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Old 29-11-2016, 11:51
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I love WDYTYA .There has been the odd one thats been a bit off. I remember Robert Lindseys story. He found a relative that had died and no one really knew much about him and it turned out the date he died was Roberts birthday with about 100 years inbetween. Funny things family trees .

The things you find out the relatives must be spinning in their graves lol
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Old 01-12-2016, 09:15
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Amanda Holden tonight. Hope she doesn't keep giggling throughout the whole thing like she usually does.
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Old 01-12-2016, 11:11
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"Amanda Louise Holden was born in Portsmouth on the 16th February 1971. She has always heard stories about rumoured French ancestry on her mum's side as her middle name is Louise and there were lots of generations called Louis"

Just like, for example, almost every girl of that generation. It's the middle name of my girlfriend, born in 1974, and my cousin, born a year earlier, and about 85% of girls in my year at school. Nothing to do with being French!
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Old 01-12-2016, 12:09
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He seems to have turned into a caricature of himself. I wonder if he walks around with that silly walk and talks like that to everyone off camera.
Gor bloimey gavna give a geeza a brike eez ownly doin the lirmbef wowk .
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Old 01-12-2016, 14:09
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"Amanda Louise Holden was born in Portsmouth on the 16th February 1971. She has always heard stories about rumoured French ancestry on her mum's side as her middle name is Louise and there were lots of generations called Louis"

Just like, for example, almost every girl of that generation. It's the middle name of my girlfriend, born in 1974, and my cousin, born a year earlier, and about 85% of girls in my year at school. Nothing to do with being French!
But she says there were lots of generations using the name though it has long been a common girl's name. Louis is less common for boys. It might just that someone was named after one of the Royal family in the 19th Century but there can be a reason behind a name being used, one branch of my family continue to use my 2x Great Grandmother's maiden name as a first name because of someone who used the name in late 1820s.

"Family stories" are often wrong but there is also often an element of truth in them.
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Old 01-12-2016, 20:04
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She has a pronounced trout pout.
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Old 01-12-2016, 20:08
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She has a pronounced trout pout.
was thinking that - lay off the collagen luv
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Old 01-12-2016, 20:31
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"Amanda Louise Holden was born in Portsmouth on the 16th February 1971. She has always heard stories about rumoured French ancestry on her mum's side as her middle name is Louise and there were lots of generations called Louis"

Just like, for example, almost every girl of that generation. It's the middle name of my girlfriend, born in 1974, and my cousin, born a year earlier, and about 85% of girls in my year at school. Nothing to do with being French!
Yes, Louise became the 2nd name of choice around 1974 (for the girls, anyway)
But she says there were lots of generations using the name though it has long been a common girl's name. Louis is less common for boys. It might just that someone was named after one of the Royal family in the 19th Century but there can be a reason behind a name being used, one branch of my family continue to use my 2x Great Grandmother's maiden name as a first name because of someone who used the name in late 1820s.

"Family stories" are often wrong but there is also often an element of truth in them.
I discovered this custom whilst researching my ancestry, most unfortunate for some when the maiden name was a bit innapropriate for the chosen son being called 'Flowers'.

I was watching WDYTYA last night and it did rather get away from Lesley's family line, by researching what happened to a couple of orphans who had temprorarily lodged with her great great grandfather, but it was very interesting nevertheless, and eye opening on what information is out there.
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Old 01-12-2016, 20:32
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She has a pronounced trout pout.
I've seen worse, it's not too awful.
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Old 01-12-2016, 20:41
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I've seen worse, it's not too awful.
It's just noticeable for me because the last time I saw her was in The Grimleys (which I admit was some time ago). I've never seen that Britain's Got Talent.

She doesn't look 45 anyway (well, she probably does, because what does '45' look like?)..
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Old 01-12-2016, 21:18
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Yes, Louise became the 2nd name of choice around 1974 (for the girls, anyway)


I discovered this custom whilst researching my ancestry, most unfortunate for some when the maiden name was a bit innapropriate for the chosen son being called 'Flowers'.

I was watching WDYTYA last night and it did rather get away from Lesley's family line, by researching what happened to a couple of orphans who had temprorarily lodged with her great great grandfather, but it was very interesting nevertheless, and eye opening on what information is out there.
I was watching that too. I saw it when it was first shown a few years ago but that was before I'd discovered that a cousin of my Dad's and another more distant cousin were both sent to Canada under the "Home Boys" scheme by what is now The Children's Society - so it was interesting to see it again. Some of those kids had a horrendous time apparently.
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Old 01-12-2016, 22:40
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Does anyone know when the Cheryl Cole epsisode is airing? Want to avoid it like I did with trout pouts episode
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Old 01-12-2016, 22:51
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Does anyone know when the Cheryl Cole epsisode is airing? Want to avoid it like I did with trout pouts episode
15th December.
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Old 01-12-2016, 22:58
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Does anyone know when the Cheryl Cole epsisode is airing? Want to avoid it like I did with trout pouts episode
How dare you call her Cheryl Cole! she is much too important & wonderful to have a surname like common (non super-star) people do.
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Old 01-12-2016, 23:19
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Does anyone know when the Cheryl Cole epsisode is airing? Want to avoid it like I did with trout pouts episode
You missed a really interesting programme, much better than last week.
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Old 01-12-2016, 23:21
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How dare you call her Cheryl Cole! she is much too important & wonderful to have a surname like common (non super-star) people do.
It is not uncommon to use a single name in the world of entertainment just in case you have not noticed - Boneo, String, Madonna and many others.
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Old 01-12-2016, 23:32
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You missed a really interesting programme, much better than last week.
Disagree.
Last week's was far better, more entertaining too.
I mean who'd have thought that 'Uber Cockney Geezer' Danny Dyer was related to a Cromwell, one of Henry's inner circle ??
Tonight's episode was a nauseating display of smugness.
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Old 01-12-2016, 23:46
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You missed a really interesting programme, much better than last week.
I can't stick the woman to be fair so I wouldn't have enjoyed it.

To be fair I thought last weeks was really good but we all have our own opinions I suppose?
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Old 02-12-2016, 00:19
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It is not uncommon to use a single name in the world of entertainment just in case you have not noticed - Boneo, String, Madonna and many others.
String and Boneo
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Old 02-12-2016, 09:16
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Last night's programme showed a common weakness out of the series. A lot was made of her ancestor being shown as 50 in the 1841 Census so he would have been 15 at an earlier event but other records showed he was actually 17. But the 1841 Census rounds off ages. No one corrected her about this so she was convinced he had earlier said he was older than he actually was (not uncommon of course).
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Old 02-12-2016, 11:17
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Gor bloimey gavna give a geeza a brike eez ownly doin the lirmbef wowk .
On the assumption that this is your stab at phonetic Cockney, I recommend that you listen more closely to Ray Winstone.
1 out of 10, must try harder; bloimey? gavna? brike? lirmbef? wowk?
You're 'avin' a Turkish, surely?

Does anyone know when the Cheryl Cole epsisode is airing? Want to avoid it like I did with trout pouts episode
I very, very, rarely watch this show, but if that talentless individual is on, I'll be inserting red hot needles in my eyes rather than watch it.
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Old 02-12-2016, 11:34
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So much press for "Cheryl's" episode as if she is the star of this series. Ian McKellen is clearly a much bigger deal.
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Old 02-12-2016, 12:04
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Last night's programme showed a common weakness out of the series. A lot was made of her ancestor being shown as 50 in the 1841 Census so he would have been 15 at an earlier event but other records showed he was actually 17. But the 1841 Census rounds off ages. No one corrected her about this so she was convinced he had earlier said he was older than he actually was (not uncommon of course).
I thought that too. His age would have been rounded down to the nearest five so he would have been anywhere between 50 and 54 in 1841.

So much press for "Cheryl's" episode as if she is the star of this series. Ian McKellen is clearly a much bigger deal.
Probably the BBC trying to draw in younger viewers who know her from the X-Factor.
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Old 02-12-2016, 16:33
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I thought that too. His age would have been rounded down to the nearest five so he would have been anywhere between 50 and 54 in 1841.

Probably the BBC trying to draw in younger viewers who know her from the X-Factor.
I think they give advance publicity for all the shows, just the tabloids making more of her. I don't understand the reluctance to watch episodes by some people. I found the Eastenders actor a real PITA but watched it. I can't stand the Scouse ex-con but will still watch his programme. Sometimes quite obnoxious people people can be interesting.

By the way, "More or Less" is just analysing the number of descendants of Edward III.
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Old 02-12-2016, 18:24
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So much press for "Cheryl's" episode as if she is the star of this series. Ian McKellen is clearly a much bigger deal.
Quite so. His is the one I'm deliberately watching. I'm surprised he hasn't been on already considering some of the chaff they've already had on.
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