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Travelling People / Re: Manders Menagerie
« on: Monday 04 July 11 15:51 BST (UK)  »
jeanette .to my knowledge there was no connection with canal boatmen, there was a suggestion that grandma annie manders nee weston , had romany ties not sure if its true or not. i spent a lot of  time with grandma, she never mentioned anything about it . though she was into reading palms and tea leaves that i can vouch for. she was a strong willed woman she had to be it was a very hard life. they were a family that kept pretty much to themselves.they sold the menagerie in 1936 iwas 3-4 years old,i have a few memories of it,i was nearly scalped by lioness my uncle albert pulled me out of the way, mum said john if you had been 3 inches taller you would have lost the top of your head.     best regards  john

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Travelling People / Re: Manders Menagerie
« on: Friday 01 July 11 18:56 BST (UK)  »
albert manders annie manders nee  weston were my grand parents my mother was there oldest daughter nancy ivy ormrod nee manders there was two daughters and two sons albert  and billy  and another daughter dorothy aunt dolly we used to call her i was seven years old when grandad died we were wintering at water orton near coleshill bham when he died in 1940 his sister helen died the same year they are both buried at water orton church along with uncle joe who died at fazeley nr tamworth in 1946 i was there i was thirteen at the time grandma mum uncles albert and billy and aunt dolly are all buried in bedworth cemetary  i have slight memories of grandad. joe i knew a little better i grew up with them all  albert and billy were very clever with electrics i watched them build a one channel tv when they first came out in the early fifties grandma uncle albert died same year  1955 billy 1990s dolly 70s mam 1990 albert joe and helen never married my great grandfather james was killed by a train in portsmouth station

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