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Offline arthurk

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Re: Finally (remotely) connected to someone (slightly) famous!
« Reply #36 on: Thursday 06 September 18 19:19 BST (UK) »
No, it's not either Hugh Dennis or Andy Hamilton, but you're getting warm.
If it helps at all, the person in question used his own name as his Ancestry User Name and I noticed it......

So it's one of the children, then?
Researching among others:
Bartle, Bilton, Bingley, Campbell, Craven, Emmott, Harcourt, Hirst, Kellet(t), Kennedy,
Meaburn, Mennile/Meynell, Metcalf(e), Palliser, Robinson, Rutter, Shipley, Stow, Wilkinson

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« Reply #37 on: Thursday 06 September 18 19:37 BST (UK) »
"Highly celebrated family saga featuring parents and three vocal children, who improvised much of the dialogue.

May also help that his Ancestry profile is his real name, which I recognised."

It's the last sentence which is the real clue.....
Pay, Kent. 
Barham, Kent. 
Cork(e), Kent. 
Cooley, Kent.
Barwell, Rutland/Northants/Greenwich.
Cotterill, Derbys.
Van Steenhoven/Steenhoven/Hoven, Nord Brabant/Belgium/East London.
Kesneer Belgium/East London
Burton, East London.
Barlow, East London
Wayling, East London
Wade, Greenwich/Brightlingsea, Essex.
Thorpe, Brightlingsea, Essex

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« Reply #38 on: Thursday 06 September 18 19:51 BST (UK) »
"Highly celebrated family saga featuring parents and three vocal children, who improvised much of the dialogue.

May also help that his Ancestry profile is his real name, which I recognised."

It's the last sentence which is the real clue.....

So I thought, but looking in the member directory brought up a few names matching the actor who played one of the sons, of whom 2 or 3 had tiny trees which didn't appear to have any surnames matching the ones in your signature. However, from your description I suspect it's the actor who played the other son, and I couldn't see any user names matching his.
Researching among others:
Bartle, Bilton, Bingley, Campbell, Craven, Emmott, Harcourt, Hirst, Kellet(t), Kennedy,
Meaburn, Mennile/Meynell, Metcalf(e), Palliser, Robinson, Rutter, Shipley, Stow, Wilkinson

Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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« Reply #39 on: Thursday 06 September 18 20:19 BST (UK) »
Well you've obviously found the one with the particularly memorable name.  Once seen, never forgotten, eh?

He popped up with his tree when I was following through the family of my greatx2 uncle.  He had one of the daughters (my first cousin 3 times removed) only under her married name - which I'd previously discovered. 

Whilst the surname wasn't that unusual, her combination of first names certainly was, so I knew the marriage was correct and had followed her through.

Most of the rest of his tree was -as you say - private. 

But with a bit of guesswork, GRO births with MMN (how useful is that facility, especially when it's an unusual surname  ;D), I was able to add in the missing bits and find out how our tree connect.

No reply from my ancestry message, but as I said in the first place, it's just exciting to find a connection. 

Many of my family are also in the performing business in various ways, so they were all thrilled too - especially as we like his work.

Sorry that following my clues didn't enable you to check what you'd found linked in with my surname interests.  He's a Cork and Cooley from Kent connection







Pay, Kent. 
Barham, Kent. 
Cork(e), Kent. 
Cooley, Kent.
Barwell, Rutland/Northants/Greenwich.
Cotterill, Derbys.
Van Steenhoven/Steenhoven/Hoven, Nord Brabant/Belgium/East London.
Kesneer Belgium/East London
Burton, East London.
Barlow, East London
Wayling, East London
Wade, Greenwich/Brightlingsea, Essex.
Thorpe, Brightlingsea, Essex


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Re: Finally (remotely) connected to someone (slightly) famous!
« Reply #40 on: Thursday 06 September 18 20:44 BST (UK) »
I didn't consider the children.
First and last of his several real names appear to be from his mother.
His father also has a memorable professional name! Borrowed from a "Carry On" character?  ;D
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« Reply #41 on: Thursday 06 September 18 21:46 BST (UK) »
I didn't consider the children.
First and last of his several real names appear to be from his mother.
His father also has a memorable professional name! Borrowed from a "Carry On" character?  ;D

Very interesting background indeed!  ;)
Pay, Kent. 
Barham, Kent. 
Cork(e), Kent. 
Cooley, Kent.
Barwell, Rutland/Northants/Greenwich.
Cotterill, Derbys.
Van Steenhoven/Steenhoven/Hoven, Nord Brabant/Belgium/East London.
Kesneer Belgium/East London
Burton, East London.
Barlow, East London
Wayling, East London
Wade, Greenwich/Brightlingsea, Essex.
Thorpe, Brightlingsea, Essex

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Re: Finally (remotely) connected to someone (slightly) famous!
« Reply #43 on: Friday 07 September 18 18:24 BST (UK) »
I didn't consider the children.
First and last of his several real names appear to be from his mother.
His father also has a memorable professional name! Borrowed from a "Carry On" character?  ;D

Very interesting background indeed!  ;)

Many of my family are also in the performing business in various ways, so they were all thrilled too - especially as we like his work.

I trust not in the same sector of the performing arts as the father with the droll professional name.   ;)
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« Reply #44 on: Saturday 08 September 18 12:10 BST (UK) »
I agree, Maiden Stone, that the stage name lacks subtlety.  Or appeal.

My family are musicians and actors, not in that end of the business.  (see what I did there?)
Pay, Kent. 
Barham, Kent. 
Cork(e), Kent. 
Cooley, Kent.
Barwell, Rutland/Northants/Greenwich.
Cotterill, Derbys.
Van Steenhoven/Steenhoven/Hoven, Nord Brabant/Belgium/East London.
Kesneer Belgium/East London
Burton, East London.
Barlow, East London
Wayling, East London
Wade, Greenwich/Brightlingsea, Essex.
Thorpe, Brightlingsea, Essex