BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 9 Episode #8: Richard Madeley

[rachelralph]

nothing much to do with the program, but for a brief moment half way through i wondered why on earth he had odd gloves on!? (one cream coloured and one black) then i relised it is so cold that he had two on one hand and only one on the other having removed the second one for some reason!

 

wasnt too keen on this one today. more history lesson than geneology i thought. i know the two come hand in hand but still for me it wasnt the best one so far this series.

[Chris_Beds]

I was shocked at the US archives people not wearing gloves when handling documents from the 1630's !   

Apparently there are two schools of thought about this.  The clumsiness of the gloves in turning pages can also cause damage.  I saw another historical programme - I think about the royal palaces in UK - where they weren't being used.

I did enjoy the programme, one of the best I thought, but yes, it could have done with being longer as it was rushed.  But I felt it was worth doing what they did.

I found a William Beamsley born in England - doesn't say where - in 1616, and he married Anne.  There aren't many.

[california dreamin]

Sorry this episolde just didn't do it for me - rather a sprint through Richard's tree and changing lines to get back as far as possible.  Very jarring.

Who's next week  ?

[Suffolk Mawther]

Thought this more interesting that the last couple.  Although we skipped through it all quite quickly, I was sitting almost shivering watching him walking through all the snow, the pace seemed to suit the outdoor scenes.

I live a couple of miles from where John Winthrop lived, so found that connection of interest too.  His story is well known in these parts 


Agree with you Lydart

I was shocked at the US archives people not wearing gloves when handling documents from the 1630's

Pat ...

[aghadowey]

Was quite excited about the Nova Scotia/New England aspect but the actual episode was disappointing to me. Have very fond memories of Bridgetown where my grandmother's aunt and her family lived but all we saw there was a snowstorm and someone's house. Halifax (PANS) then dashing to Boston, Rhode Island and back to Boston...

Anyone bother to count how many times Richard said great-great-great....

The mention of Governor Winthrop was interesting (I love Anya Seton's book The Winthrop Woman).

Wasn't terribly surprised at lack of gloves while looking through the archives in Boston- have never seen them offered/used anywhere in New England when I've been looking at documents from the 1600s.bnee

[Chris_Beds]

I've just been on the British Library website to see what they say about looking at their collections.  They have a video showing someone turning pages wearing gloves and it is quite clumsy.  The gloves also pick up dirt which transfers to other pages.  They prefer frequent handwashing to gloves.  Worth knowing.

http://www.bl.uk/aboutus/stratpolprog/ccare/introduction/preservation/usingcollections/whitegloves.pdf

[kooky]

Not too sure about this one
He was very good at the commenting.
 I would have prefered less time with experts reading old records and more on the connections between the generations.
I wonder if he has found William Beansleys origins in England?
Kooky

[nospringchicken]

Not too sure about this one
He was very good at the commenting.
 I would have prefered less time with experts reading old records and more on the connections between the generations.
I wonder if he has found William Beansleys origins in England?
Kooky

William Beamsley is all over the internet (as are other ancestors of Richard Madeley mentioned in the programme). Apparently they can't pin him done with exactitude but believe he probably came from Lincoln where Beamsley is a local surname. I wikipedied and googled the Hicks and Beamsley families during the programme and found there is loads of information.

[Paul Caswell]

I liked the way he remained in the female line as long as it stayed in Canada. So many people start with their male line and never go anywhere else.

I've taken my female line to the 1780s ... Essex all the way!!!   

Paul