Banvard & Sons, Edward Henry “Ted” [Horley]
Nationality - British
Birth - Leamington, Warwickshire, 1847
Marriage - Jane Carroll, Halifax, Yorkshire 1872
Death - Poonamallee, Madras, India, 1904
Career - Arrived in Adelaide with family from England in 1883 Banvard’s Circus active in Australia, 1883 – 1889 Family active in circus in Australia into the 1920s
Copyright - Edward H. “Ted” Banvard and sons, c.1886 Photographer: Niesche, 97 Rundle Street, Adelaide, but probably photographed in England Courtesy: Mark St Leon Collection, Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW This photograph was probably taken in England about 1881 before the family’s departure for Australia. The three boys are, from left to right: Peter ‘Ozara’ Jackson, an adopted son, born 1870; Frederick William ‘Will’ Banvard, 1879-1928; Edward ‘Ted’ Horley, 1874-1908.
St Leon’s Circus & Menagerie of Wild Animals
Port Pirie Gazette, 27 April 1883, p. 2
On Friday and Saturday nights last St Leon’s circus and menagerie were greeted with about two of the largest assemblages of the amusement loving public that Port Pirie has ever witnessed. The collection of animals was not so large as some people expected, but taking into consideration the long journeys that the show has to do, it is a wonder how they manage to keep themselves, horses, and wild beasts in such good condition. The performances in the arena were good. The Bros St Leon are about the two best horsemen that have ever visited Port Pirie. Mr Banvard, the jester, is a host in himself; not only is he a good jester, but he is a grand gymnast and groundsman. Young Ozara is a wonder, his single trapeze being a neat and marvellous performance, whilst his walking and balancing on the invisible wire eclipses anything of the sort that has ever been attempted here before.
Banvard’s Grand Circus
Port Augusta Dispatch, 28 February 1888, p. 2.
On Monday evening Banvard’s circus opened in Port Augusta to a good house. The performance was commenced by a jockey cavalcade, in which six horses took part and went through the various evolutions creditably, if not brilliantly …. The troupe talk of giving a performance in aid of the Port Augusta Hospital before leaving. They are billed to perform again to-night and to-morrow night.
Banvard & Sons, Edward Henry “Ted” [Horley]
British
Leamington, Warwickshire, 1847
Jane Carroll, Halifax, Yorkshire 1872
Poonamallee, Madras, India, 1904
Arrived in Adelaide with family from England in 1883 Banvard’s Circus active in Australia, 1883 – 1889 Family active in circus in Australia into the 1920s
Copyright - Edward H. “Ted” Banvard and sons, c.1886 Photographer: Niesche, 97 Rundle Street, Adelaide, but probably photographed in England Courtesy: Mark St Leon Collection, Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW This photograph was probably taken in England about 1881 before the family’s departure for Australia. The three boys are, from left to right: Peter ‘Ozara’ Jackson, an adopted son, born 1870; Frederick William ‘Will’ Banvard, 1879-1928; Edward ‘Ted’ Horley, 1874-1908.
St Leon’s Circus & Menagerie of Wild Animals
Port Pirie Gazette, 27 April 1883, p. 2
On Friday and Saturday nights last St Leon’s circus and menagerie were greeted with about two of the largest assemblages of the amusement loving public that Port Pirie has ever witnessed. The collection of animals was not so large as some people expected, but taking into consideration the long journeys that the show has to do, it is a wonder how they manage to keep themselves, horses, and wild beasts in such good condition. The performances in the arena were good. The Bros St Leon are about the two best horsemen that have ever visited Port Pirie. Mr Banvard, the jester, is a host in himself; not only is he a good jester, but he is a grand gymnast and groundsman. Young Ozara is a wonder, his single trapeze being a neat and marvellous performance, whilst his walking and balancing on the invisible wire eclipses anything of the sort that has ever been attempted here before.
Banvard’s Grand Circus
Port Augusta Dispatch, 28 February 1888, p. 2.
On Monday evening Banvard’s circus opened in Port Augusta to a good house. The performance was commenced by a jockey cavalcade, in which six horses took part and went through the various evolutions creditably, if not brilliantly …. The troupe talk of giving a performance in aid of the Port Augusta Hospital before leaving. They are billed to perform again to-night and to-morrow night.
