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| Once upon a time in the West Midlands | Once upon a time in the West Midlands |
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| Fri 18 Aug 2017 18.45 BST | |
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| I don’t know about the black cohorts (Letters, 15 August) but it’s true the relatives of Wyatt Earp did indeed live in the Black Country. | I don’t know about the black cohorts (Letters, 15 August) but it’s true the relatives of Wyatt Earp did indeed live in the Black Country. |
| The ageing Mrs Nash (née Earp) lived next door to me in Hopyard Road, Walsall in the early 1960s. She had one daughter, Barbara, an extraordinary person who kept a pet monkey which regularly tore down curtains and bit visitors. She went on to marry a local doctor who became famous for being the first person to carry out a caesarian section on a guppy. | The ageing Mrs Nash (née Earp) lived next door to me in Hopyard Road, Walsall in the early 1960s. She had one daughter, Barbara, an extraordinary person who kept a pet monkey which regularly tore down curtains and bit visitors. She went on to marry a local doctor who became famous for being the first person to carry out a caesarian section on a guppy. |
| Barbara would talk about her ancestor from time to time and mention family relics. Apparently there are still stories of a pair of Colt 45s gathering dust somewhere in the Walsall area.Patricia BennettLeek, Staffordshire | Barbara would talk about her ancestor from time to time and mention family relics. Apparently there are still stories of a pair of Colt 45s gathering dust somewhere in the Walsall area.Patricia BennettLeek, Staffordshire |
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