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CU
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Monday 15 May on UKTV History at 9.00pm
New series in which Bill Oddie reveals individuals family tree secrets.
A music student finds she is descended from Florence Nightingale.
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MIGKY
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don't serpose you could give a minnit by minnit comatery  as i don'y get that channel 
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CU
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It on from Monday to Friday, I've just found out from the Radio Times.
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D ap D
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Stuck with John Jones in Wales? Join the club!
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A music student finds she is descended from Florence Nightingale.
lets hope she can sing like one then
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Stuck with: William Williams of Llanllyfni John Jones in Llanelli Evan Evans in Caio David Davies of Llansanffraid Evans: Caio/Carms Jones: CDG, DEN Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk"Nor do I think that any other nation than this of Wales, or any other tongue, whatever may hereafter come to pass, shall on the day of the great reckoning before the Most High Judge, answer for this corner of the earth": The Old Man of Pencader to Henry II |
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CU
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This is on Freeview too
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teddybear1843
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HI
I agree wholeheartedly. How can they say that the bloke the other day was related to Lawrence of Arabia's mother's relatives? I am not related to my Brother in Law, only by marriage and I am definately not descended from an uncle, cousin or any relation other than my mother & father and their mothers and fathers etc etc.
Why do such well-known historians, who ought to know better, get associated with this silliness? There was a similar programme on the television in the late 1970's I think and I wrote to ask them the self same question only to be told basically not to be a spoilsport!
I have been researching my whole family tree since 1977 and I have yet to find a famous relative yet, let alone a famous ancestor.
It could have been so interesting.
Teddy
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Hackstaple
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Bill Oddie appeared on the first series of Who Do You Think You Are as a complete novice in family history, very fond of jumping to conclusions and possessed of amazingly ugly feet. He positively identified someone as a relative because they both had big toes shorter than the next toe. About a half of Rootschatters confirmed that they are therefore related to Bill Oddie.
The current series is shallowly researched and somewhat idiotic. Apart from the Nightingale episode he found someone descended from Wellington - the relationship being something like Wellington was his gggggrandfather's 2nd cousin
I only watched this one - it was more than enough to determine that it was a programme of astoundingly little merit.
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Southern or Southan [Hereford , Monmouthshire & Glos], Jenkins, Meredith and Morgan [Monmouthshire and Glos.], Murrill, Damary, Damry, Ray, Lawrence [all Middx. & London], Nethway from Kenn or Yatton. Also Riley and Lyons in South Africa. Any census information included in this post is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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celia
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I am another one that watched it, twice,i am not a novice but then again i am no expert.I found myself thinking a few times though."Don't be daft" I mean having a bird watcher and an Archaeologist as Presenters is a bit off anyway.
Thats a bit like having a Gardening Expert (full Cred's) presenting a football match 
Hack would do a better job
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Hackstaple
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Thanks Celia. Even Charles Clarke would do a better job. 
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Southern or Southan [Hereford , Monmouthshire & Glos], Jenkins, Meredith and Morgan [Monmouthshire and Glos.], Murrill, Damary, Damry, Ray, Lawrence [all Middx. & London], Nethway from Kenn or Yatton. Also Riley and Lyons in South Africa. Any census information included in this post is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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kerryb
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After reading this lot, for once I am glad I don't have Sky or Freeview. Sounds like a waste of money and I look forward to Bill Oddie getting back to what he does know - Spring watch!!!
Kerry
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.ukSearching for my family - Baldwin - Sussex, Middlesex, Cork, Pilbeam - Sussex, Harmer - Sussex, Terry - Surrey, Kent, Rhoades - Lincs, Roffey - Surrey, Traies - Devon & Middlesex & many many more to be found on my website .... www.kerrysfamilyhistory.co.uk |
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oldcrone
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Just watched the TE Lawrence episode of this programme and I would have to agree with Celia in that I was not convinced with Bill Oddie and Guy de la Bedoyere (twitcher and archaeologist) presenting. 
I also didn't enjoy the fact that we knew who was the 'famous' person beforehand, leading up to a bit of an anticlimax, revealing the identity to the hapless, very distant, relatives.
If this programme does anything, it perhaps highlights some of the problems with contacting distant relatives through our FH researches - you might think it's brilliant to have tracked down a distant cousin, but they often really are like complete strangers.... One of the 'Who do you think you are' programmes was like this - the Vic Reeves one - where Vic and his mum met up with his mum's niece (I think), and the poor old duck (the niece) hadn't a clue who they were, or what was going on, quite embarrassing really....
My thumbs are down for 'My Famous Family', I'm afraid 
Clara
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Shaw/Smith: Ottawa, Canada
Davies, Hill: Middlesex/Surrey
Chatfield: Kent
Crone: Kent/Sussex/Surrey/Ireland
Lyden: Ireland
Pannell, Newland, Proudley (travellers): Sussex/Surrey
Dobson, Hollins: Staffs/Cheshire/Warwicks
Boys: Sussex/London
Payne: Suffolk/London
Hasting(s): Sussex
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