Author Topic: Ada Lovell of Notting Hill, London and Buffalo Bill Cody  (Read 4227 times)

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Re: Ada Lovell of Notting Hill, London and Buffalo Bill Cody
« Reply #18 on: Wednesday 23 August 17 04:35 BST (UK) »
I do remember my dad taking about uncle Bill.

His son Jack immigrated to eastern Canada from Scarborough. Jack is now deceased but his sister Kathleen is still living in Scarborough (in her 90's I believe).

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Re: Ada Lovell of Notting Hill, London and Buffalo Bill Cody
« Reply #19 on: Friday 25 August 17 11:19 BST (UK) »
I do remember my dad taking about uncle Bill.

His son Jack immigrated to eastern Canada from Scarborough. Jack is now deceased but his sister Kathleen is still living in Scarborough (in her 90's I believe).

What's your take on Ada: was she an American Indian who came over from South Dakota with Bill Cody and his show or was she one of the Lee family?

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Re: Ada Lovell of Notting Hill, London and Buffalo Bill Cody
« Reply #20 on: Saturday 26 August 17 15:21 BST (UK) »
I have her birthday certificate and definitely born here but I do remember my dad taking about a circus connecting my grandma had mentioned so maybe she did join the circus which would explain her marrying later but I assumed she stayed at home to look after her dad

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Re: Ada Lovell of Notting Hill, London and Buffalo Bill Cody
« Reply #21 on: Sunday 27 August 17 10:06 BST (UK) »
I have her birthday certificate and definitely born here but I do remember my dad taking about a circus connecting my grandma had mentioned so maybe she did join the circus which would explain her marrying later but I assumed she stayed at home to look after her dad

Correct about the 'circus connection' and Jack Colebrooke, my wife's dad, said that she worked for William Cody but not sure what her job was.  This makes sense as Ada's family had horses and access to horses so perhaps they supplied Cody with horses?  Knotting Hill wasn't all that far from Earl's Court, where the Cody Show was held.

From past experience of researching genealogy, relatives are often mis-quoted and because Ada perhaps was employed by Cody it didn't make her an American Indian which is the common opinion in the family today.  As you pointed out she was born in England and was related to the Lovell family.

Have you seen this:

http://www.gypsyjib.com/page/Lovell+family+of+Barnes+Surrey

Ada is mentioned:

"Duriah’s daughter Ada Lovell b 1862-3 in Notting Hill (age 28 at marriage in 1896 and living at 86 Railway St, Barnes), married George Colebrooke on 10/9/1896 in Richmond. Ada died 19/6/1938 aged 69. Duriah Lovell is a 'General Dealer' at Ada's marriage."

There can be no doubt that Ada was a Lovell which is really interesting.

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Colum



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Re: Ada Lovell of Notting Hill, London and Buffalo Bill Cody
« Reply #22 on: Monday 04 September 17 22:59 BST (UK) »
I hadn't seen that article so that's great - thank you. I agree that Ada was a Lovell. I need to check some of my stores computer data as I have a photograph of the family bible and I'd like to share photos of my Grandma, Ada's daughter Dorothy. I'd really like to understand why they went to Scarborough, do you know?

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Re: Ada Lovell of Notting Hill, London and Buffalo Bill Cody
« Reply #23 on: Tuesday 05 September 17 16:52 BST (UK) »
I hadn't seen that article so that's great - thank you. I agree that Ada was a Lovell. I need to check some of my stores computer data as I have a photograph of the family bible and I'd like to share photos of my Grandma, Ada's daughter Dorothy. I'd really like to understand why they went to Scarborough, do you know?

Family lore has it that he was offered a job in Scarborough as a dentist.  They lived, as you probably know, in Ewing Street, Scarborough.

You've probably seen this:

1911 Census: Scarborough, Yorkshire(North Riding) England

George Colebrooke b. Tunbridge Wells, Kent age 44
Ada Colebrooke b. Notting Hill London age 41
George Lewis Colebrooke b. Barnes Surrey age 13
Dorothy Colebrook b. Barnes Surrey age 11
William Ewart Colebrooke b. Barnes Surrey age 8
Kity Colebrooke b. Ealing Middlesex age 5
Alfred Colebrooke b. Scarborough Yorkshire age 4


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Re: Ada Lovell of Notting Hill, London and Buffalo Bill Cody
« Reply #24 on: Tuesday 05 September 17 21:06 BST (UK) »
I know he worked as a dental mechanic. I hadn't seen that crsbus as I haven't been researching for a while and haven't looked at 1911 census yet so it was lovely to see that. I'm just conscious that back than it would have been a very long way to have moved to from London and wondered how he found the job and why Scarborough - did he have family connections there?

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Re: Ada Lovell of Notting Hill, London and Buffalo Bill Cody
« Reply #25 on: Tuesday 05 September 17 22:02 BST (UK) »
My grand parents Dorothy (nee Colebrooke) and Arthur Gibbs

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Re: Ada Lovell of Notting Hill, London and Buffalo Bill Cody
« Reply #26 on: Tuesday 05 September 17 22:04 BST (UK) »
My dad Clive and his brother Arthur Gibbs and a baby me