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WDYTYA Series 4: #6 Graham Norton
« on: Thursday 11 October 07 11:45 UTC (UK) »

I can't find a link for tonight's programme. I'm really looking forward to this - after 60+ years thinking of myself as English and Scottish, I've now found possible Irish links - and have no idea how to access the information.

Hopefully tonight will give me a few clues!

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Re: WDYTYA - Graham Norton
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 11 October 07 13:19 UTC (UK) »

I was going to say Norton does not sound very Irish but apparently he was born Graham Wilson, which sounds even less Irish.
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Re: WDYTYA - Graham Norton
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 11 October 07 13:21 UTC (UK) »

I've now found possible Irish links - and have no idea how to access the information.

Hopefully tonight will give me a few clues!

I think you'll find that most of them were destroyed in a fire in the public records office!  Undecided

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Re: WDYTYA - Graham Norton
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 11 October 07 13:43 UTC (UK) »

I've now found possible Irish links - and have no idea how to access the information.

Hopefully tonight will give me a few clues!

I think you'll find that most of them were destroyed in a fire in the public records office! Undecided

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Also much of the census info. was pulped and reused.
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Re: WDYTYA - Graham Norton
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 11 October 07 13:52 UTC (UK) »

I was going to say Norton does not sound very Irish but apparently he was born Graham Wilson, which sounds even less Irish.
There are lots of Wilsons in Ulster.
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Re: WDYTYA - Graham Norton
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 11 October 07 14:05 UTC (UK) »

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Re: WDYTYA - Graham Norton
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 11 October 07 14:33 UTC (UK) »

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There are lots of Wilsons in Ulster.

Date: April 4, 1963
Place: Bandon, County Cork, Ireland.

I wonder how many there are in County Cork?
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Re: WDYTYA - Graham Norton
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 11 October 07 14:48 UTC (UK) »

I can't find a link for tonight's programme.


Is this the link you were looking for? (Contains a 3 para synopsis of the programme, so anyone who wants it to be a complete surprise shouldn't click on link)

bbc.co.uk/..........

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Re: WDYTYA - Graham Norton
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 11 October 07 14:59 UTC (UK) »

Anna- that link gives family name as Walker not Wilson!
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Re: WDYTYA - Graham Norton
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 11 October 07 15:04 UTC (UK) »


Also much of the census info. was pulped and reused.
Jim

I suppose it makes it easier to find your family in a later census if you know they will all be the same ages and at the same place.
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Re: WDYTYA - Graham Norton
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 11 October 07 15:04 UTC (UK) »

Whoops - I found a site that said he was born Graham Wilson so this Wiki might clarify the situation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Norton

He was born Graham Walker, except it confusingly says he was born in Dublin under the photo but says he was born in Cork in the opening sentence.
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Re: WDYTYA - Graham Norton
« Reply #11 on: Thursday 11 October 07 15:05 UTC (UK) »

Anna- that link gives family name as Walker not Wilson!

Yes, indeed - as does this (longer) one, also from the BBC:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/get_started/wdytya_s4_celeb_gallery_06.shtml

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Re: WDYTYA Series 4: #6 Graham Norton
« Reply #12 on: Thursday 11 October 07 16:35 UTC (UK) »

It'll be interesting to see how they trace his family, if there are so few remaining records - there may be a few tips the rest of us can pick up. Although I expect he'll be flown to Ireland where helpful records office staff will magically produce all the evidence!

Still, it might give some clues as to what's left - and how to find it if you CAN'T get to Ireland.

I've really enjoyed this series so far because they've all been so different, so I'm looking forward to a night in front of the telly with a box of chocolates I treated myself to!

Speak to everyone later.
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Re: WDYTYA Series 4: #6 Graham Norton
« Reply #13 on: Thursday 11 October 07 16:53 UTC (UK) »

Me too, except forget the chocolates and bring on the Yellow Tail!

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Re: WDYTYA Series 4: #6 Graham Norton
« Reply #14 on: Thursday 11 October 07 17:09 UTC (UK) »

apparently he was born in Ireland but one of his ancestors went from Yorkshire to Ireland - strange it was not the other way round.

hope i didn't spoil it it said that in the review at the weekend.




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