One family featured in the book is the Simpson brothers, my grandmother, Lily Simpson, born in 1892, was, I believe, related to them. She had several brothers with reputations as local boxers including one known as "Knocker" Simpson. For a time Lily was the girlfriend of fair owner Pat Collins but married Martin "Jack" Cain who was, I understand a "Peaky", he died in 1959 when I was seven and always wore his white muffler scarf tied in the distinctive "Peaky" style. One of Lily's brothers, Jack Simpson, owned a bookmakers for many years situated in Barnes Hill.