Testo Family, Established c1700
Dates
- Existence: Established c1700
Biography
The Testo family first came to England from France in the late 1700s in the form of 20 year old conjurer Felix Testot (senior). According to his descendants Felix Testot was quite a well-known performer in France. However, the fall of the aristocracy following the French revolution in 1789 created a decline on the demand for his services and Felix decided to cross the Channel into England.
Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:
Testo Family Research Material, c1851 - 1900
Copy of 1851 census from Batheaston Parish, Somerset containing a list of people with the surname Jones and their birth details, some hand written notes about the Tudors family trees and a story about Ruth Pierce in 1753, also very faded photocopies of Felix Testo posters and a newspaper cutting. Typescript and manuscript.
The Kennel Club Registration Card, 1950 - 1963
The Kennel Club registration card for Golvics Susan, owned by Mrs G. Jeffreys, for the registration of a black Cocker Spaniel.
Ticket, c1920
Admission ticket. Black type on light brown paper, Spider 1920 inscribed on reverse.
Various, c1898 - 1977
Various items related to the Testo family and their business in the fairground.
Your Fortune in the Cards, c1900 - 1999
Extract from book on fortune telling using cards by Donalie Fitzgerald. Black type on off white background with black and white illustrations of cards and symbols of planets on reverse of first page, 24p.p.