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William ‘Turkey’ Smart, 81, old age pensioner and farm labourer, Welney
Susan, 81, old age pensioner, b Welney
William Turkey Smart was champion skater of England 1854-1859.
Enid Porter writes about him and other Fen skaters in ‘Cambridgeshire Customs and Folklore’ p238f.
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