Judi Dench, one terrific actor Linda ;) -----Original Message----- From: yorksgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:yorksgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of roy.stockdill@btinternet.com Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 4:56 PM To: Yorksgen@rootsweb.com Subject: [YORKSGEN] My celebrity blog Perhaps I could draw listers' attention to my latest celebrity blog for July tieing in with the upcoming London Olympics, which is on Victoria Pendleton, Britain's queen of the cycling velodrome who is bound to be a hot contender for yet another gold medal.You can see it at: http://blog.findmypast.co.uk/2012/07/famous-family-trees-victoria-pendleton/ Unfortunately, Victoria doesn't have any Yorkshire ancestors that I was able to discover. All her male line forebears were needle makers in the hosiery industry from Leicester and Nottingham. However, I have told my friends at Findmypast that I am determined to do a Yorkshireman (or woman) for my August blog and I would appreciate a few suggestions! Perhaps not necessarily just for now but for future blogs as well. My immediate prospects are..... JOHN CRAVEN, Countryfile presenter born in Leeds. MICHAEL PALIN, my favourite Python and travel programme presenter born in Sheffield. ALAN TITCHMARSH, gardening presenter and chat show host born at Ilkley. DAVID HOCKNEY, world-famous artist born in Bradford. SIR PATRICK STEWART born at Mirfield. ALAN BENNETT born in Leeds. Would anyone like to suggest a famous Yorkshireman or woman whose ancestry they would like to see? -- Roy Stockdill Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE ..... Ancestors in Yorkshire? http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html; www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org; www.wharfedalefhg.org.uk; www.yorkshireparishregisters.com; www.yorkshireroots.org.uk; ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to YORKSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Roy Have these folks been done over? Lesley Garrett Fred Trueman Geoffrey Boycott Brian Clough Ted Hughes James Mason Fred Hoyle Jimmy Savile Michael Vaughan http://www.localhistories.org/yorkfam.html has lots more ideas. Happy Hunting, Andy.

I fancy Eddy Waring a good Dewsbury boy who lived round the corner from my mother Gillian Cattell On 11 Jul 2012, at 06:16, Andy Micklethwaite <andy.mick@googlemail.com> wrote: > Hi Roy > > Have these folks been done over? > > Lesley Garrett > Fred Trueman > Geoffrey Boycott > Brian Clough > Ted Hughes > James Mason > Fred Hoyle > Jimmy Savile > Michael Vaughan > > http://www.localhistories.org/yorkfam.html has lots more ideas. > > Happy Hunting, Andy. > > ..... > Ancestors in Yorkshire? http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html; > www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org; www.wharfedalefhg.org.uk; > www.yorkshireparishregisters.com; www.yorkshireroots.org.uk; > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to YORKSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Nice idea Gillian - Roy PLEASE can we have Eddie Waring? One of my junior school teachers, 'Charlie' Preston, was proud of the fact that he had taught Eddie.  It was the mid 1960s when I was in Mr Preston's class, and he must have been nearing retirement then, so as Eddie left school at 14 (in about 1924?) he must have been one of Mr Preston's first pupils. Kim --- On Wed, 11/7/12, Gillian Cattell <gillian@cattell.com> wrote: I fancy Eddy Waring a good Dewsbury boy who lived round the corner from my mother    Gillian Cattell

I agree - definitely Dame (?) Judith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda C Botham" <elsybee@wowway.com> To: <roy.stockdill@btinternet.com>; <Yorksgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 11:43 AM Subject: Re: [YORKSGEN] My celebrity blog > Judi Dench, one terrific actor > > Linda ;) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: yorksgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:yorksgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of roy.stockdill@btinternet.com > Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 4:56 PM > To: Yorksgen@rootsweb.com > Subject: [YORKSGEN] My celebrity blog > > Perhaps I could draw listers' attention to my latest celebrity blog for > July > tieing in with the upcoming London Olympics, which is on Victoria > Pendleton, > Britain's queen of the cycling velodrome who is bound to be a hot > contender > for yet another gold medal.You can see it at: > http://blog.findmypast.co.uk/2012/07/famous-family-trees-victoria-pendleton/ > > Unfortunately, Victoria doesn't have any Yorkshire ancestors that I was > able > to discover. All her male line forebears were needle makers in the hosiery > industry from Leicester and Nottingham. > > However, I have told my friends at Findmypast that I am determined to do a > Yorkshireman (or woman) for my August blog and I would appreciate a few > suggestions! Perhaps not necessarily just for now but for future blogs as > well. > > My immediate prospects are..... > > JOHN CRAVEN, Countryfile presenter born in Leeds. > > MICHAEL PALIN, my favourite Python and travel programme presenter born in > Sheffield. > > ALAN TITCHMARSH, gardening presenter and chat show host born at Ilkley. > > DAVID HOCKNEY, world-famous artist born in Bradford. > > SIR PATRICK STEWART born at Mirfield. > > ALAN BENNETT born in Leeds. > > Would anyone like to suggest a famous Yorkshireman or woman whose ancestry > they would like to see? > > -- > Roy Stockdill > Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & > Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html > > "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and > that is not being talked about." > OSCAR WILDE > > > > > ..... > Ancestors in Yorkshire? http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html; > www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org; www.wharfedalefhg.org.uk; > www.yorkshireparishregisters.com; www.yorkshireroots.org.uk; > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > YORKSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ..... > Ancestors in Yorkshire? http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html; > www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org; www.wharfedalefhg.org.uk; > www.yorkshireparishregisters.com; www.yorkshireroots.org.uk; > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > YORKSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message