General Chat

The programme did give me pause for thought on one of 'mine', like Una i never met one of my grandmothers, i assumed, if I thought about it at all, that my dads mum had died before I was born or when I was a young child. I never met her, or heard from her, it was only recently that I thought to look and she died when I was 15 or so. I can only think it was because my mum was dad's second wife, as when I asked my half sister she said she used to visit her etc.

Funny think (some) families lol.

it's easy to say people should know...but then which of us when we were new to the internet knew the terminology? If you've neve been involved in something before you probably don't know.

Some people still think 'fly on the wall' style tv programmes are in 'real time', totally unscripted,and are not edited to the nth degree to neatly fit the programme time ;-)

"It's life Jim, but not as we know it' :-D

Sue I am sure there are lots of wonderful places in Yorkshire, just as 'good' as York, but sadly I have never been to any part of Yorkshire to know :-) It's on my list of places to visit before I die, along with Scotland and Ireland.

RR As you and I said the cousin stressed York.
York is no better than any other place in Yorkshire.

I am Glad they showed Rose Street in York forJoan,she would have had a lot of lovely memories of her childhood.


GB I think the actress was coming out in her when they told her a line through the father's name on the birth cert..

Like ""Oh I don't know what that means""
Yeah right.

I think we are just so used to knowing the whys and wherefores of certs and such on here that it's easy to forget that some people never even see a certificate except perhaps their own lol so don't realise what that dash where father should be means.

Mindyou , it's not that long since people thought illegitmacy was only in 'other people's families' never their own :-)

I would have liked to know what happened to Annie's mother, that's the problem though I always want to know the bits they don't follow up lol.

GB I do wonder sometimes if they are told to ask questions such as what did the lack of father's name mean so that the explanation can be given for the benefit of people new to genealogy. Not everybod knows these things.

I agree Rose - i heard the "York" bit which I though made it easier to search in as Yorkshire is a big place to search - would love to live up there one day.

I loved it thought she was very natural - same as always - I always liked Una Stubbs. such a shame she never got to meet her grandparents.

I had the same thing in my family & I never got to meet them - even though they only lived a few streets away - I only found out about them when i did my tree over 25 years ago.

I like the new female voice over & delving in celebrity pasts.

They just seem to be running out of people you have heard of these days - at least 3 of them on the list I haven't a clue who they are – but will still watch
them anyway – just won’t watch them again if I don’t like it.

For example Rick Stein’s one so bored & the lovely Patrick Stewart – I was so looking forward to that one & hated it didn’t go anywhere just stayed on his father, which was great for him. I like to see Ancestors & if there were any actors in the early family etc.


Still we can't all like the same things can we

I thought it was terrible.

Did she not know what was meant by not having a father on a birth cert ?

Funny how people view things differently Sue, I just heard it that she was being 'specific', stressing York the city rather thank 'Yorks' the county, so there could not be any mistake :-)

On a general note I think many people are so busy living their own lives, they don't think about their ancestors, especially those they never met) until there is a particular reason ( eg the programme, or a death).

I'm with Janet on Una as she was a bit OTT on not knowing who was who in her family.

Also I have never really liked her but I still watched it and actually found it boring.

One of her cousins said"Not just Yorkshire but YORK."" there is nowt wrong with any area of Yorkshire.

I have nothing against anyone on these programmes but when they are trying to be better than anyone else it gets on my nerves which Una's cousin tried to do.

Well I also enjoyed the first one and glad it was
Una Stubbs, such a lovely genuine person, never
changed really in that has she.
Hope the rest are in the same vein and no one is OTT.

Emma :-)

Roger, I agree with Mau.
When I got 'local' certs from Bugle Street in Southampton, I'd go in, fill in the form, visit the pub up the road for a swift half or two, (merely for 'atmospheric' reasons - then go back and collect them :-D

Well I really enjoyed this first one with Una....just missed Mark Strong as the narrator :-(

Viv, she just didn't know about his early life.

Some people are not interested in their ancestors when they are young. Don't think of the "old people" in their family being young or having a life worth knowing about.

Una gave the impression that she was embaressed by his knighthood, and kept it rather quiet.

How can you not know anything about your ancestor if you know he was Sir Ebenezer Howard?!
I can understand her wanting to know more about the Stubbs side but to actually know your maternal ancestors name and that he had a knighthood wouldn't you be curious to find out more?

Joan, it must have been a real surprise to see "the street where you live/d"

Bought back memories for you I see. I wonder how many of your old neighbours saw it too and wereshouting at the screen "I used to live there!"

:-)

Great memories for you Joan, hope you do see your mam and stepfather going home :-)

......slow is THE word BC me dear ;-) btw think you'd look quite fetching in yer beret :-D

Janet - I remember Julian Clary and "Herman the German" lol.

I was not put off by Una Stubbs voice or clothes or attitude. Think that she is great for seventyfive. :-D

Programme was interesting too. The contrast between her paternal and maternal tree was of special interest. I wonder how her parents met, under what circumstances?


Wonder what happened to Eliza? Anyone any idea?

BC ~~~~~ Thought it was my comp playing up, was about to do a scan, then I see from your post it's not just mine running slow :-(

OK thanks,


I still love watching it, although I do tend to shout at the screen now once in a while cos I fear they make some of it up when they don't really know for sure.?

In fact when Julian Clary was on I think they made most of it up !

Yoo hoo Mau <3 GR is misbehaving t'night isn't it...it is very slowwwwww..... :-D