phil p

Hello 22 years ago my wife & I bought the house where Sam & Betty Auckland lived for over 50 years.The house is called Vaudeville, there is a massive amount of memorabilia about their music hall & world travels still in the house. The canary 'Little Tweet' became the most travelled 'pet' bird in the world according to the old news paper cuttings. Betty worked on a cruise ship to Australia & performed there, she was paid more than the family paid for the house (£660)in 19936. Sam Auckland was also high up in his local masonic lodge. After the 1st world war he performed on ships on the River Mersey for wounded soldiers, the stuff is very interesting and they must have been exceptional players. Regards Phil