General Chat

I'm sure you are right Valley, they would be proud. I endlessly tease Dad that all the villains are on his side! Mam's side is full of war heroes--and HUGE families! Can I also throw Emilio Estevez in? Then I have my own little brat pack! Got to get off line now--I'm getting one of those " Are you STILL on that bloody thing" glares!

Hi Valley, What a story! I've found out some amazing tales too--my Ukrainain great grandad (on Dad's side) had a wife in South Shields--and another one in the Ukraine! He also torched two businesses for the insurance! My Mam would love all this--she helped me do my first family tree years ago, and I still use that tree now. I just wish I had got all her family info from her before Alzheimers took all her memories away. I like to think she is looking down and seeing it all, and feeling proud. PS--can i throw Kiefer Sutherland into my one to one choice?

my great gran, she died when i was 11, you just don't think to ask anything at that age do you. i would like to know what really happened when she was younger,on her marriege cert.she married in june 1897, in the family bible i have that was passed down from her mother it has the birth of her first child which was 1892!! and her second child was born september 1897!! so she was pregnant again when she got married,5or6 months!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! she was so religious, every sunday morning she would sit and watch the sunday service on the telli with her bible in her hands, maybe she was asking Gods forgiveness!!!!!!! she would always say sunday was Gods day,and you did nothing on a sunday,she must be turning in her grave now!!!!!!!!!!!! anyway, i brought my son up on my own,he's 27 now, so she couldn't really judge me could she????? chris.

I'd love to be able to sit down with my Mam and show her everything I have learnt about her family since she died, and tell her she was right about her Norfolk roots! I'd also love a one to one with my Granda, Mam's Dad, who I never met, but am told by everyone in the family that he was a war hero and a 'lovely lovely man'. Can I add a living one too? Would love to meet John McCarthy--he's a hero of mine, and I still treasure a letter he wrote me (it's a long story!). Oh, and Charlie Sheen cos he's a dish!

My great-grandfather, Henry Albert Whatley. He wasn't famouse and wasn't rich but is a fascinating man. He was born in Wilts, became a footman in London, married, became a master grocer/parish clerk/sexton/overseer/secretary of local social club/churchwarden/church cleaner/subpostmaster.... in a small community in Kent. He seems to have fitted in so much to his life while I struggle holding down one job and looking after my family. Was he one of life's movers and shakers, or did he do it all at the expense of his nearest and dearest (he lost two very young sons very close together yet didn't seem to miss a step in his various parish commitments)? I would love to find out more of what lay beneath the surface of his life. Angela

margeret,i'm so sorry to drag up your past.it must be so painful.i haven't seen my father for 13 years but that was my choice.he wants to see me but doesn,t know how to approach the me for fear of rejection.i can't comment about what happened in your life and i am not making excuses for your mum but she probebly feels ashamed and unable to contact you.theres no excuse for leaving your children behind and i hope in her heart she realises that.take care my thoughts are with you lisax

Good for you Margaret. I think it's mainly because he plays such different characters in each of his films. He's a terrific actor. I'd love to chat to him. Move over Rita Wilson! Jo.

definitely,my mam jones,as a toddler sitting on her knee,she would constantly tell me,that a relative of mine,had moved to america,and owned a car business,and that one day,all his wealth would be mine...that was in the late 50s,and ive never forgotten...so i would like to ask her,who my relative is lol. bryan.

Could I have 5 minutes with Anthony Keidis from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, just enough time to convince him that I'm the perfect woman for him? Steph ;-))))

Loads of people, including ancestors, it would clear up a few mysteries! I think, though, that I would love to chat to Winston Churchill to try to find out what made him tick!

Tony Blair - I'd ask him what he's on !! If I could get a few more words in edgeways I'll ask him about his selective hearing - he certainly doesn't listen to his electorate any more! Mags

Actually I forgot, but I'd like to ask my grandmother why she felt it necessary to tell me stories about herself that were not true. It's taking me a long time to unravel these mysterys. Jo.

my great grandad peter titlow i'd ask him where he disappeared to for 50 years from 1830 to 1881. or my dad who died in 1967 he would have most of the info i needed to find my half-sisters. sue

joy i agree with elvis.to have a following like he did and a talent was quite remarkable.long live the king!

joy i agree with elvis.to have a following like he did and a talent was quite remarkable.long live the king!

My Mum and my Dad, because I love them very much. And then Elvis, my no 1 hero. Joy

If it was a relative, I would want to speak to my illegitimate great grandmother, Ruth Barnes. Her mother died when Ruth was 5 and she was brought up with her grandparents. She moved to the Norfolk Broads and raised a family of 10 children, only one of whom died as a child. She was a formidable woman who wouldn't hesitate to correct the vicar in church if he misquoted the Bible, and insisted that none of her children would be fishermen as it was too dangerous. But she might be a bit scary...so I'd also like to meet Margaret Forster. I enjoy her books and I'm sure she could pass on lots of tips about organising research - I say this as at the moment I have files, loose papers, photocopies, notebooks scattered all over the sitting room floor! If I had to choose a man, it would be my dad. He's been dead for 14 years now and I miss him more and more. Not to mention all the family history questions I could ask him. Helen

Tom Hanks. Loverly!. Jo

Must have been hard work travelling from Sussex to Kent with logs on your back - SORRY couldn't resist LOL Chrissie

It would have to be George Clooney!!!!! Not quite sure how he compares to Simon Cowell but there you go. But I would love to go back and talk to the rellies, especially my Gran's parents as we can't seem to find a marriage for them!!! Also on my Gran's side the family travelled up from Susex to Kent as timber carriers and would love to watch from the sidelines on their day to day lives. Julie xx