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Re: Who Do You Think You Are (UK) - series 22 announced
« Reply #99 on: Monday 16 June 25 16:23 BST (UK) »
As I am the main family historian in the family I sometimes get people asking me if I can view recent death certs online, or for a birth in London in 1756 they say "You can get the birth certificate, it will give their parents names, mothers maiden name and occupations". If only civil reg had began that far back. The best will be a possible baptism which rarely gave mmn. Or they say the same about a 1750 marriage thinking there will be a cert with all their fathers names etc, when they are 87 years previous to that.  ;D The occasional license may give the father of the bride or groom though.

WDYTYA celebs are probably new to this FH and many may not follow it up once their episode has aired.
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DORSET Coombs, Munday
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SUSSEX Walder, Boniface, Dinnage, Standen, Lee, Botten, Wickham, Jupp
SUFFOLK Titshall, Frost, Fairweather, Mayhew, Archer, Eade, Scarfe
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Re: Who Do You Think You Are (UK) - series 22 announced
« Reply #100 on: Tuesday 17 June 25 12:16 BST (UK) »
Ah, it's a wise child that knows it's own father...
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Re: Who Do You Think You Are (UK) - series 22 announced
« Reply #101 on: Tuesday 17 June 25 12:39 BST (UK) »
  Despite him not really being around, I never had much doubt about my father, and DNA proved it. I don't think that is why I took the test - not sure now why I did take it? ???
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Re: Who Do You Think You Are (UK) - series 22 announced
« Reply #102 on: Tuesday 17 June 25 13:09 BST (UK) »
My mother lost her original (short form) Birth Certificate, and applied for a new one.
It duly arrived showing: Name: Joyce; Sex: Male! ;D

A quick phone call, and she received her correct Certificate ;D

Mistakes do happen.
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Re: Who Do You Think You Are (UK) - series 22 announced
« Reply #103 on: Thursday 19 June 25 23:52 BST (UK) »
I wasn't keen on seeing one of the two subjects speaking to the blonde as though she had no brains.

In response to an earlier post:  Earlier this year my son told me that he had applied for MY birth certificate???  and although he gave them my exact maiden name, birth date in 1939 and place of birth (exact home address given as place of birth) and was told that one did not exist !!

I quickly looked at free bmd - yes I'm included in the list of births in the pre 1970s official area of Sculcoates, an area which probably wasn't recognised by modern clerical staff.

Yes - son amended his request to the Registrar in Hull  from birth in Hull to birth in  Sculcoates and was provided with a copy birth cert.
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Re: Who Do You Think You Are (UK) - series 22 announced
« Reply #104 on: Friday 20 June 25 08:05 BST (UK) »
My mother lost her original (short form) Birth Certificate, and applied for a new one.
It duly arrived showing: Name: Joyce; Sex: Male! ;D

A quick phone call, and she received her correct Certificate ;D

Mistakes do happen.

I think I have posted this previously but my parents were married in a London church in 1947 on the same day as another couple with exactly the same forenames.  When the certificate was received my mum was supposedly married to the other man with the same name and my dad to the other woman with the same name!  Was sorted eventually, so yes mistakes are made.

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Re: Who Do You Think You Are (UK) - series 22 announced
« Reply #105 on: Sunday 22 June 25 20:57 BST (UK) »
ive been catching upon this series on my sisters TV really enjoyed Fred serieux

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Re: Who Do You Think You Are (UK) - series 22 announced
« Reply #106 on: Monday 23 June 25 12:29 BST (UK) »
It was a very enjoyable series as usual.
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Re: Who Do You Think You Are (UK) - series 22 announced
« Reply #107 on: Monday 23 June 25 12:54 BST (UK) »
You never know where your FH will take you. Always research witnesses to marriages and witnesses to wills and the other people who applied for admin for someone who died intestate.

The WDYTYA people have a huge team of people researching for them, but I like the thrill of doing my own research. I once hired a professional researcher and she could be unreliable and gave me a list of random names instead of just the names I was after, and she gave me results for people born 100 or so years before the estimated marriage or birth date of an ancestor saying "there may be a connection". Never work forward, always work back.
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LONDON, Coombs, Roberts, Auber, Helsdon, Fradine, Morin, Goodacre
DORSET Coombs, Munday
NORFOLK Helsdon, Riches, Harbord, Budery
KENT Roberts, Goodacre
SUSSEX Walder, Boniface, Dinnage, Standen, Lee, Botten, Wickham, Jupp
SUFFOLK Titshall, Frost, Fairweather, Mayhew, Archer, Eade, Scarfe
DURHAM Stewart, Musgrave, Wilson, Forster
SCOTLAND Stewart in Selkirk
USA Musgrave, Saix
ESSEX Cornwell, Stock, Quilter, Lawrence, Whale, Clift
OXON Edgington, Smith, Inkpen, Snell, Batten, Brain