Who do you think you are series 20

[Rena]

I thoroughly enjoyed tonight's episode and was surprised by the twists and turns.

[Byllkerr]

I laugh at the way they refer to a 12 x great-grandfather, without actually making it clear that a person has over 16,000 of them!!! 

[andrewalston]

This was a really enjoyable episode. The trip abroad was appropriate to the story, rather than being an excuse for a "jolly".

Looking at a sheet of music he had never seen before and judging whether or not it would be difficult to play? That's an expert!

I also liked the "reporting back to the family" at the end. It indicates that the subject has actually been paying attention.

[Caw1]

A great programme to start this series off.

Sir A LW was completely engaged with the whole episode and wonderful to see him enjoying the information with his brother.

I found the information fascinating and how diverse an ancestry he has.

Looking forward to the next one.

[Davedrave]

I laugh at the way they refer to a 12 x great-grandfather, without actually making it clear that a  person has over 16,000 of them!!! 

Absolutely! I was going to post exactly the same point. And the other (theoretically possible) 16,383 individuals could all be washerwomen, vagrants or sheep-stealers.
I’m guilty of the same tendency to refer to “my 4x great grandfather”, whereas I should really refer to “one of my….” (The furthest back I have got is a 7x great grandfather, so I’m only missing 511 individuals in that generation!)

Dave 

[coombs]

I laugh at the way they refer to a 12 x great-grandfather, without actually making it clear that a person has over 16,000 of them!!! 

Funnily enough I was thinking about that the other day, and how you have around 16'000 12xgreat grandparents. I worked out Peter Cartwright (c1555-1597) is one of my 12xgreat grandfathers. Out of the 16000 I have traced about 15 of them.

I have seen the ep in full and see that ALW's ancestor was Katherine Willoughby of Parham, born about 1520.

[ThrelfallYorky]

A really interesting episode on Lloyd-Webber. Greatly enjoyed it. Only hope the rest of the sewries can be anywhere near the same standard (Still shudder when I recall the Anne Reid one!)
TY

[coombs]

I guess no matter how far back they are, they will still be an ancestor of yours. Also it will be impossible to trace all of your 12xgreat grandparents so it is a bonus if you have been able to get back that far. Even if not gentry or royalty, if they were local pillars of the community (portmen, mayors, clothiers etc) and left wills and had some money then it is possible.

[andrewalston]

I've been lucky enough, because of unusual names, to work out six of my 11 x great grandparents. What's more, one of those six is female, because my earliest event is a marriage in 1588 - the year of the Spanish Armada !