August 2011 - Genes Reunited Blog

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Welcome to the new Genes Reunited blog!

  • We regularly add blogs covering a variety of topics. You can add your own comments at the bottom.
  • The Genes Reunited Team will be writing blogs and keeping you up to date with changes happening on the site.
  • In the future we hope to have guest bloggers that will be able to give you tips and advice as to how to trace your family history.
  • The blogs will have various privacy settings, so that you can choose who you share your blog with.

Who Do You Think You Are? Larry Lamb - Episode 4


Published in Genes Reunited Blog on 30 Aug 2011 10:18 : lamb who do you think you are : 1 comment : 6518 views

This week's episode of Who Do You Think You Are? will focus on former EastEnders Actor, Larry Lamb. Born in Edmonton Middlesex in 1956 Larry Lamb is also known as evil Archie Mitchell in the popular soap.


Sebastian Coe on Who Do You Think You Are?


Published in Genes Reunited Blog on 25 Aug 2011 10:36 : coe who do you think you are : 0 comments : 2512 views

Last night was episode three of Who Do You Think You Are? and focused on one of Britain's most successful athletes, Sebastian Cole. Sebastian won Olympic medals in 1980 and 1984 and today is best known for his role on the 2012 Olympic committee. Sebastian was keen to uncover more information on his mother's side of the family as he admitted that his knowledge only went back as far his grandmother. He grew up in Sheffield so in the opening of the programme he travels to the North of England where he meets a local historian who tells him the romantic story of how his grandparents met and even shows him a portrait of her.


Who Do You Think You Are? Sebastian Coe - Episode 3


Published in Genes Reunited Blog on 23 Aug 2011 10:49 : coe who do you think you are : 0 comments : 20742 views

The third episode of Who Do You Think You Are? will delve into the family history of Sebastian Coe, famous for his successful athletics career. This week we have some interesting findings from the experienced family historian Roy Stockdill...


J.K. Rowling on Who Do You Think You Are?


Published in Genes Reunited Blog on 18 Aug 2011 09:04 : rowling who do you think you are : 1 comment : 2616 views

J.K. Rowling, or Jo, is the multi-millionaire writer of the infamous Harry Potter books. For a long time she was a single mother working as a teacher, before she changed her life when she put pen to paper and brought Harry Potter to life.


Who Do You Think You Are? J K Rowling - Episode 2


Published in Genes Reunited Blog on 16 Aug 2011 09:24 : rowling who do you think you are : 2 comments : 3420 views

Series eight of Who Do You Think You Are? started last week by looking at the fascinating family history of June Brown. We will be delving into the past of each celebrity to see what interesting finds we can make and we will ask you to rise to the challenge and see what else you can discover! This week we are looking into the family tree of J.K. Rowling and our resident genealogist, Anthony Adolph, has found some interesting discoveries. Can you uncover any more of J.K. Rowling's ancestors?


Who Do You Think You Are? June Brown - Episode 1


Published in Genes Reunited Blog on 11 Aug 2011 12:28 : brown who do you think you are : 12 comments : 9723 views

June Brown was born in 1927 in Suffolk making her the oldest person to have taken part in Who Do You Think You Are. The first episode of this series starts with June and her family before she embarks on her journey to discover her ancestors. She knows she has East End Jewish roots through her mother's side and is keen to find out more.


June Brown - Family History


Published in Genes Reunited Blog on 2 Aug 2011 18:18 : brown who do you think you are : 6 comments : 11778 views

Hi I'm Nikki, Marketing and Product Executive at Genes Reunited. The BBC Who Do You Think You Are? Show have announced that the first celebrity appearing on this year's show will be June Brown, better known as the chain-smoking gossip Dot Cotton in EastEnders. Before the start of the new series I thought I'd do a little of my own research to see what I can uncover about June's family history.