Joseph Williams

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☨ Joseph Williams
Profession	circus elephant keeper
Personal details
Born	? in United Kingdom

Dead	1903 Hereford in United Kingdom

Residence
Country	United Kingdom

Locations
Title	elephant keeper -1903
Location	at Circus Sanger in United Kingdom

Biography details

Joseph Williams , circus elephant keeper in United Kingdom

Williams was born * ? in United Kingdom dead 1903 Hereford, in United Kingdom .

1903: A Circus elephant handler died after he was stabbed in an argument with a man who was teasing his performing sheep in Hereford in 1903. William Watson was charged with the murder of Joseph Williams, an employee of Lord George Sanger's Circus in Hereford

Joseph Williams is mentioned on 3 location pagesChipperfield's Circus, Circus Sanger, Ringling Bros. Circus,

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). elephant keeper Joseph Williams in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 10 July 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=1048. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/20000408.crime-files-elephant-handler-died-sheep-teasing-man-stabbed-hereford/

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