This obituary was in The Guardian newspaper January 13th 2009. Francis was born on January 31st 1919 and died on November 27th 2009. The article was written by Derek Schofield.

The Bampton Traditional Morris Dancers held their annual party in November for years and invited the Swindon Folk club members to join them.

Morris Dancing on Bank Holiday Monday 1999The Bampton Traditional Morris Men.There are two more collections of photos from 1999 at2019.21452019.2146

Morris Dancing around Bampton on the late May Bank Holiday with visiting sides Manley from Rumworth and Chipping Campden.This is the Bampton Traditional Morris Men.There are two more collections of photos from 1999 at2019.21452019.2147

Two visiting teams outside the George & Dragon; Eynsham are dancing and Abingdon Morris are waiting to dance. There are no signs outside the inn so it must be post 1994.

Morris dancers outside the George & Dragon

This lovely black and white photograph shows the Bampton Traditional Morris Men standing on the steps of The Deanery in 1973. The people include:-
Dave Rose
Tony Applegate
Frank Daniels
Pete Allam
Francis Shergold, squire of the side
Jim Buckingham
Ralph Harrison
Jasper Walsh
Ray Borrett
Mark Harrison
Cyril Smith
Alan Hampton
Martin Ferguson
Michael Wheeler
Tony Daniels
Bob Allison, with cake and collection box
Bill Daniels
Harry Hampton
Reg Hall, musician
Shaun Mullis
Michael Hampton
Gary Harrison
Terry Rouse
Roy Shergold, the fool

These two pictures show the cake holder and the collection box used by the Bampton Traditional Morris Men. The inscription on the cake holder reads:-

In Memory of William Wells, 1868 - 1953. The gift of the Morris Ring to The Bampton Morris Morris Dancers. William Wells was known to all locals as Jingy.

The inscription on the collection box reads:-

Presented to The Bampton Morris Dancers 1990 by Bob West (and) Eric Stott