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Some Special Interests => Travelling People => Topic started by: ThumbelinaPM on Sunday 23 July 17 17:17 BST (UK)
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Hi. I am looking for any information relating to my ancestor, William Brown's 2nd wife (irregular marriage) to Elizabeth Rose Smith - marriage date 06.10.1939. Her DOB is 03.09.1892 born in Denny, Stirling.
I'd like to know more about Elizabeth's family of 'travellers'; her father, Thomas Smith (deceased by 1939) and mother Rose Wightman/Weightman who married 02.10.1890 in Hamilton.
I know they knew the Codona family but nothing else except William Brown and Elizabeth's marriage cert shows them as 'Amusement Caterers' - not sure of the Caterers word but it looks like that.
Also trying to trace William Brown's first marriage without success though his marriage to 'Lizzy' shows him as divorced. I believe he had a child to hat first wife who was named Jean Brown but know nothing more of her or her mother.
Any help or signposting greatly appreciated.
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Her father was Showman Thomas Smith b 1867 Edinburgh
Her mother:
Name: Rose Ann Wightman
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 19 Jul 1870
Birth Place: High Church,Glasgow,Lanark,Scotland
Father: Isaac Wightman
Mother: Sarah Tracy
Father was a shoe maker by trade
She had 5 brothers Thomas Smith b 1896 Dunfermline, Fifeshire - Charles Smith b 1899 Govan glasgow, Lanarkshire Hugh Smith b 1901 Scotland Joseph Smith b 1906 Scotland Wm Savona Smith 1910 • Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland
1901 Census Inverkeithing fife Address:Gres Cres Green Show Cava-
The Codona family
The Codona family came from Italy to Scotland in the early 19th century. They were a circus family and toured the country as entertainers. One branch of the family left Glasgow in the early 1900’s and went to America ,then moved to Mexico and formed a trapeze act which eventually became the world famous “Flying Codonas”. With the advent of the Cinematograph the family in Scotland opened a “Travelling Picture Show” and eventually opened cinema halls in the East of Scotland. It was during this time the “Steam Driven” fairground rides started to appear and the family owned and toured with various popular rides.* courtesy of Scotlands Fairgrounds*
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Thanks for the info. Could i ask where you found the census info please?
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A well known pay for site not sure if allowed to say. but lets put it this way information is available if you look in right place looking for your ancestry. :)
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I just wanted to find out what the address means, looks a bit odd:
1901 Census Inverkeithing fife Address: Gres Cres Green Show Cava-
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I know they knew the Codona family but nothing else except William Brown and Elizabeth's marriage cert shows them as 'Amusement Caterers' - not sure of the Caterers word but it looks like that.
Apparently the term Amusement Caterers was generally accepted to mean Fun Fair Operators.