Dick Chipperfield Sr.

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☨ Dick Chipperfield Sr.
Profession	circus director
Personal details
Born	1875-04-08 Sileby, Leicestershire in United Kingdom

Dead	1959-05-08 in United Kingdom


Spouse(s)	1903 - 1959 Maud Chipperfield

Residence
Country	United Kingdom

Locations
Title	owner 1922-1948
Location	at Chipperfield's Circus in United Kingdom

Relevant literature

Biography details

Richard Chipperfield Sr., circus director in United Kingdom

Chipperfield was born * 1875-04-08 in Sileby, Leicestershire United Kingdom dead 1959-05-08 , in United Kingdom , son of director James Francis Chipperfield and director Mary Jones

⚭ Married 1903 to Maud Chipperfield born 1883-08-16 .

Richard Chipperfield Sr. was the son of James Frances and Mary Ann (Jones) Chipperfield, born in 1875, at Sileby, Leicestershire. He was the fourth generation of the Chipperfield showmen. He first performed in public at the age of five. The management of the circus was passed down to him in the early 1900s.

He married Maud, daughter of George Seaton. The circus gradually grew and in 1933 combined with the Purchase family. Richard was the father of six children: Dick (Richard) and Jimmy (James, who took over from their father in 1937), John ("Johnny"), Thomas Henry "Tom", Marjorie and Maud. Richard Chipperfield died in 1959.

Family

Total: 6 children

Dick Chipperfield Jr.. Born: 1904-09-21. Dead: † 1988-03-03
Tom Chipperfield. Born: 1906. Dead: † 1908-04-05
Maude Fosset. Born: 1909.
Jimmy Chipperfield. Born: 1912. Dead: † 1990
Marjorie Stockley. Born: 1916-12-12. Dead: † 1975-12-11
John L. Chipperfield. Born: 1921-09-07. Dead: † 1978-11-13

Dick Chipperfield Sr.s ancestral Ahnentafel:
P	I	II	III
Dick Chipperfield Sr. Born: 1875-04-08	Father: James Chipperfield Born: 1848-10-04	Paternal Grandfather: James Chipperfield Born: 1824-04-22	Paternal Great-grandfather: James Chipperfield
		Paternal Grandfather: James Chipperfield Born: 1824-04-22	Paternal Great-grandmother: Harriet Coan
		Paternal Grandmother: Elizabeth Jones Born: 1823-07-04	Paternal Great-grandfather::
		Paternal Grandmother: Elizabeth Jones Born: 1823-07-04	Paternal Great-grandmother:
	Mother: Mary Jones Born: 1844	Maternal Grandfather: Born: h	Maternal Great-grandfather:
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Dick Chipperfield Sr. is mentioned on 2 other person pagesMary Jones, Terry Duggan,

Dick Chipperfield Sr. is mentioned on 1 location pagesChipperfield's Circus,

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). director Richard Chipperfield Sr. in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 March 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=616. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Family

Total: 6 children

Dick Chipperfield Sr.s ancestral Ahnentafel:

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