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  1. Clairebillyjohn

    Joseph & Mary Shepherd, travelling show people , onion fair Aston pits

    Master brummie could you possibly assist in helping me find info on my great Nan , Nancy Annie may Smith 1910 - 1955 Died of tb was buried at within cemetry , married to Sydney smith born 1910 died 1942 , daughter mollie ,Pauline ,Vivian ,Maureen , twin boys that died young x
  2. Clairebillyjohn

    Joseph & Mary Shepherd, travelling show people , onion fair Aston pits

    Mary was off the fair so was travelling a lot , but Joseph’s seem to be getting bigger and bigger lol xx
  3. Clairebillyjohn

    Joseph & Mary Shepherd, travelling show people , onion fair Aston pits

    How did you find this I’ve been looking for weeks x
  4. Clairebillyjohn

    Joseph & Mary Shepherd, travelling show people , onion fair Aston pits

    I’m desperately trying to trace my grandads family now I’m loosing him to dementia . His mum was Mary shepherd and she was born into the fair family from her parents and grandparents etc , my great great nan has the cakewalk which is now in the black country museum , she also had the wall of...
  5. Clairebillyjohn

    Onion Fair

    My great Nan was Mary shepherd she owned the cakewalk and the wall of death which travelled with pat Collins , my grandad was born in Aston pits on the fair , his cousin was artie shepherd who owned stout port fair I’m desperately trying to get info on them x
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