BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 9 Episode #5: Emilia Fox

[candleflame]

It was good I agree. Shame Emilia hadn't seen her great aunt for 20 years though.

[Springbok]

great Aunt Mary made Two very pithy exclamations Can't remember the first , the second was "B****r" in relation  to her father who left them for another woman

The laugh was, she was spoken to with raised voices as she was deaf, but her comments were made when Pam and Amelia were talking normally ...!!!

Both  Larry Lamb and Amelia have been informative  in that they have had access to unusual record sources. So much more interesting than only BMDs and Census returns

Spring

[Daisy Loo]

I am intrigued by Hilda and her sister, Lily.  I find it slightly annoying, that these people on WDYTYA, seem to have interesting relatives all over the place!  (Whereas I have nothing but ag labs and coachmen!  )

What intrigued was the way that only "one" Hilda Hanbury popped up when they did the search...ie, where was she in other censuses.

So in the 1891 census, she is living with her mother and siblings in her Uncle's house.  Her mother is down as "M" Couldn't find them anywhere else, so googled them.  They were born Hilda and Lily Alcock.  And in 1881, they are living with their parents, with a couple of servants and boarders (one being an actress )  I am now wondering why they ALL changed their names from Alcock to Hanbury.

Also a point of interest, it appears that Lily Hanbury was buried in a Jewish Cemetery.

(Have just discovered this all neatly written out in the Genealogist  ) Oh well, it was nice hunting!

[Springbok]

Candle.

The 20 years comment made me take stock... My Pa was the youngest of 5 and his sister Enid the eldest ..his favourite and mine also..but why?

 Looking back I only met her Three times in my life. Once in 1937 (I was aged 6)when my maternal Grandad died and I was sent to be out of the way, a long w/e with Ma about 1940 to their Barclays Bank Flat in Sutton Surrey and around 1955 when her dau was emigrating and then when she died and her funeral in 1972
Thinking about my own children, they have relations whom they have not only never met but would be unlikely to have reason to be in contact with.

Spring

[Ringoroses]

Loved this episode. Emilia was lovely, and her interest in her roots did seem genuine.  Didn't know her partner was Jeremy Gilly, the guy who started the Peace One Day project.   

Loved Aunt Mary too. Sad to see Pam died soon after. Wonder if Aunt Mary has managed to go on without her - she must be 105 by now if that was filmed last year when Emilia was pregnant.

[cati]

I was fascinated by the V&A Theatre and Performance Archive - I've just googled this and it seems to be very user-friendly:

http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/t/archives-theatre-performance/

Could be useful for anyone with a theatre ancestor.

Cati

[Nick29]

Emilia Fox was so natural, and very brave to make the programme only weeks before giving birth.  It must have been very hard to see her ancestor Samson Fox branded a 'swindler', and then have him vindicated later on.  A very enjoyable episode 

[lindka]

Very interesting background to Emilia's story.

Would anyone know where Samson Fox is buried please?

I noticed a local link in the show and would like to explore.

Thanks.

Lin

[cati]

According to the ODNB he is buried in Woodhouse Cemetery, Leeds.

Cati