelling fairgrounds and a static fairground in Feethams, Darlington, and also at Saltburn. It would seem that I may be related to your family?

Look forward to hearing from you.

Regards

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