General Chat

Yes Lin, I was a bit disappointed that we did not have more history on the family, going back further, like with others in the series - perhaps they thought that there was enough content, with the history of WW1......I was interested in the naval part as my Grandfather was a sailor in WW1... I love the series, and the best one for me was Bill Oddie in the last one, who found that he had so many misconceptions about his mother.....quite sad really......

i to thought how bogus it was for the programe to say you would not be able to find his Uncle, with just a birth entrie, i thought this was about showing people, not puting them of at the first hurdle, i have always though these programs were rubish, on another note, i always belived that the gro backlog had little to do with the second series, more likely the free searchable index on Ancestry, that would have cost thousands at 1837, well there was nobody hardly in my local studies library during the second series and backlog time, different story first series, although most only came once took one look at the time needed to trawl micro fisch, and never came back, and i have been to my local studies library most days since the start of this third series and it is empty, never seen it so dead, so as i say the gro back log was not caused by the programe and will not create one now, unless people start ordering lots thinking, their will be a backlog, thus them creating it not the tv progranne

yes its all done for the camera,s, and not as easy as it looks on tv, we dont have a team looking for us ,it would cost to much, and its not on long enough,i agree, we all picked up on the gun, and babs,with her do,s. maybe in time we will get a program on genealogy,as millions of us are interested in finding our roots. regards jean

just looked on the BBC TV and there is further info on Roberts family - he or his family must have thought it was a bit risky, and did not want their laundry aired on national television.. Lin

I was disapointed last night as well, Barbara Windsor was far more interesting. Why cant they do a programme where they look for Joe Publics family history I mean that would be far more interesting.

perhaps they could find out why one of mine changed their name by deed poll ..................

How did you find out surname of Herbert was Hallsworth? Why didn't they suggest that Dawson, given as a middle name, might have been the father's surname?

I was out last night so I taped it, went to watch it today and its all come out fuzzy so I can't watch it, will have to wait until the repeat on Tuesday, but not sure if I can watch it then. Sue

Hallsworth was his grandmothers maiden name