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Travelling People / Re: Circus Look Ups
« on: Sunday 28 August 22 20:40 BST (UK) »
Please could you look up the travelling circus census for Thomas henry Eugene M Sylvester born in 1964 (possibly listed also as 1963 depending on the cencus). He was also known as Thomas Montgomery Sylvester. He owned Sylvesters Circus (Sylvesters 2 ring circus, Sylvesters modern circus) and also a company called Cinema Circus and Varieties Ltd. He also went on to be the creator of Bradford holidays at home.
In the family there were rumours he was either sold or adopted to a circus when he was young but no one know who his parents were, and in 1877 at around 13 he was spoken about in a newspaper clipping regarding Atrato and Allen's grand circus and stated as the apprentice of William Smith Atrato. Thomas was an equine performer here. As the years went on he became a proprietor.
In one of his circus programmes I have he has Claude Onny and John fossett, Fred Ginnett, Potters worlds greatest flying gymnasts however there is not a lot on him bar what family members can tell me.
I would be really interested in hearing anything anyone knows about him.
In the family there were rumours he was either sold or adopted to a circus when he was young but no one know who his parents were, and in 1877 at around 13 he was spoken about in a newspaper clipping regarding Atrato and Allen's grand circus and stated as the apprentice of William Smith Atrato. Thomas was an equine performer here. As the years went on he became a proprietor.
In one of his circus programmes I have he has Claude Onny and John fossett, Fred Ginnett, Potters worlds greatest flying gymnasts however there is not a lot on him bar what family members can tell me.
I would be really interested in hearing anything anyone knows about him.