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While trying to follow the careers of the June Sisters through press reporting, It's clear they toured extensively through the 20's and 30's but looks their bookings began to dry up in the early 1940's   when adverts appear with London addresses (agent?/another act?) where they are looking for bookings.  I did find these 2 show adverts for late 1943 where they look to be touring with another variety dance act "The Six Dolly Girls" that seems to have been formed around 1941.  Coincidence maybe? 

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Deaths Mar 1976   
SPIERS    IDA NELLIE    12FE1892    POOLE    23   1083

Now we have Bournmouth and Poole

And....

Deaths 1964
Albert Edward Spiers Age 95 (b 1869)
GRO Reference: 1964  2Q in Bournemouth  Volume 6B  Page 163

(Albert E Spiers b 1869 with Grace and Ida in 1939).

I don't think that Ida and Grace can be found in the 1921 census?

I think they are visiting 247 Brixton Road, Lambeth. 
Ida Spiers 20y 4m
Grace Spiers 17y 3m
Both unemployed variety artists born Birmingham.  There is a Mrs Jane Spiers 42y 8m also born Birmingham with them

A South Africa round trip getting back for the 1921 census on Apr 29th would seem entirely possible.  Balmoral Castle arrived Capetown 17th Jan 1921.

4. Navy Albert is 5' 3'' - my Mother, her sisters and Madge, were around 5' 7'' in their prime and Eric
    was 6' - how does a small man produce taller children? Is that normal?

He would have been 15 on entry to the Navy as his first period of service (Boy II) commences 4 Apr 1916. The period of engagement stated on the form runs from his 18th birthday.  Quite possible he had a bit of growing to do.

It would be nice to work out what this snippet says on his service record as it appears to have been added to the record 26 Nov 1925.

I don't use Familysearch trees but if the user has notifications active and you were to add a note or fact to one of the persons, would the tree owner get notified?