burial records in Walsall England

[weste]

I'm told the programme we have been waiting on is on at 11.30  tomorrow . That's from di herself.

[dionysus]

Some fascinating stories in this series.  11:30 BBC1.  Different approach to the ITV version, but not far different in the outcome.  Obviously, if you're in the right place you can get it in the iPlayer or other catch up.

[sarah]

I will be watching and recording for Trystan to watch later, funny though the description (on the box) is for quite a different episode tomorrow.

Sarah

[weste]

I'll watch on catch up as I'll be working.

[lizdb]

Just watched it.
It was so lovely to see John and Diane .  Names turned into real people.
Also lovely to see all the old footage of Eileen,  Im sure John must have been thrilled to see the pictures of his Mum.

And a proud moment when I saw my post on the screen, suggesting that she may have been Eileen Pinches who married a Haydon, rather than born a Haydon!

Marg P - you were a real star . Well done.  Summed up Rootschat brilliantly, we all work together and share our experience to see what we can find.

This really has been the most wonderful thread, and seeing the wider story on the television has been a wonderful ending. 

All the best to Diane and John

[jaybelnz]

Loads of new enquiries on the beginners board!  Looks like more than a few are looking for living people!  So wish I could have seen it, but maybe I'll ger lucky one day and it will screen in NZ!

Jeanne

[lizdb]

Loads of new enquiries on the beginners board!  Looks like more than a few are looking for living people! 

The programme's whole emphasis was on the reunion of living people.
It failed to make clear that Rootschat was involved in the part looking for the deaths of Eileens parents, the name of Eileen at birth, her first marriage etc, but then when it moved to the realms of living people the work was not done on Rootschat, but privately by a dedicated R ootschatter. This original enquiry was not to find a living person, but to find where her grandparents died and were buried.
I'm sure Marg explained  that to them, but it wasnt shown.

[carol8353]

Did you see me in the final shot Liz, sat on the table just behind John to his right,chatting to Marg. 

[weste]

Hi, had email from Di saying  she's glad that rootschat got mentioned at long last and that she's sorry names did n't get mentioned. I said that I like to keep a low profile!