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Just been watching this and was very disappointed and bored, had been looking forward to it and felt let down... Anyone else feel this way?

I thought it was a complete waste of time.

so no ponit me watching the repeat then
Angela

made a cuppa and caught a glimpse it sounded boring
so i came back on here

Yep ...It was rubbish ....they were his close family not HIS family ......

I think he carefully avoided all the poor bits of the family. I've got a few Wilks' in my tree and they were from Shoreditch. Didn't manage to clock the address on his Wilks' certificate - maybe that was deliberate camera avoidance? I have my suspicions. Think he's mainly working class but not prepared to own up to it. LOL

The plot thickens. I wouldn't be surprised if he has a vanishing trollope of a great grandma too (just like me) and they wouldn't want to air that story!

Jill

Missed about the first three minutes - anyone know why there seemed to be no mention at all of the double barrelled surname, or indeed of either of its barrels. Everything went back on the maternal side I think........?

Did you see the Marriage certificate that his brother had was in welsh!!!!!

Was hoping for direct line or more about his double barrelled name and it was all about two people really, both sailors, I agree, waste of time, should have watched second part of Place of Execution instead or do a bit more on my tree.

I saw that his fathers name was double barreled ...and it sounds welsh to me now ....!

I think Llewellyn was actually his dad's middle name.

Claire (who's birth cert is written in English)

I actually nodded-off about half-way through!

Seems I did not miss much J*

Sorry Claire but the words were in both welsh and english ...the bits that read name, address along the top in the pre-printed boxes...but you can always look tomorrow ...which is so good coz some of it is so quick

it was the marriage of Ada and Roger which I noticed

I thought there were some interesting bits, especially researching Naval history, apart from that not a lot.

Being a bit "catty" now, does he have only one suit and shirt?

He went to Germany to look up those records I was supprised they let him

Could have thought of more interesting people to help research their families, get frustrated we on here can't get anything before 1837 without paying/

Have to confess it was the one I was most looking forward to but has turned out to be the one I least enjoyed. xx

We may have been bored ,but I bet it was interesting for him.Maybe it wasn't the best choice to show on tv,but he will have found out something of his past.That is what it is all about.I wish I could do that.

Helen are you not having any luck with your tree ?

I think family histories are like children - none are as interesting as your own...