They were a clog dancing duo from Lancashire in the early years of the 20th century century and my 2nd cousins once removed on my dad's side of the family.
I've recently been spending a lot of time searching old newspapers online to see if I can find any interesting articles to add to my family history. What I already knew was that Beryl was married to George Formby and knew a lot about her from a biography of George (George Formby a Troubled Genius),written by David Bret.
I found a couple of articles about the marriages of the sisters. The first to be married was Beryl who, at the age of 23, was the youngest sister to marry in September 1924.
May married at the age of 27 in November 1926
The sisters had previously had their names in the newspaper in 1920 and had appeared in theatres all over Lancashire after this.
