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Hmm - this could be him too. There is a family story of traveller links which might tie in with fairground(?) ruse and the 'wife and child' fits although his 'child' would have been 20 yrs by this date!

Yes, this is the one I have. Not sure if he went straight after this or just didn't get caught!

Hi - I have an slightly elusive ancestor who has turned up in a court case at Hanley Police Court, Staffs in 1932 and convicted for a 6 month spell in prison with hard labour! The article mentions previous convictions. Is there anywhere I can go to try and find more details of this and previous...

Ahh, OK, thanks. Is it worth getting in touch with the Archives to see if I could get any information, do you think?

Hi - how interesting, I knew about Woodstock Rd (no. 55) but had no idea about Barford Street - do you know when they were there? Was it just Walter and Agnes at this address? Thanks :)

Hi - does anyone have any old photos of Blucher Street? Or information on the shops/premises along there in the early to mid 1900s? My G-Grandfather had a shoe shop there around the mid 1920 - 1930s - he was Walter Wilson and called himself a Boot and Shoe Factor. He was somehow linked to the...

Hi - yes, it was William Wilson (husband) and Walter Wilson (son). Walter was married to Agnes (nee Taylor). Walter and Agnes lived at Osborne Road around that time. Not sure if William was still alive as I haven't been able to track him down.

Hi - my GG-grandmother was admitted to Summerfield Hospital sometime in the late 1940s to early 1950s. I don't know her full name but she was a Wilson by marriage and I have her husband's and son's names. I think she died there 1950 or soon after, but I don't know the exact date. Is there any...