Ancestry of Rob Lowe

Wjhonson

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May 24, 2012, 5:53:55 PM5/24/12

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I was pretty damn disappointed in the "Who Do You Think You Are?" episode on Rob Lowe

It's the only one I've ever watched all the way through, and if this is the quality of the others, then I'm not missing anything.

It doesn't look like anyone has done a thorough study on his ancestors yet though.
The usual suspects like Robert Battle, WAR, Leo, etc have nothing or very very little on him.

I poked at it a bit and got quite a lot actually, looks like a likely candidate.
Has anyone pushed any of his lines back to Colonial times ?

Denis Beauregard

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May 25, 2012, 1:07:30 PM5/25/12

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On Thu, 24 May 2012 17:53:55 -0400 (EDT), Wjhonson <wjho...@aol.com>
wrote in soc.genealogy.medieval:

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>I was pretty damn disappointed in the "Who Do You Think You Are?" episode on Rob Lowe
>
>It's the only one I've ever watched all the way through, and if this is the quality of the others, then I'm not missing anything.
>
>It doesn't look like anyone has done a thorough study on his ancestors yet though.

I have not seen the other episodes of that show but it was obvious for
me that they focussed on his Hessian ancestor and from that point of
view, almost nothing is shown except that specific line. So, if you
were expecting medieval or royal ancestry, you listened to the wrong
episode.

I remember that some episodes of Find your roots have royal roots
(including a Korean line from a King to a female rabbi). So, this
other TV show have, in my opinion, a wider focus and displays much
more ancestors if you want to complete their research.

>The usual suspects like Robert Battle, WAR, Leo, etc have nothing or very very little on him.

Why would they ? He is alive and as such, not of Medieval interest...

>I poked at it a bit and got quite a lot actually, looks like a likely candidate.
>Has anyone pushed any of his lines back to Colonial times ?

Denis

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Wjhonson

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May 25, 2012, 2:14:33 PM5/25/12

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Robert Battle, WAR and Leo don't only trace dead people, so I'm confused on what your below means.

Rob Lowe is of medieval interest if he has lines that can be traced back to medieval times.

Geni.com at least has made this connection, although I think they are a highly flawed "service" not unlike OneWorldTree
That is, a computer program uses names-the-same to link people on flimsy to no other evidence.

I may do Rob's ancestry as my next article. There appears to be at least a fertile field judging by what I've found to date on it.

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On Thu, 24 May 2012 17:53:55 -0400 (EDT), Wjhonson <wjho...@aol.com>

rote in soc.genealogy.medieval:

>>The usual suspects like Robert Battle, WAR, Leo, etc have nothing or very very

ittle on him.
Why would they ? He is alive and as such, not of Medieval interest...
>I poked at it a bit and got quite a lot actually, looks like a likely

andidate.
Has anyone pushed any of his lines back to Colonial times ?

enis
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David Teague

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May 25, 2012, 7:10:35 PM5/25/12

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Actually, I've seen about 5 or 6 episodes of the British program of the same name (which is older than the American series), and -- so far -- I've found the British episodes to be better-told and more interesting all around than the American show. I haven't seen any British episodes that found any medieval ancestry, though.
FWIW
David Teague

> To: gen-me...@rootsweb.com
> Subject: Ancestry of Rob Lowe
> From: wjho...@aol.com
> Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 17:53:55 -0400

>
>
> I was pretty damn disappointed in the "Who Do You Think You Are?" episode on Rob Lowe
>
> It's the only one I've ever watched all the way through, and if this is the quality of the others, then I'm not missing anything.
>
> It doesn't look like anyone has done a thorough study on his ancestors yet though.

> The usual suspects like Robert Battle, WAR, Leo, etc have nothing or very very little on him.
>
> I poked at it a bit and got quite a lot actually, looks like a likely candidate.

> Has anyone pushed any of his lines back to Colonial times ?
>

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lostc...@yahoo.com

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May 26, 2012, 1:43:59 PM5/26/12

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I wish they would show the British series in the US. Apparently the American ones are shown in the UK. Fair's fair. They have them on DVD for sale but not for most of the American players. You would have to have a universal system. I think they assume that Americans would not know many of the British celebrities. I don't know most of the American ones! Anyway their celebrity status holds no interest for me on either side of the pond; I am interested in the process & stories for anyone. They shouldn't have to be famous. I just woke up. Bronwen

J Cook

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May 26, 2012, 3:56:42 PM5/26/12

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On May 26, 1:43 pm, lostcoo...@yahoo.com wrote:
> I wish they would show the British series in the US. Apparently the American ones are shown in the UK. Fair's fair. They have them on DVD for sale but not for most of the American players. You would have to have a universal system. I think they assume that Americans would not know many of the British celebrities. I don't know most of the American ones! Anyway their celebrity status holds no interest for me on either side of the pond; I am interested in the process & stories for anyone. They shouldn't have to be famous. I just woke up. Bronwen

The British episodes are much much better. A lot more content; a lot
less "Before the commercial break recap" and "coming up after the
commercial break previews", with less obvious pretending they happen
to just find something that clearly was found in advance.

David Teague

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May 26, 2012, 6:29:00 PM5/26/12

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The British episodes I've seen have all been posted on YouTube.

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> Subject: Re: Ancestry of Rob Lowe

Leo

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May 26, 2012, 7:02:32 PM5/26/12

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I understand that they do quite a bit of searching and testing beforehand,
and several celebrities have been dropped because no interesting information
could be found.

In all those shown often give a wonderful picture of recent historic events
shown from a different angle. Of course the discoveries were made before the
camera arrived.

To attract an audience they have to use well known people. Would people
watch the story of Joe Bloggs?

The English side also produces a magazine by the same name. Also glued to
the magazine they have CDs, for instance

Oxfordshire Ancestors
on your CD rom
Kelly's Directory of Oxfordshire 1915
Oxfordshire People Index 1800-2006
Sample images and records
Photoscape software
History of Dorset
Plus complete 1931 county directory
History and Antiquities of the county of Dorset vol 11
Army list plus images from the military museum
Photographs and documents from museums and archives
Nottinghamshire Ancestors
Nottingham baptisms 1654-1901
Pigot's Directory of Nottinghamshire 1835
Sherwood Foresters: records, photographs and Army Lists (Boer War
WWI)
Images and records from Notts archives and useful links
West Midlands Ancestors
3 complete directories for Staffordshire, Worcestershire and
Birmingham
early parish records for Aston
Memories of Victorian Birmingham
Photographs, maps and records from the region
Web Directory 2012
The quickest way to track down useful websites
Scottish Borders
10 free datasets
Scottish border Regiments, Boer War and WWI
Two histories of Dumfrieshire
Roxburghshire gravestones
Dumfries burials index

These are just some.
With best wishes
Leo van de Pas

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> The British episodes I've seen have all been posted on YouTube.
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>> Date: Sat, 26 May 2012 10:43:59 -0700
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lostc...@yahoo.com

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May 27, 2012, 12:14:19 AM5/27/12

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I took advantage of a special " for Americans" subscription they were advertising on their website and sent in the amount cited. I have not received a single magazine & at least two issues have been produced since I paid them. I have emailed them & received one reply from the publisher asking for the specific information about my subscription. I sent it and have heard nothing since. Somewhere in the middle of the pond there is a giant whirlpool with my WDYTYA magazines in it. I am stunned but happy to learn that episodes are on Youtube. That is my next stop after this list tonight. Thank you for that information!

lostc...@yahoo.com

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May 27, 2012, 2:13:26 AM5/27/12

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My God, they really ARE on Youtube. I never go to those sorts of websites (until now), so I didn't know they carried episodes of TV shows. I watched the one on J.K. Rowling and the British ones are SO much better than the American ones. I also couldn't help but notice that ancestry.com did not appear as a co-sponsor with the accompanying endless commercials. Much more information and process tucked into that 58 minutes, much less showy nonsense. Can't wait to see the rest of the British ones. Thanks again for the tip! Bronwen

W David Samuelsen

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May 27, 2012, 3:59:13 AM5/27/12

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On 5/25/2012 12:14 PM, Wjhonson wrote:
> I may do Rob's ancestry as my next article. There appears to be at least a fertile field judging by what I've found to date on it.

Why limit to Rob and slight his younger brother Chad? After all, Chad
was one who introduced Rob to family history.

David S.

sarah farrier cooper

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May 27, 2012, 3:35:56 PM5/27/12

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On Friday, May 25, 2012 5:07:30 PM UTC, Denis Beauregard wrote:
> On Thu, 24 May 2012 17:53:55 -0400 (EDT), Wjhonson <wjho...@aol.com>
> wrote in soc.genealogy.medieval:
>
> >
> >I was pretty damn disappointed in the "Who Do You Think You Are?" episode on Rob Lowe
> >
> >It's the only one I've ever watched all the way through, and if this is the quality of the others, then I'm not missing anything.
> >
> >It doesn't look like anyone has done a thorough study on his ancestors yet though.
>
> I have not seen the other episodes of that show but it was obvious for
> me that they focussed on his Hessian ancestor and from that point of
> view, almost nothing is shown except that specific line. So, if you
> were expecting medieval or royal ancestry, you listened to the wrong
> episode.

This, to me, is always the annoying thing about Who Do You Think You Are - they very often focus on the line which is least interesting, to me! (I suppose they have to find a balance of the lines they have a lot of information on, what the celebrity is content to show on television, and what they think will appeal with a wide enough audience... and I am aware you can't please everyone.)

sarah farrier cooper

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May 27, 2012, 3:39:42 PM5/27/12

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On Saturday, May 26, 2012 10:29:00 PM UTC, David Teague wrote:
> The British episodes I've seen have all been posted on YouTube.
>

Also wanted to comment on this - I haven't seen this before now! I've always relied on "catch up TV"-type services (legal ones, available with my TV subscription, I mean). They're available with the whole show, too, all 50-something minutes - lovely to know.

Matthew Connolly

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May 28, 2012, 8:43:53 AM5/28/12

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Am Samstag, 26. Mai 2012 02:10:35 UTC+3 schrieb David Teague:
> Actually, I've seen about 5 or 6 episodes of the British program of the same name (which is older than the American series), and -- so far -- I've found the British episodes to be better-told and more interesting all around than the American show. I haven't seen any British episodes that found any medieval ancestry, though.
> FWIW
> David Teague

A few of those featured in the British series have royal descents - Boris Johnson (Mayor of London), Matthew Pinsent (former Olympic oarsman) and Alexander Armstrong (comic actor and presenter) all spring to mind; there may be others.