1851/11 December 1852 (according to Dutch records) – John Gingero born in Yokohama, Japan. Father is “Kitchee Gingero” a carpenter.
Bamboo perch and ladder act. May have started as a kakubeejishi (could even be Sentaro/Shintharo of Risley’s Imperial Troupe?)
1867 Genjiro 源次郎 in 1867 passport records for Lenton & Smith troupe to Hong Kong, and then onto Australia, including Isokichi and Chiyokichi. Address given as household of Isokichi’s daughter.
1868 Gengero balancing bamboo poles which a boy climbs up while Gengero plays the fiddle. Gengero also does tricks with boxes and bottles and is a top spinner. Australia
1871 September – Arnhem – King’s Royal Tycoon’s Private Troupe – NAMENOSKI, first equilibrist. TO RA KITCHEE, accuracy specialty. OH RA TO, court top spinner to the Tycoon. famous Salon artists Gin Geron and Jeddo. ESO KITCHÉE , clown and magician, never seen before, performing 6 turns. COO MA KITCHÉE , CA NA KITCHÉE, MO KO SO, HA SA, KIN TA Artists who perform the latest and most surprising turns. OH SA WA, OH MIT SA, OH SOO SA, OH CAN SA The only Japanese ladies who have can leave Japan.
1872 January – Thomas King’s Royal Tycoon’s Private Troupe staying at a hotel in Hamburg – includes “Gin Gero”
1873 Above photo from Robert Sayers collection – thought to be from 1873 in Hong Kong. Looks too old to be John Gingero. Too young and does not look like Thomas Gangero? Looks like Asakichi.
1873 October – in Rostock – Con-no, Can-no, Gin-ge-ro, Namenoski, Mo-to-to
1874 May – Japanese family in Myers’ circus
1875 June – in Znojmo/Znaim, – Japanese court artists Mo-to and Assa, acrobatics, Gin-Gero and Ko-mo-Kitsche, on the bamboo cane are amazing. Znojmo weekly paper June 26, 1875 p 4
1875 June – Myers Circus – Of particular interest are the Japanese court artists Mo-to and Assa, who achieve extraordinary feats in the field of acrobatics, and the Japanese Gin-Gero and Ko-mo-Kitsche, whose productions on the bamboo Moravian Correspondent . Brno: G. Gastl, 24.06.1875, 15 (142), p. 4
1876 April – Myers Circus in Paris included a troupe of Japanese
1876 June – July – Extraordinary bending and balancing feats by the Japanese brothers Gingero and Como Ketchy – Myers’ American Hippodrome at the Crystal Palace London. “extraordinary feats on a bamboo cane”. “The Japanese brothers Moto and Assa brought to Europe from Japan expressly for Mr Myers. ” “We presume they have joints and bones like other human beings but if so, they are so supple and easily reversed that their performance appears simply marvellous.” The Era 2 July p 5
1876 July – Prince and Princess of Wales and King and Queen of the Hellenes visit Crystal Palace and see Gingero and Como Ketchy perform
James Washington (Jim) Myers (1823-1892) was an American equestrian and circus entrepreneur, touring Europe in 1870s. Had a circus building in Paris 1872-1879.
1876 August – Myers Hippodrome “Acrobatic feats by Japanese troupes” Crystal Palace
1876 September – Myers Hippodrome in Birmingham – no mention of Japanese troupe. Henry William Wieland/Weiland Royal Troupe of Japanese direct from the Crystal Palace is also in Birmingham. (Birmingham Mail 18 September)
1876 October – Royal Japanese troupe in Birmingham
1876 November 5th – John Gingero marries Annie Hughes at St Paul’s Deptford, London. Aged 25, occupation “interpreter”
1876 6 November – Edinburgh Mr H W Wieland’s Japanese company – rope dancing feats, ladder balancing. “Great Original Japanese Tycoon Troupe”
1876 November – “The Royal Tycoon Japanese Troupe from the Crystal Palace” Gin Goro and Komo Ketchey in Edinburgh with bamboo perch and ladder act. Managed by Henry William Wieland
1876 December – “The Royal Crystal Palace Tycoon Japanese Troupe” Gin Goro Jack, Fousah Ketchey, As Sa Ma Ki, Yama Moto, Moto Ketchie, Como Ketchey in Paisley “whose acrobatic and athletic feats caused such a sensation a number of years ago in Glasgow ” (which must mean the Great Dragon Troupe’s visits to Glasgow in 1867 and 1870, although Tannaker’s Royal Tycoon Troupe also appeared in April 1870 in Glasgow) “Original Tycoon Troupe of Japanese Arabs”
1876 January – Royal Crystal Palace Tycoon Japanese Troupe to Manchester. Cook’s Royal Circus “The Celestial Japanese”
1876 February Gingero and Como. Le bambou Japonais France
1877 January – Walter Brown takes over as agent of the troupe – Glasgow then Manchester
1877 March – Royal Tycoon Japanese Troupe – Liverpool
1877 September – Son Contro/Centero/Centre/Sentaro born in Lancashire. John Gin Gero’s occupation is “Japanese professional”
1877 September – Walter Brown “Royal Tycoon Japanese Troupe” – Blackpool, then Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow.
1878 May – November – Exposition Universelle in Paris. Gingero later testifies that James Dubois performed the Man Monkey there with his troupe
1878 August Les Japonais clowns Gingero Assa Motto Kouma Paris
1879 May-July – “Gingero’s great Tycoon troupe of Japanese” tour Britain
1879 summer – Royal Tycoon Japanese Troupe in France
1880 March – Daughter Annie/Fuzzer born in Liverpool. John Gingero’s occupation is gymnast.
1880 April – Tycoon Japanese Troupe including Ginger and Nama Meichey in Paris
1880 October – December Royal Tycoon Japanese Troupe in Riga, Russia.
1881 April census – John Gingero aged 28, Annie, Centero, Fuzzer at 59 Percy Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, with Motokichi, Asakichi and James Dubois
1881 May – Gingero advertises himself as director of the Royal Tycoon Troupe (4 in number)
1882 March – Royal Tycoon Troupe of Japanese (4 in number) split with Walter Brown.
1882 October – John Assa born in Greenwich, London
1883 April – John Assa dies in Sheffield
1883 October – December in German/Berlin – Gingero Truppe Berliner Börsen-Zeitung 25 October – p 10
1884 April – Great Tycoon Japanese Company with Gingero, Hosakitchee, Komakitchee.
1885 July – Annie born, and dies shortly after, in Lancaster
1885 July – Fuzzer Gingero appears with Royal Tycoon Japanese Troupe, Oxford Palace of Varieties, Middlesbrough. Also Komakitchee, Pongo
1886 January – June Royal Gingero – 10 artists – Berlin, Germany
1886 April – in Znaim. Circus Frankloff
1886 May – June – Gingero in Austria – two Japanese with bamboo pole. Original Japanese troupe Gingero – consisting of four people and two children.
1886 October – Karna Gingero accused of abusing a dog at Tannaker’s Village
1887 February – Gingero returned from a trip to Japan? With Kumataro Murakami, possibly toured with Chiarini’s circus.
1887 June – August – Japanese gymnasts, Gingero and his clever little Children, People’s Palace and aquarium, Scarborough. Motto Kitchee.
1887 October – Tycoon Gingero and His Marvellous Children, on the lofty perch and magic ladder (late of the Tycoon Japanese Troupe) are at liberty after 5 month engagement in Scarborough.
1888 Gingero and his Beautiful Children tour Britain
1889 April – John Gingero and family in Liverpool
1889 June – Appearance of THE GINGER TRIO, Japanese Wonders, bamboo perche act, Ladder Act and real Japanese Tumbling Act. Northampton
1889 August – Ohomotto Sarah Ellen born in Birmingham, Gingero’s occupation is “Professional”
1889 October – Nottingham Circus at Victoria Hall – scarcely less interesting were the movements of Gingero on the bamboo balanced by his father.
1890 January – The Original Royal Tycoon Troupe just concluded 3 month tour of Scotland. At liberty from February. Write to John Gingero, South Shields.
1890 August – The Royal Tycoon Japanese Troupe (5 in number) after 12 weeks in Liverpool at liberty from September
1891 February – Will Sley is working with Gingero as manager and agent.
1891 April – census – John Ginger (40), Center (13), Lizzie (11) and Assa Kitchie. Annie (32) no occupation, Sarah (1) boarding with Edith Lawson in Liverpool. “Japanese troupe acrobats”
1891 August – Mons Gingero, juggler, Hull
1891 October – Gingero troupe of Japanese acrobats, Southport with Quinette’s Circus
1892 January – Tycoon Japanese Troupe at Ginnet’s Circus, Norwich Agricultural Hall
1893 August – Gingero troupe in Denmark
1893 Mr Gringero and Kikuta Leipzig
1893 August Mr. Gingero and Centu on the freely balancing bamboo cane – Hagen Germany Hagener Zeitung 10 August p 2
1894 January – Dresden – Royal Tycoon Japanese troupe, 5 people. Dresdner Journal, Königlich Sächsischer Staatsanzeiger 2 January 1894 p 6 Gingero and Kikuta
1894 February – in Denmark Gingero troupe
1894 April – Saale/Halle Troupe Gingero
1894 September – Cologne – Tokoi Gingero, Tycoon and Son, acrobatic pot pourri
1894-5 – Gingero is living in Amsterdam with his family, as Hansman Junkauro, artist.
1894 September – Gingero and son and the magic ladder in The Hague. Gingero Troupe in Rotterdam
1894 December – Motti Beatrice, daughter of Gingero and Annie is born in Amsterdam
1895 February – Tycoon Japanese Troupe, Chatham
1895 March – Tycoon Japanese Troupe, Gilbert’s Circus, Norwich, with Tarrason, Belfast
1895 March – Motti Beatrice baptised in Deptford
1895 April – Tycoon Troupe, Japanese acrobats and balancers, Portsmouth
1895 May – Tycoon Japanese Wonders, Woolwich
1895 July – Tycoon Troupe of Japanese jugglers – London
1895 August – Tycoon Troupe of Japanese Isle of Man
1895 October – Tycoon Japanese trio – Royal Aquarium, London. Chatham
1895 October – Mr Gingero, juggler in Dresden
1895 December – Tycoon Troupe/Trio, Sheffield
1896 January – Tycoon Japanese Trio, Newcastle, Glasgow
1896 February – famous Tycoon Troupe – Edinburgh
1896 March – Motti Beatrice dies aged 1 year.
1896 April – Tycoon Japanese Trio – Plymouth
1896 May – Tycoon Troupe of Japanese Jugglers – Hammersmith
1896 June – July – The Tycoon Japanese Troupe of Oriental Oddities – Sadlers Wells, The Oxford
1896 June – Gingero and Kikutta in Leipzig – Leipziger Tageblatt und Anzeiger, 10 June p 9
1896 October – November – Gingero’s Tycoon Japs in Wales
1896 November – Gingro’s trio of Tycoon Japs Wales
1896 December – Centre Gingero marriage banns with Louise Raffin (possibly also a performer, “Louise Raffin and her wonderful performing monkeys”, daughter of Frederick “Reuben?” Raffin a music hall artiste) but no record of marriage – Louise is 26 and single, music hall artiste living with Frederick Raffin in 1901 census and then moves to America and marries there.
1897 July – “Ando Gingero Kotaki” in Barcelona or just “Ando Gingero” – but likely to be Ando Gingero, b 1866
1897 August – the famous Japanese juggler Gingero will perform Madrid
1897 November – Tycoon Japs – Birmingham
1899 October – Mr Gingero(s) single male British, departs Southampton for Colombo, Sri Lanka
1900 February – Fuzzer marries Percy Austin, a 33 year old photographer and widower with 4 children, in Leeds. Gingero is described as a juggler (deceased)
1901 August Gentaro Kicuta Solingen Imperial Japanese court equilibrist
1902 February – Gentaro Kikuta in Prague
1902 April Gentaro Kikuta – juggler – Elberfeld – Walder Zeitung
1902 June – the Japanese jugglers Gin-Gi-Ro who recall the Okabes – Marseilles
1902 August – Gentaro Kikuta in Moravia
1903 Jan – Feb – Gentaro Kikuta in Strasbourg, Mannheim – Japanese juggler
1903 March Gentaro Kikuta, Imperial Japanese Court Juggler, shows the latest and most inimitable tricks in his performances Hamburg
1903 August Gentaro Kikuta juggler Berlin
1904 February Halle Gentaro Kikuta Imperial Court juggler
1904 October Fuzzer dies of gastroenteritis in Morecambe
1905 Gingero’s performing bulls, sheep and goats at Scarborough Hippodrome
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