Codona family
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, Scotland
- Portobello, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
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Recreation activities
Circus, menagerie, zoo, etc, management
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Recreation activities
Fairs, amusement parks, pleasure gardens, etc, activities
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Recreation activities
Film production, distribution & exhibition
Notes:
Arrived in Scotland from Continental Europe in around 1800 as a travelling circus family. Around 1900 opened travelling picture show and subsequently opened cinemas in east Scotland. Diversified also as travelling showmen with early steam driven rides. Also opened permanent fairground at Portobello, Edinburgh. Subsequently operated amusement park at Aberdeen. Some activities continue
Publications:
- Showfolk. An oral history of a fairground dynasty by Bruce, Frank
Groups:
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, Scotland
- Portobello, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
- Recreation activities Circus, menagerie, zoo, etc, management
- Recreation activities Fairs, amusement parks, pleasure gardens, etc, activities
- Recreation activities Film production, distribution & exhibition
Notes:
Arrived in Scotland from Continental Europe in around 1800 as a travelling circus family. Around 1900 opened travelling picture show and subsequently opened cinemas in east Scotland. Diversified also as travelling showmen with early steam driven rides. Also opened permanent fairground at Portobello, Edinburgh. Subsequently operated amusement park at Aberdeen. Some activities continuePublications:
- Showfolk. An oral history of a fairground dynasty by Bruce, Frank