Elephants at circus locations in United Kingdom
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| Location holdings: | 39 circus locations has kept 47 elephants in United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elephants in circus locations | 0 (0,0) living | 47 (11,33) dead | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elephants arriving England from 13th to 18th centuryAt least eleven elephants arrived in Britain during the reigns of Queen Anne and Georges I and II; some of them died soon after arrival. There is some confusion, as to weather the Wilkins and the Berkeley elephant is the same individual. Also, a third elephant is mentioned in this time period, which may be identical; In his Memorialls, the presbyterian minister, Robert Law, recorded the wonder of seeing a ‘bonnie’ elephant in Glasgow in January, 1681: " Anno 1680, came an elephant to Brittain, bought by the English merchants at 2000 lib. Sterling, and was sent through the island for sight to gain money; never was there any elephant seen in Scotland before, and it was brought to Glasgow, January 1681, and was seen by many; it was then eleven years old." Robert Law 1st of August 1683 a female elephant arrived London from from the Indies (lost to trace) and later a male elephant was offered for sale at Mr Thomas Collies Brewer in Lime-House.
Sources* Menagerie: The History of Exotic Animals in England By Caroline Grigson (ISBN B018ZK17T4) *https://drmarkjardine.wordpress.com/2011/08/12/the-first-elephant-in-scotland-1681/ *Elefanten in Zoo und Circus, EEG: Haufellner, Kurt, Schilfarth, Schweiger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name | Elephant collection | Type | Place | District | Province | State | Region | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atkins Menagerie Kept totally 0 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 0 relocated | 0 deaths | circus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austen Brothers Circus Kept totally 3 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 3 relocated | 0 deaths | circus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austen Cottle Circus Kept totally 3 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 3 relocated | 0 deaths | circus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barretts Canadian Circus (George Barrett) Kept totally 1 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 1 relocated | 0 deaths | circus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Battys Traveling Menagerie (Battys Hippodrome, Astleys Amphitheatre) Kept totally 3 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 2 relocated | 1 deaths | circus | London | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bertram Mills Circus Kept totally 12 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 12 relocated | 0 deaths | circus | London | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Smart Circus (William Smart Circus) Kept totally 16 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 16 relocated | 0 deaths | circus | Maidenhead | Berkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Wilson Smart Kept totally 5 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 3 relocated | 2 deaths | circus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bobby Roberts Super Circus Kept totally 6 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 1 relocated | 5 deaths | circus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bostock & Wombwells Menagerie (Wombwell No.2 menagerie) Kept totally 7 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 5 relocated | 2 deaths | circus | Glasgow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Empire Wembley Exhibition Kept totally 4 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 3 relocated | 1 deaths | circus | Wembley, Middlesex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burr Robbins Circus Kept totally 5 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 5 relocated | 0 deaths | circus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chapmans London Zoo Circus Kept totally 3 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 3 relocated | 0 deaths | circus | London | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Circus Chipperfield Kept totally 37 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 31 relocated | 6 deaths | circus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Circus Hoffman Kept totally 11 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 9 relocated | 2 deaths | circus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Circus Rosaire Kept totally 3 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 2 relocated | 1 deaths | circus | Billericay | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Codys Circus (Harry Cody) Kept totally 2 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 2 relocated | 0 deaths | circus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fossetts Grand Circus Kept totally 0 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 0 relocated | 0 deaths | circus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Bostock Circus Kept totally 2 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 1 relocated | 1 deaths | circus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Lockhart Sr. Kept totally 9 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 7 relocated | 2 deaths | circus | Brighton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Wombwells Travelling Menagerie Kept totally 3 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 0 relocated | 3 deaths | circus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gerry Cottles Circus Kept totally 6 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 5 relocated | 1 deaths | circus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand American Circus (J. W. Myers) Kept totally 0 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 0 relocated | 0 deaths | circus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Herbert Taylor (captain Joe Taylor) Kept totally 4 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 2 relocated | 2 deaths | circus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Little Tom Fossett's Circus Kept totally 1 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 1 relocated | 0 deaths | circus | Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lord George Sanger Circus (Circus Sanger) Kept totally 7 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 3 relocated | 4 deaths | circus | Margate (map) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mary Chipperfield Kept totally 12 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 10 relocated | 2 deaths | circus | Chilworth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pinders Circus Kept totally 2 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 0 relocated | 2 deaths | circus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Chipperfield Kept totally 3 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 3 relocated | 0 deaths | circus | Oxfordshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ringlands Circus (Big Tom Fosset) Kept totally 3 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 1 relocated | 2 deaths | circus | Arden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Brothers Circus Kept totally 10 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 7 relocated | 3 deaths | circus | Peterborough (map) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Brothers famous circus Kept totally 2 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 2 relocated | 0 deaths | circus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Lockhart Kept totally 8 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 7 relocated | 1 deaths | circus | Leamington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sedgwicks Menagerie Kept totally 1 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 1 relocated | 0 deaths | circus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir Robert Fossetts Circus Kept totally 9 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 7 relocated | 2 deaths | circus | Northampton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Royal Hanneford Canadian Circus Kept totally 1 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 0 relocated | 1 deaths | circus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tom Arnolds Christmas Circus Kept totally 1 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 0 relocated | 1 deaths | circus | Green Lanes, Harringay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Cooke Kept totally 2 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 2 relocated | 0 deaths | circus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Orford Kept totally 3 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 3 relocated | 0 deaths | circus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This document was updated: 2020-10-04 20:13:11