Who Do You Think You Are - Nigel Havers 31st Jul

[kiterunner]

Originally Posted by Shona

As Nigel headed west puzzled by the fact that Jonathan Couch took over the running of the mill following David's short tenure, I wondered why Nigel hadn't checked whether David had died.

He also demonstrated a lack of interest in the fates of the other people on the 1851 census. Nor did we check the 1841 census.

I believe the programme makers will have decided the order of the research and the story, and of course there could be stuff that didn't make it into the finished programme. There are a couple of deleted scenes available for this episode, though they don't cover the points you mention:
http://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazi.../footage/14431

[Nell]

I like Nigel Havers but I found this episode, apart from the info about hackney coaches, rather dull. I also got annoyed with the "he must have been devasted" comments about his ancestors' dead daughters. If you have to be taken to court for maintaining a child that doesn't imply that you are greatly concerned about them, or indeed that you have any interest in them, other than regular payments.

I suppose if you are new to family history you mightn't be narked at others' lack of awareness or the jumping to conclusions based on flimsy evidence, to suit your own fancies.