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1891 Census Shepperton Staine Middlesex ( Chertsey Lane Caravans)
John Gale 32 b 1859 Bridgeport Dorset Hawker & Maker of Brushes
Elizabeth 32 b 1859 Lewis Sussex Brush maker
Beatrice 6 b 1885 Hanworh Hampshire
Agnes 5 b 1886 Hanwporth Hampshire
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Joseph Saunders 36 b 1855 Rye Sussex Hawker
Mary A 27 b 1864 Rye Sussex
Joseph 5 b 1886 Chertsey Surrey
George 3 b 1888 Chertsey Surrey
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Frances Elizabeth Buckland 67 b 1824 France - Mother of Joseph Saunders
Frances Matthew Buckland 36 b 1855 Laleham Middlesex son
Margaret Jane Hden Buckland 31 b 1860 Chertsey Surrey Cousin
Mewertor Douglas Dangliste 36 b 1855 Middlesex Visitor

In 1901 I found a census with John Gale a Show Propertior travelling with several families,he has in 10 years gone from making brushes to being involved with the fairgrounds :

St John Alverstoke Hampshire ( Caravans in Field Lees Lane)
John Gale 41 b 1860 Powerstock Dorset Show propertior
Elizabeth 42 b 1859 Lewes Sussex
Beatrice 16 b 1885 Hanworth Middlesex
Agnes 15 b 1886 Hanworth Middlesex
Charles Light 22 b 1879 Acton Middlesex Servant
Thomas Rutter 19 b Aldershot Hampshire Servant
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Henry Griggs 28 b 1879 Hambledon Hampshire
Ellen 23 b 1878 Lynhurst Hampshire
Elderia 4 b 1897 Hambledon Hampshire
Henry 2 b 1897 Hambledon
Betsy 1 b 1900 Byfleet Surrey
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Walter Ayres 33 b 1868 Hambledon Hampshire Roundabout Propertior
Mary 32 b 1869 Hambledon Hampshire
George 9 b 1892 Alton Hampshire
Charles 8 b 1893 Sholing Hampshire
Elizabeth 5 b 1896 Winchester Hampshire
Mary 4 b 1897 Corsham Hampshire
Delia 3 b 1898 Honiton Devon
Ada 3 1/2 mths b 1900 Honiton Devon
William Hinton 36 b 1865 Weymouth Dorset Servant
Ernest Whale 19 b 1882 Swindon Wiltshire Servant
Charles Barnet 18 b 1883 Petersfield Hampshire Servant

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John Gale ( Far right) with friends


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bosie22tophat fair grounds 1920 and 50 in wales 2 Feb 28 2013, 4:27 PM EST by raeg
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showman names such as boswell hill furnnie gaven north odley and wot fair they went to in wales. allso any fair dates./?
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barishey Barry Island Fairground South Wales 6 Oct 30 2011, 6:21 PM EDT by barishey
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My family were fairground people at Barry Island,
The Price family and The Hollands.
I am looking for any information and photographs especially from the early 1900s.
We lived on the Whitmore Bay Caravan Site; thanks
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barishey old photos 0 Jun 17 2011, 7:17 PM EDT by barishey
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Does anyone have any photos of Madame Romanys Booth on Barry Island Fair Ground South Wales 1950/60/70
thanks
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