James William Chipperfield Sr.

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☨ James William Chipperfield Sr.

Profession	circus director
Personal details
Born	1775 in United Kingdom

Dead	1866 in United Kingdom


Spouse(s)	Mary Ann

Residence
Country	United Kingdom

Locations
Title	owner 1860-1866
Location	at Chipperfield's Circus in United Kingdom

Biography details

James William Chipperfield Sr., circus director in United Kingdom

Chipperfield was born * 1775 in United Kingdom dead 1866 , in United Kingdom

⚭ Married , United Kingdom, to Mary Ann born in United Kingdom .

Records about James William Chipperfield Sr. from English Wikipedia

James William Chipperfield Sr. (1775–1866) was a bootmaker and made fancy-dress costumes for theatrical use in Drury Lane, London. His business was slow in the summer when he joined travelling fairs and help put on small shows with his wife Mary Ann. The show grew to include dancing bears, monkeys, and trained pigs. In about 1803, James and Mary Ann had a son James William Chipperfield Jr. who would join the show.

English Wikipedia

Family

Total: 1 children

James William Chipperfield Jr. Born: 1803-08-30. Dead: † 1866-08-26

James William Chipperfield Sr. is mentioned on 1 other person pagesMary Ann ,

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). director James William Chipperfield Sr. in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 July 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=3748. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipperfield%27s_Circus

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