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11-09-13, 22:27
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I don't think they mentioned in the programme that Millican was Sarah's husband's surname and that her maiden name was King, although they did show some Kings in the family tree. The internet says that she married Andrew Millican in Las Vegas.
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11-09-13, 22:40
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Not managed to watch it, family descended on us so haven't recorded it either. Will have to record the re-run. Not reading any comments on it either.
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12-09-13, 00:10
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 I wondered if anyone else had noticed.  Apart from that, I enjoyed this episode. My 5 x G grandparents and their children also went to Canada from Scotland, a bit later than Sarah's, in 1821, although to the Prairies not Hudson's Bay. Unlike Sarah's relative they stayed there though. I like Sarah Millican and find her very funny. Like Victoria Wood, but without the songs. 
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I thought it was good, she certainly wanted meat on the bones, even if it was only the interesting meat.
I liked her straight-forward -ness. They were they interesting people, lets find out more about them. No pretence about where her tree came from, she had someone do it for her, then picked out the interesting bits. Who else thought Diver would morph into driver?
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12-09-13, 06:09
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I agree with Crawfie, I kept saying "of course he must have survived if she was descended from him. I do like her and found ir interesting. I can't imagine diving in that outfit though, it was so heavy!
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12-09-13, 10:12
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This looks likely to be Gladys Hoult's family on the 1911 census:
1911 census ancestry 36 Raglan Street, Jarrow on Tyne, Durham William George Hoult Head 28 Married Chemical Works Greaser Durham South Shields Catherine Hoult Wife 25 Married 5 years 4 children, 2 living, 2 dead, Yorkshire Startforth Mabel Hoult Daughter 2 Durham Tyne Dock Gladys Hoult Daughter 1 1/2 Durham Tyne Dock. 3 rooms. If my notes from the programme are correct, it is Catherine's family who are supposed to have owned their own house and grand piano? There is a possible William George Hoult / Catherine Arrowsmith marriage Oct-Dec 1905 Teesdale. I'll see if I can find out more about the Arrowsmiths later as I would like to know whether they had money or not! It just seems strange that Sarah was asking one of the researchers / historians on the programme whether the Hoult family had money to confirm her mother's story - unless my notes are wrong about it being Sarah's mother's maternal grandmother's family who supposedly had the money?
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12-09-13, 16:00
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I thought this was the best of the series so far - very interesting. Thanks Kite for telling us Millican was her married name as I was wondering why we didn't hear anything about it when her father was quoted as saying he thought his family came from Scotland. I thought Sarah came across well, asking intelligent questions and being very interested in her ancestors. I did notice that her voice became deeper at times which made me wonder if the high-pitched one is a bit of an act. I do find her funny although she can be a bit too crude and vulgar for my taste at times. Yes, definitely the best of the series for me....although I don't like this habit they have developed of presenting a beautifully produced tree with no explanation of how it was arrived at.
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12-09-13, 16:44
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Just watched it on catch up. Enjoyed it, so did OH. Not often he comments unless he's bored, he was with Nick Hewer.
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