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Ancestry Top Twenty
« on: Wednesday 20 August 08 21:06 BST (UK) »
Hi All, Thought that this might be a little bit of fun in trying to compose a top twenty of songs related to Ancestry, 1 All those years ago, George Harrison 2 Going back to my roots, Sister Sledge as a start. Any help out there ? who nows maybe an Ancestry compilation could be produced to while away those hours of difficulty withones family history. Cheers, Stephen Evans :) :) :) ;D ??? ???
Evans, Davies,Moore, Repingtion, Herbert, Cousins,Williams

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Re: Ancestry Top Twenty
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 20 August 08 22:27 BST (UK) »
Son of My Father - Chicory Tip
Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd  ;D ;D ;D

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Lancs: Harrison, Entwistle, Devine, Grundy, Ashworth, Freeman, Jackson, Rushton
Cornwall: Rich, Binney, Peak(e)
Devon: Martin, Walter(s)

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Re: Ancestry Top Twenty
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 20 August 08 22:30 BST (UK) »
We are Family - Sister Sledge!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ2L4iPvdIk

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Re: Ancestry Top Twenty
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 20 August 08 22:30 BST (UK) »
Bernard Cribbins - Hole In The Ground (well, its the only way I'm ever gonna find anything about some of 'em!)

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Re: Ancestry Top Twenty
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 20 August 08 22:34 BST (UK) »
David Bowie - Look Back In Anger
Rolling Stones - Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?
The Kinks - Dead End Street
Kid Creole & The Coconuts - Annie I'm Not Your Daddy
Clive Dunn - Grandad
St Winifred's School Choir - There's No-one Quite Like Grandma
Johnny Matthis - When A Child Is Born

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Re: Ancestry Top Twenty
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 20 August 08 22:50 BST (UK) »
Lonnie Donegan - My Old Man's a Dustman:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7GeZ3YmONw

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Re: Ancestry Top Twenty
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 20 August 08 23:07 BST (UK) »
Wanted Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi

Mo
Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Lancs: Harrison, Entwistle, Devine, Grundy, Ashworth, Freeman, Jackson, Rushton
Cornwall: Rich, Binney, Peak(e)
Devon: Martin, Walter(s)

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Re: Ancestry Top Twenty
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 21 August 08 09:03 BST (UK) »
The Long And Winding Road – The Beatles
Son of My Father – Chicory Tip
Mother Of Mine – Neil Reid
Who Are You – The Who
And anything by MFSB [Mother, Father, Sister, Brother]
Oh and of course The Searchers
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Re: Ancestry Top Twenty
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 21 August 08 09:38 BST (UK) »
Hunting High and Low - A-Ha
I Was Born Under a Wandering Star - Lee Marvin
Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver

and for the emigrants...

Sailing - Rod Stewart


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