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mevans
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Charles Bibb..Equestrian Clown ?
« on: Tuesday 08 April 08 18:59 BST (UK) »
Has anyone come across this chap by any chance ? He was born in Birmingham 1834 ish.  On the 1861 census he is aged 25, & a lodger in Sheffield.  By the 1871 census he is back in Birmingham, staying with his parents, he & his sister Rosanna Bibb (17 ) are said to be Clown/Actors.    Any info will be much appreciated...
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Margaret.
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Re: Charles Bibb..Equestrian Clown ?
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 09 April 08 22:01 BST (UK) »
Not come across. But Bibby (as opposed to Bibb) is a well known romany name........
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Re: Charles Bibb..Equestrian Clown ?
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 09 April 08 23:00 BST (UK) »
Quote from: An65 on Wednesday 09 April 08 22:01 BST (UK)
Not come across. But Bibby (as opposed to Bibb) is a well known romany name........

There are several Bibbys mentioned on this site, no Bibbs but Bibbys aplenty. There are quite a few from Essex I think.
http://users.nwon.com/pauline/Travellers.html
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Romany/Traveller:
BLACKMAN, BUCKLAND, BURGESS, DIX, DOBSON, FOLEY, GRANT/PARKER, HUNT, JONES, MUNDAY/MONDAY, MORGAN, NOYELL, ORCHARD, PAGE, REED, VINCENT

Jewish:
BRAHAM, FROST, LYONS

French:
HONEYSETT, LEVETT PETTIT

English:
BELSHAW, BETTSWORTH, CANE, COVENTRY, DOBSON, FRY,  NURSE, POOK, PUTLAND, PUTT, SMITH, SNELGROVE, TEE, TUDGAY, VENUS/VENESS

Irish:
ANDERSON, KILLOUGH, MACCORMACK, MACROBERTS, MORTON, MOORE, WALLACE
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Re: Charles Bibb..Equestrian Clown ?
« Reply #3 on: Friday 11 April 08 19:22 BST (UK) »
Thank you both for your input.....the name is certainly BIBB...looks
like it is back to the drawing board for me...
Thanks again,
Margaret.
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Re: Charles Bibb..Equestrian Clown ?
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 23 September 08 17:05 BST (UK) »
Hello Margaret,

According to John Turner's Victorian Arena...... your Charles Bibb was a clown, born Birmingham, (a brother to the more famous Joseph Bibb), noted at Hengler's Circus in Hull in 1866.

his brother Joseph Bibb was born 1845 in Birmingham, With Hengler 1857-79 and with cooke in 1861/62....... "Wit without vulgarity". In Paris at the Hippodrome he was a favourite for 5 yrs. Dies in Birmingham 15 Dec 1895

There was also a Tom Bibb, a Clown auguste noted at Cirque Ducos, Orleans, France in 1900 but his relationship to Charles and Joseph is not stated.

Hope this helps,
very best
Jim
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