BRITANNIA HEARD (nee HOADLEY) & Fairgrounds

[Platform]

Just a quick reply to begin with: Walker Hoadley's marriage certificate (16th January 1854 to Matilda Coleman) gives James Hoadley, Hawker, as his father. He gave his age as 21 at the time. Will look up the others as time permits.

[boosbuddy]

Thanks, any help is appreciated

[mew64]

Hi,  I also have ancestors who owned fairground rides, I contacted the National Fairground Archives at Sheffield University, they were so helpful and found some amazing information and even a photograph! Obviously I had to pay for the photocopies, but it was so worth it. Here's the contact details..

The University of Sheffield
National Fairground Archive
The Western Bank Library
Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TN
Tel: 0114 2227231
 e-mail: nfa@sheffield.ac.uk

[Heardy1980]

Hi I am also looking for info on Britannia Heard nee Hoadley

I have recently been given some info from someone who got in contact with me on Genes Reunited who has a marriage certificate for Britannia and Henry Heard but doesn't have Britannia's parents as Job Hoadley and Matilda Toogood as originally thought.. Has Brits father as Horace Hoadley.

Just stumbled across this thread and wondered what info had been found out here?

look forward to hearing back from any of you.

[MrsBall0412]

Hi
I am Also looking for Britannia Hoadley. As she would be my husbands great great grandma. Britannias second marriage after the death of Henry Heard was to George Raife. I have George Raife and Britannia marriage certificate from 1918 and this also shows her father as Horace Hoadley.
In addition they are mentioned on this website for baptism with both Job and Britannia having Samson and Margaret Hoadley as parents. So this would suggest Job was her brother perhaps?!

http://romanygenes.com/more-baptisms/4522923985

 with the previous post regarding the marriage cert for Britannia and Henry Heard also stating Horace Hoadley as her father not Job ...
Does anyone have any further information since these posts were first raised?
Thank You

[heardn]

The Britannia Hoadley who married Henry Heard was the daughter of Horace Hoadley and Amelia Turner, not the Britannia Hoadley connected to the fairground family. She was part of a large community of gypsies who settled around the docks and Plaistow area. Her father was a hawker. Britannia had three husbands, and lived her entire life in Essex, where she brought up 14 children. She died in 1972, and is fondly remembered by her grandchildren.