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Dad, (Robert McGee Boyd) was with his
older brother Bill (William Miller) and
Jimmy. They went
across the road from their home to look at the circus which
was setting up. Their grandparents (Grandma Boyd -
Robert & Sarah)
were looking after them
while Mum & Dad were managing a hotel in New
Brighton.
Bill stood on the back of one of the stationary trailers and
was swinging on the trailer bar. The trailer started to move and Bill was dragged
underneath it. he was run over by the traction engine (steam
engine) which was used in fair grounds for
moving rides etc. This was "Haymarket in
Birkenhead" where the entrance to the tunnel
is now.
It was after Bill's death that his mother,
Elizabeth Hastings,
decided to have a family portrait taken.
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