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BRITANNIA HEARD (nee HOADLEY) & Fairgrounds
« on: Saturday 21 March 09 20:11 GMT (UK) »
Hi,

I am looking for information about Britannia Heard (nee Hoadley) and her parents Job and Matilda Hoadley. They were involved with travelling fairgrounds up until the 1920s.

Thank you for your help.

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Re: BRITANNIA HEARD (nee HOADLEY) & Fairgrounds
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 21 March 09 20:54 GMT (UK) »
Hello Kate,
I don't know what you already have and what you want but after a bit of a search I found this:

Free BMD marriage 1870 - Job Hoadley- possible spouse Matilda Toogood

Free BMD birth:
Britannia Hoadley Richmond Yorkshire vol 9d pg 672

There is also a marriage for a Britannia Hoadley in 1922 but that is to a Daniel Hall in Barrow in Furness

1891 RG12; Piece: 3478; Folio 92; Page 5

(Caravan) Back Nelson Street Dalton Lancs

Joab Hoadley head 42 yrs Hobby Horse Proprietor Toy b Suffolk Ipswich
Matilda 44 yrs b Staffordshire Oldbury
Joseph 19 yrs engine driver b Staffordshire Stoke upon Trent
James 17 yrs labourer b Durham Durham
Alice 16 yrs b Durham COnsett
Thomas 15 yrs b Northumberland Newcastle
Eliza 14 yrs b Yorkshire Middlesborough
Aquilla son 13 yrs b Cumberland Penrith
George 11 yrs b Northumberland High Walker
John 9 yrs b Lancashire Preston
Sarah 7 yrs b Westmoreland Grasmere
Britannia 4 yrs b Yorkshire Richmond
Alfred 2 yrs b Lancashire Preston

she is transcribed as Britamia

I hope this helps and if you want something more specific- please post.
best wishes
heywood
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Re: BRITANNIA HEARD (nee HOADLEY) & Fairgrounds
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 21 March 09 20:59 GMT (UK) »
by 1901 Matilda is a widow at 1901 RG13; Piece: 4010; Folio: 125; Page: 51

The family are in Barrow in Furness and there is a later daughter -Martha 8 yrs.

Matilda is a show traveller and Britannia is transcribed as Britmina on the indexes.

There are one or two references to the Hoadleys and Matilda if you google.
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Re: BRITANNIA HEARD (nee HOADLEY) & Fairgrounds
« Reply #3 on: Monday 31 August 09 08:49 BST (UK) »
Hi

I have a copies of Job and Matilda Hoadley's Wills which mention Brittania.I have also traced the Gallopers ride that Job and Matilda owned- it is still running today.It was sold following the death of Matilda and is still owned by the same family.

Samantha Hoadley
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Re: BRITANNIA HEARD (nee HOADLEY) & Fairgrounds
« Reply #4 on: Friday 04 September 09 20:49 BST (UK) »
Hi Samantha,

I would be interested in seeing the wills. Also, any information you have on their Gallopers ride would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks

kate a

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Re: BRITANNIA HEARD (nee HOADLEY) & Fairgrounds
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 16 September 09 17:59 BST (UK) »
Hi Kate,  I noticed this post whilst looking for something else and although you posted it quite a few months ago I thought I would respond. 

My 2 x great grandmother was Sarah Hoadley who married Edward Camfield.  Sarah's brother Job married Matilda Toogood and their daughter was Britannia.   If you are related to Britannia it would make us both descended from James Hoadley and Sarah Furminger.  I'm not sure if you've come across this website http://www.mechanicalorgans.co.uk/gavioli.html which shows pictures of Matilda's gallopers.
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Re: BRITANNIA HEARD (nee HOADLEY) & Fairgrounds
« Reply #6 on: Friday 18 September 09 12:31 BST (UK) »
Hi,

Thanks for the reply.

I am researching on behalf of my husband's family. My mother-in-law is the grand-daughter of Britannia.

I have seen the website you mentioned, as Samantha kindly posted me the details.

Many thanks.

Kate

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Re: BRITANNIA HEARD (nee HOADLEY) & Fairgrounds
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 19 June 10 13:27 BST (UK) »
My interest in the Hoadley family is through my research into fairground travellers in the north-east. If I have done my work correctly James Hoadley married Sarah Furminger and they had ten children:
James-born c1823 married Prescilla
William-born c1826 married Britannia Buckley
Horatio-born c1827 married Druscilla Coleman
Sarah-born c1830 married Edward Camfield
Walker-born c1932 married Matilda Coleman 16th January 1854
Alice-born c1834 married Ben Tapsell
Aquilla-born c1838 married Ellen Camfield
Samson-born  c1844 married Matilda Parker
Elizabeth-born c1845-no further trace found
Job-born c1847 married Matilda Toogood

The main fairground links were Walker Hoadley's family, who were based around Gateshead/Newcastle upon Tyne and Job who seems to have travelled more at the other side of the country, around Westmoreland. The intention is to use the research in an article about North East Showmen in our (Fairground Society) magazine. If anyone can make any corrections or additions I would be interested to hear from you. 

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Re: BRITANNIA HEARD (nee HOADLEY) & Fairgrounds
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 20 June 10 08:13 BST (UK) »
Hi

James Hoadley is my Husbands 3 x Gt Grandad.When comparing to our family tree , you have 3 additional children for James and Sarah, James,Horatio and Walker.Do you have any birth records for them as this is the first I knew of them.
We would be interested in any research you have as tracing the Hoadleys is quite challenging!

Many Thanks

Samantha Hoadley
Lovett,Hoadley,Williams,Buteridge,Miles,King,Pavitt