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Topic: Who Do You Think You Are? #2 (Read 523 times)
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GreySquirrel
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So, what did everyone think of WDYTYA? on BBC2 last night?
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Adi1962
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What a complete waste of our licence fee. 
If they made the person do the research and give an acurate view of how difficult it is, then it may have obtained some credability.
But to have a celeb running around, probably at our expence, visiting relatives and seeing places is just not realistic and gives the wrong impression.
How many on Rootschat have gone to the local church and had a copy of the Parish records dug out for them to look through...if its more than none I will be shocked. 
ok rant over...... 
Adrian
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janham
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Hi,
I did enjoy watching, but I do agree with Aidrian, it does not explain how difficult the research can be. I was so envious of Amanda when she went to Waterford and was given access to the records by the Priest, I too am researching my family from Waterford and every little bit of info about them has been hard come by. I remember being in the LDS one day when a lady came in, she had been to Ireland and visited more than one parish to try and find information about her family, she said that she was given no help and she never got to see a single register.
I would like to see them spend a bit more time, and go into more detail about how to actually do the research, maybe they could even do a whole new series just about how to trace your family tree.
Jan
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Otho Hamilton, John Hamilton, George Hamilton, William Hamilton, from Waterford.
Cullinane and Fitz-henry from Waterford
Oxland from Waterford and Glais in Swansea, and Connecticut USA
The Olivestob Hamiltons from Edinburgh.
Cook from Stroud, Painswick, Glos.
Hudson from Huddersfield, Liverpool
Spiers from Evesham and Liverpool
Jinks from Evesham and Liverpool
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Adi1962
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The problem is not being marketed as just a telly programme, if that all its was, a piece of entertainment then I would agree with you.
If you take the interactive option they keep plugging, they are marketing the series as a guide to family history research and offering guides, research tips etc. Its in this context that I feel they are misleading.
Yes making it exciting, keep people interested, but also keep it factual and not misleading. BBC2 does not need to compete with reality TV, nor should it, their target audience has always been those with brains.
I am just disapointed they wasted a good opertunity.
Adrian
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moscan
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I certainly prefered last nights program to the first one... as for getting access to Irish parish records direct from the church... I have found that the majority of local priests are very good at letting one loose with their records particularly if they are from far away...
On two or three occaisions they have been so wonderful and seeing the actual register is marvellous
I only wish I could get into more lol...
Best wishes
Mo
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All census look up transcriptions are Crown Copyright
Researching: - Freear, Walker, Aston, Scanlan, Courtney, Lowth, O’Sulivan, McDonnell, Condon, McMahon, McKay, Brock, Gourlay, Busby
Locations: - March in Cambridgeshire, Banbury in Oxfordshire, Mileham in Norfolk, Worcester, Evesham, Claines in Worcestershire, Birmingham. Dublin, Cork, Fermanagh in Ireland. Glasgow, Stirling in Scotland
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Amy K
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I finally watched it last night (I taped it), and I thought it had some good points and bad points. There wasn't enough 'genealogying' going on for my liking, I don't expect to see amanda Reman at a fiche reader BUT, I would have preferred if they'd have said "We used the 1901 census to place amanda grandmother in the contxt of her Cornish family, the ST Ledgers.....Here they are."
Yes, admittedly, they did mention the census right at the end of thr show, but it came across almost as an afterthought.
It was just a lot of Amanda 'Interviewing' people. At least with Bill Oddie, he looked at come BMD certificates etc.
Also I didn't like her reaction every time she learnt something new, it came across as fake and forced.
However, qhat I did like was the end bit when they had a family reunion, I thought that was a lovely way to end the story.
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KathyM
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What did you think about the bit at the end where they 'asumed' that one of the Pilling sons on the 1901 census must have been responsible for an illegitimate child ? Bet that would have come as a shock if you were researching that family !
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~~~~~~~~ Census transcriptions Crown Copyright, www.NationalArchives.gov.ukArdill, Bourke/Burke, Bellwood, Bridge, Cain, Church, Cragg, Dennell, Dunning, Gough, Haslam, Holmes, Jessop, Kidson/Kitson, Knowles, Markwick, Martin, Munden, Nickerson, Robinson, Seddon, Whittle, Varley & Walpole. Areas: Yorkshire, Lancashire, Norfolk, Marylebone & Tipperary |
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Boongie Pam
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My guess is that they will use each episode as a focus to a small part of investigating.
Episode 1: BMD certs & medical records
Episode 2: Interviewing & mariner and army records
Presume Sue Johnston will be Railway records going by the trailer?
We have a small problem here because we know more about the subject so want to see the details, well I do anyway. But a complete newbie who tunes in, maybe without any computer confidence may get overwhelmed by too much info. Hopefully it builds week on week and the interactive stuff sounds good for filling in the technicalities.
Pam
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All census look up transcriptions are Crown Copyright~~~~~~~~~~~ Dumfrieshire: Fallen, Fallon, Carruthers, Scott, Farish, Aitchison, Green, Ryecroft, Thomson, Stewart Midlothian: Linn/d, Aitken, Martin North Wales: Robins(on), Hughes, Parry, Jones Cumberland: Lowther, Young, Steward, Miller Somerset: Palmer, Cork, Greedy, Clothier http://fallon.rootschat.net
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scatty
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Someone else here who agrees with Adi, but for me on a personal note Doneraile in Ireland is the town where my roots hail from and where my research is centered and it was lovely to get a glimpse of the locals.
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Fitzgerald/Mullane/Riordan/ Heaphy Co Cork McCormack/ Gavin Co Offlay Penfold / Seaman / Bannister / Hines-Donovan / Murray/ Cowell /Skinner/ Hance Essex / Middlesex / Kent and wherever next Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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booger
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I thought is was better than the first one too. I loved the bit when she went to visit that grand old house only to be later told that her g.g.grand dad was a poor Irishman who fled the potato famine - what a come down. I wonder if my g.grandfather was the child of a potato famine family? Never did understand why the Irish think they're so lucky! Famine, persecution, homelessness, gambling addiction, terrorism, alcoholism, poverty...
Do you think her uncle looked shocked to find a Scouser in the family?
Just hope the next show is even better. I also feel that there isn't enough behind the scenes research being shown. Some people don't like dusty old records or relatives, but I think they make family history fun.
It'll be interesting to see the next one about railways. One of my ancestors died in 1928 and his death certificate says that he was an 'outside railway porter'. I'd like to see where I can look up his records - first mention of a railwayman in my family.
Regards,
Kris.
P.S. What was wrong with her arm? It looked all melted and disfigured!
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