Jean Pierre Ginnett (died 1861) founded the Ginnett circus dynasty. His son, John Frederick Ginnett (1825 in London – 1892) and three grandsons Claude (b. Bath), Frederick Emile (b. Sheffield) and Albert (b. Southampton) followed him.
Jean Pierre Ginnett is buried in Kensal Green Cemetery. John Frederick Ginnett is buried in the family vault in Woodvale Cemetery and Crematorium in Brighton.