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

[Aniseed]

Welcome to RootsChat, lindka, hope you enjoy it here, there's lots to read and find out!

I just visited Wikipedia and discovered that on Samson Fox's page all the references seem to have been sourced yesterday, which seems like someone watched the programme and then set about writing up Samson for Wiki! That's very efficient. He was an interesting man. I'd have liked to know a bit more about his son, who seems to have been a bit of a wastrel. I wonder what happened to him after he went off with his "American Tart" (gotta love Great Aunt Mary!).

[panda40]

Has anyone found the second marriage of Arthur William Fox? They divorced in 1923 and according to his will the date shown at the end was 12/3/1963 so it would be interesting to locate his death as well, any luck so far???
regards panda

[cati]

Has anyone found the second marriage of Arthur William Fox? They divorced in 1923 and according to his will the date shown at the end was 12/3/1963 so it would be interesting to locate his death as well, any luck so far???
regards panda

I wondered where all the money had gone: it might be interesting to find the will of the second wife - I wonder whether he had made some of his fortune over to her, to prevent his first wife and family inheriting it?

Cati

[toni*]

he married an 'American tart' according to gt aunt Mary
i thought she was fabulous and such a shame that Pamela had died by the time the program was aired.

Sampson was a great fella too !

[Lydart]

Totally off topic ... but how did he manage to eat with all that beard ?? !!

[lindka]

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

Cati

Thanks Cati
Such a speedy answer - did have a quick trawl on the net but couldn't see it.
He died local to me so wondered if he was buried around here,

Lindka

[WelwynGC1]

This series for me has taken awhile to get going but this was really enjoyable, and Emilia came across as a really lovely person. Both her elderly aunts were great, good to have someone still around of that age.

I feel as it began that it was going to be a good one and was not disappointed.

Looking forward to Robin Gibb episode.

[scintilla]

Although I found this a good story and it was interesting to see the V & A archive - a valuable resource if you've got any theatrical ancestors, I don't believe much of this could have been a surprise to the Fox family. This press release from Harrogate council http://www.harrogate.gov.uk/pages/harrogate-3954.aspx (I think from 2005/6) shows that Edward Fox has been actively involved with Royal Hall restoration and includes a potted history of Samson Fox.

[Lydart]

We mustn't forget that this IS a programme for the general public, not for the likes of us !   

With genealogy being the third most used aspect of the internet, it would be had to find people who haven't had a dabble, if only in a very casual way, to see if their ancestors are 'on the net' !!