Entries for the tag ‘Wild, James (1771-1838)’
"Old Jemmy Wild": miner, conjurer, circus manager, clarinettist-leader of Cleckheaton Old Band, father of Tom and Sam. 
- 23 December 1838: Showman Old Jemmy Wild’s body travels by caravan from Bradford to Huddersfield, followed by Billy the fortune-telling pony and Jerry the bloodhound
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Place-People-Play: Childcare (and the Kazookestra) on the Headingley/Weetwood borders next to Meanwood Park.
Music from and about Yorkshire by Leeds's Singing Organ-Grinder.
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