Big Tom Fossett

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☨ Big Tom Fossett
Profession	circus director
Personal details
Born

Dead	1952 in United Kingdom


Spouse(s)	Janet Hall

Residence
Country	United Kingdom

Locations
Title	owner -1952
Location	at Ringlands Circus (Big Tom Fossett) in United Kingdom

Biography details

Thomas "Long-Tom" Fossett , circus director in United Kingdom

Fossett was born * dead 1952 , in United Kingdom , son of artist Thomas Fossett

⚭ Married to Janet Hall born 1892 in United Kingdom .

Affiliation with 1 elephants

1: Salt (owner from 1947 to 1952)

1930s: Big Tom Fossett's bought two former circus elephants, Salt and Saucy, from Dudley Zoo. Ivor Ivor presented them on Fossett's Ringland's Circus until Dennis Fosset took over.
1952: Long-Tom Fosset was owner until his death in 1952.
1952:His son Dennis Fosset took over the circus.

Family

Total: 3 children

Dennis Fossett Sr.. Born: ?.
Janet "Sister" Fossett. Born: ?.
Thomas Fossett Jr.. Born: 1912-10-09. Dead: † 1989-09-15

Siblings

Siblings through the father Thomas Fossett (1862 -- ):

James Fossett Born ? Dead: † ?
John Fossett Born 1860

Big Tom Fossetts ancestral Ahnentafel:
P	I	II	III
Big Tom Fossett Born:	Father: Thomas Fossett Born: 1862 2026-01	Paternal Grandfather: Robert Fossett Born: 1826 2026-01	Paternal Great-grandfather:
		Paternal Grandfather: Robert Fossett Born: 1826 2026-01	Paternal Great-grandmother:
		Paternal Grandmother: Emma Yelding Born: 1828 2026-01	Paternal Great-grandfather:: Thomas Yelding
		Paternal Grandmother: Emma Yelding Born: 1828 2026-01	Paternal Great-grandmother:
	Mother: Born: 2026-01	Maternal Grandfather: Born: 2026-01	Maternal Great-grandfather:
		Maternal Grandfather: Born: 2026-01	Maternal Great-grandmother:
		Maternal Grandmother: Born: 2026-01	Maternal Great-grandfather:
		Maternal Grandmother: Born: 2026-01	Maternal Great-grandmother:

Big Tom Fossett is mentioned on 2 other person pagesDennis Fossett, Priscilla Ricci,

Big Tom Fossett is mentioned on 3 location pagesChipperfield's Circus, Circus Sanger, Ringlands Circus (Big Tom Fossett),

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). director Thomas "Long-Tom" Fossett in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 January 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=388. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

https://www.sandowsafe.co.uk/2017/01/27/history-of-the-sir-robert-fossett-circus-family3116/

Selected publications

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