Thomas Cooke Sr.

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Thomas Cooke Sr.
Profession circus director
Personal details
Born 1752
Country United Kingdom

Locations
Title owner 1780-1810
Location at Cooke’s Circus in United Kingdom

Biography details

Thomas Cooke Sr., circus director in United Kingdom

Born 1752 .

The family has a proud history and is said to have descended from a Sir Thomas Cooke, Bart., of Holkham Hall, Norfolk.

Thomas Cooke was born in 1752. He founded Cooke's Circus around 1780 which was in Ayrshire in 1784 as a travelling show seen at Mauchline by Robert Burns.

Cooke's Circus travelled around cities and large towns in England and Scotland, specializing in equestrian acts, acrobats, strongmen and contortionists, many of whom were from Cooke's extended family.

Thomas Cooke Sr.

Family


Total: 1 children

  1. Thomas Taplin Cooke. Born: 1782. Dead: † 1866

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). director Thomas Cooke Sr. in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=1255. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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