Hello
I don't know if this will be of any interest to you but I have just learned today that my grandmother was Emma or Emmeline Manley. She was married to my father's father Alfred Edward Brown and on their marriage certificate in 1898 it refers to her father as "George Manley, Circus Proprietor". I don't know any more than that at the moment but I'm about to start researching.
If the above is of interest I would be happy to compare notes when I've researched more.
Regards.