S01EP09 - BRICKDUST with Pam Smith

It's time for the first of our special BRICKDUST episodes - where one of our previous guests return to the show to give host Andrew Martin an update on the progress of their pesky brick wall.

This time, we're welcoming back local historian Pam Smith, last heard in Season One back in 2021. If you've not heard Pam's episode, you can catch-up now by listening to 'The Activist' with Pam Smith. 

THE BRICK WALL - SIR RICHARD ETHERINGTON 

It's been four years since Pam asked for help in her episode - where she was trying to find a connection between the family of George Etherington from Driffield, who'd been Knighted after the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, and the family of Sir Richard Etherington of Rillington, who'd been Knighted in 1603. 

Were these two ennobled men related - if so, how?

Has she been able to get her answer about Sir Richard Etherington? Will that brick wall turn to brick dust? Listen now to find out!

THE QUESTION

We asked our listeners; What's the weirdest or funniest name that you've found whilst researching your family history?

We've picked some of our favourite answers from our listeners which you can hear in this episode. If you'd like to submit your answer via email or voicemail, head to our Question page. 

FANCY A CHALLENGE?

Check out the full list of our guests research Brick Walls - can you help them make a breakthrough?

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Episode Credits:

• Andrew Martin - Host and Producer
• Pam Smith - Guest

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Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 11:02 The Brick Wall - Sir Richard Etherington
• 18:39 The Question