WDYTYA series 4 # 7 Matthew Pinsent

[Helen D]

No gateway ancestors yet - I wouldn't mind just one , after all there would still be loads of other lines to follow back. The problem I have is that before 1841, the only info that is readily available without travelling the country, is IGI. This, though wonderful in places, is not always accurate, and does not have everyone on. I worry about using this to go back further than about 1750, as the records before that seem patchy, and I feel that if I find someone with the right name, how do I know it's the correct person??

Quite often you have to guess which person is your ancestor especially if families use the same few Christian names down the generations. On WDYTYA, the researcher always seems to say 'so and so' married 'so and so' with such confidence. With my Coultons, most of the men were William, Joseph, John, George and Benjamin, and they all married Mary, Elizabeth, Ann  or Hannah and of course they called their children these names as well!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH

Having said that (I'm jealous really) I have really enjoyed this series, and can't wait for the next one.

Helen

[Windsor87]

Edward I only makes it on mine as 23x gt granduncle as I am descended from Edmund Crouchback

I've got Edmund as well. He is my 23xgreat grandfather.

Howdy Cousin!

 

[Glendaveny]

I loved the whole series as I always do.   I've been researching my tree for the past 25 years and I haven't found a gateway ancestor.   But am I bovvered?   Definately not!   I'm proud of my honest hard-working country folk.

I did a tree for a friend a couple months back and proved he was descended from the 1st Chief of Clan Galbraith and thus to the royal blood of the Kingdom of Strathclyde -and also related to a sheep stealer from Northumberland who was transported to Australia!

[julianb]

I did a tree for a friend a couple months back and proved he was descended from the 1st Chief of Clan Galbraith and thus to the royal blood of the Kingdom of Strathclyde -and also related to a sheep stealer from Northumberland who was transported to Australia!

... and I wonder which of these two lines had the most rogues?

[carterfinder]

lol....I have decided that my gateway ancestor was probably holding it open for the rest of you.

Tricia

[stonechat]

It was good. I have two gatewa ancestors

For me the best was Alistair McGowan

Bob

[Lloydy]

I enjoyed it too,  but my favourite was also Alistair McGowan.  The best part of that programme, for me, was when Alistair was meeting up with all the other McGowan's in India.....great!

[LizzieW]

I eventually got to watch the programme last night. 

My husband wanted me to record it and watch it with him(!), as he was out last Thursday.  Then there was Rugby and more Rugby, so last night I decided we could watch the programme and - you've guessed  - OH fell asleep and missed most of it. 

Liz

[Polldoll]

Ooooer I've got one like that!  He asked me to record them all and he hasn't watched one all the way through yet !!    You can guarantee if I erase them ...he'll ask to watch them though !!
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