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Offline goldie61

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Re: Great grandad in a dress
« Reply #9 on: Saturday 06 June 15 22:13 BST (UK) »
Fab photo Mike.
Thanks for sharing.
Always good to stat the day with a smile! :D
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Re: Great grandad in a dress
« Reply #10 on: Friday 12 June 15 07:22 BST (UK) »
Very interesting for Blackpool!

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Re: Great grandad in a dress
« Reply #11 on: Friday 12 June 15 09:02 BST (UK) »
Quote from: b7220 on Friday 12 June 15 07:22 BST (UK)
Quote from: Mike in Cumbria on Friday 05 June 15 12:37 BST (UK)
This is my great grandfather on the right.
Do also note it is at Blackpool - Blackpool was where everyone loved visiting back then, sitting on the beach on the Promenade etc. All sorts of fun entertainment occurred, so this doesn't seem bizarre to me.
No, not at all bizarre, this was his career and he was at the centre of all the fun for several decades.

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Re: Great grandad in a dress
« Reply #12 on: Friday 12 June 15 09:59 BST (UK) »
Pardon me Sir , your slip is showing.

Great photo, great story Mike. Be proud of him , sounds like he would have been the life of the party. And the date  ;)
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Re: Great grandad in a dress
« Reply #13 on: Sunday 28 June 15 07:17 BST (UK) »
They look very amused lol. Was the guy on the left really called Doodles?

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Re: Great grandad in a dress
« Reply #14 on: Sunday 28 June 15 07:26 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Genegirl on Sunday 28 June 15 07:17 BST (UK)
They look very amused lol. Was the guy on the left really called Doodles?

Doodles was his clown name - his real name was William Lauder McAllister.

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Re: Great grandad in a dress
« Reply #15 on: Monday 23 May 22 21:14 BST (UK) »
hi do you have any more info on william lauder mcallister as i have found out he is an ancestor of mine and am
trying to research the family history ! thank you

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« Reply #16 on: Tuesday 24 May 22 13:50 BST (UK) »
Quote from: kieramcc12 on Monday 23 May 22 21:14 BST (UK)
hi do you have any more info on william lauder mcallister as i have found out he is an ancestor of mine and am
trying to research the family history ! thank you

Sorry - this is all I know of him. There's a short clip here  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ4vYsrFtws 1923 Blackpool Carnival where you catch two short glimpses of both our ancestors. Blink and you miss it, so here's a couple of screenshots to help.

If you google the 1923 Blackpool Carnival, it's an interesting story.

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Re: Great grandad in a dress
« Reply #17 on: Tuesday 24 May 22 21:07 BST (UK) »
What a fantastic photo Mike , a real treasure. I bet he was a great character.
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