Victoria Florence Sanger Freeman

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☨ Victoria Florence Sanger Freeman
Profession	circus animal trainer
Personal details
Born	1895-10-28

Dead	1991-08


Spouse(s)	1917 - 1961 James Freeman

Residence
Country	United Kingdom

Locations
Title	owner -1962
Location	at Circus Sanger in United Kingdom

Biography details

Victoria Florence Sanger , circus animal trainer in United Kingdom

Sanger was born * 1895-10-28 dead 1991-08 , daughter of artist Georg Sanger Jr. and animal trainer Georgina Sanger

⚭ Married 1917 to James Freeman born ? .

Affiliation with 1 elephants

1: Annie (trainer to 1941)

Victoria Florence Sanger Freeman was a legendary figure in the circus world, where she gained and earned the title "the Queen of the Elephants".

Her father having married a cousin once removed, made the young Victoria a Sanger on both sides of the family. She was the great-granddaughter of the original 'Lord' George Sanger. On her father's side, she was a granddaughter of Lord George's brother, John. For many years she travelled with the Lord John Sanger Circus.

As a young lady, 'Vicky' had established a good reputation within the circus industry before the outbreak of the First World War. As a bareback rider, she worked with a large Group of elephants, comprising several magnificent pachyderms: Annie, Betty, Jinny and Tiny. For the first two or three years of the Bertram Mills Circus at Olympia, London, which started in 1920, the Sanger family provided the hub of the performances held there. Later, Sanger Freeman became the last surviving member of the Mills troupe.

In 1917 she married James Freeman, a trapeze artiste, highwire walker and clown, among other roles. He was considered to be the most versatile of all British circus performers in his heyday and as a clown under the name of 'Pimpo' was one of the country's most popular jesters. Plans of their marriage did not meet family approval and the two had to meet in secret. The wedding, which was carried out at Burstow Church, was also carried out Unknown to her family.

The circus show finally ended in 1962, ending a family tradition which had spanned 117 years.

James Freeman died in 1961 and Victoria spent her last years quietly in Brixton. Victoria Sanger Freeman died in August 1991.

She had a son, Pat, who followed the family footsteps as a clown. He died at an early age while performing in a circus in Switzerland.

Children

Total: 1 children

Pat Freeman. Born: ?.

Siblings

Siblings through the father Georg Sanger Jr. (1870 -- 1947):

George Sanger Born ?

Victoria Florence Sanger Freemans ancestral Ahnentafel:
P	I	II	III
Victoria Florence Sanger Freeman Born: 1895-10-28	Father: Georg Sanger Born: 1870	Paternal Grandfather: John Sanger Born: about 1815	Paternal Great-grandfather: James Sanger
		Paternal Grandfather: John Sanger Born: about 1815	Paternal Great-grandmother: Sarah Elliott
		Paternal Grandmother: Elizabeth Atkins Born: 1825	Paternal Great-grandfather:: Thomas Atkins
		Paternal Grandmother: Elizabeth Atkins Born: 1825	Paternal Great-grandmother: Elizabeth
	Mother: Georgina Coleman Born: 1875	Maternal Grandfather: Alexander Coleman Born: ?	Maternal Great-grandfather:
		Maternal Grandfather: Alexander Coleman Born: ?	Maternal Great-grandmother:
		Maternal Grandmother: Laurina Sanger Born: "1852	Maternal Great-grandfather: George Sanger
		Maternal Grandmother: Laurina Sanger Born: "1852	Maternal Great-grandmother: Ellen Chapman

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). animal trainer Victoria Florence Sanger in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=2541. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Sanger_Freeman

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