Tearful Olivia Finds 17th Century Family Portraits | Who Do You Think You Are

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Olivia heads for the Scottish Highlands where she meets Geordie Burnett, another descendent of Harriot’s grandmother, Harriot Elizabeth Slessor. Olivia discovers Harriot’s mother is Anne Judith Bristow, who was born in Paris and Geordie even has a portrait on his staircase!
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@ct5625 5 лет назад

Olivia is one of those people you could sit down next to in the pub having never spoken to them before and have a new friend by the end of the evening. What a genuinely lovely person.

@elliest55 5 лет назад

She's so incredibly sweet and funny/quirky at the same time

@junbh2 5 лет назад

That makes me think of something sad I heard in an interview with her once... she said she didn't really like going to pubs anymore because (I'm paraphrasing) she finds it intimidating when she meets a stranger and they already know her, but she doesn't know them. That actually kind of makes sense to me that that would be a weird experience. On the other hand she also said that she loves acting so much that it's worth it.

@slydoll7877 5 лет назад

She's a bit of a treasure isn't she. Absolutely lovely.

@lykacastuciano1604 5 лет назад

Conran Thomas yes she is

@obisan666 5 лет назад

So true

@charismalyn 4 года назад

How cool to have a distant cousin who has been preserving the family history for so long (and willing to share info!!). He's awesome!

@romem1952 3 года назад

There's likely one somewhere. Someone could have hundreds of descendants in only a few generations back then.

@MusizKanuck 3 года назад

I started researching my family tree almost a year ago and found a second cousin from the same generation as my late grandfather, and he has a lot of information about his side of the family. We’re hoping to meet later this summer! So indeed, it’s possible!

@sammyjo8109 3 года назад

I have wondered why those with family history and especially photos are not willing to share. I have a cousin who refuses to share family photos, as her farther also did when he inherited them from my Grandmother, but is keen to ask the rest of the family for informtion. Such selfish people.

@nomdeplume2213 3 года назад

Right! I would love that. I know pretty much nothing of my family

@norge0209 2 года назад

That’s why we do it!

@LouLikestowatch 3 года назад

Olivia is a super empath. She is feeling for people who have been gone for centuries. No wonder she is such a brilliant actress.

@terryhardie7076 Год назад

Outstanding

@Thebearmre7 Год назад

My thoughts exactly

@tbrowniscool 8 месяцев назад

She just oozes kindness, national treasure 100%

@largee24 5 лет назад

The letters, it was like listening to someone reading a Jane Austen novel.

@perrywilliams4593 5 лет назад

Liz Large i’m beginning to think that maybe Jane Austen was a, dare I say it, plagiarist! 😲🤐🥴

@anasapsana824 5 лет назад

Oh, people back then truly had an ability to describe everything and make a letter the brilliant essay

@jessielynch7493 4 года назад

@@anasapsana824 Yeah now it's a text of Hey cutie 😙 That's the replacement of lovely letters I am lucky to have a husband who writes me love letters It's so lovely makes me feel warm all over.

@Sabrowsky 4 года назад

All its missing is the dripping sarcasm and irony

@this-is-not-just-a-pr-fail3263 3 года назад

@@anasapsana824 don’t be condescending to our LOL’s and emojis! They perfectly express our emotions efficiently 😂😂😂

@littlewoodimp 5 лет назад

I just *know* that Olivia curled up on a big cosy bed, with her children gathered around her, and told them the story of how they "all came from India because ..." and that her children sometimes ask her to tell them about India Harriet again. What an amazing story! Marvellous episode. Couldn't happen to a nicer, warmer, celebrity than Olivia.

@TheLunamireles 5 лет назад

littlewoodimp 😭 you’re absolutely right

@sassytbc7923 3 года назад

I can tell she is a lovely sort... but I am in Texas. What is she known for?

@00sophiiiie00 3 года назад

@@sassytbc7923 she is an actor. Most recently, known for acting as the queen in seasons 3 and 4 in the nexflix show - The Crown :)

@PolarBear-rc4ks 3 года назад

@@sassytbc7923 watch broadchurch, she's great in that

@cynthiasnyder1561 2 года назад

@@sassytbc7923 , I saw her as a detective in a bbc television series alongside David Tenant. She is a wonderful actress!

@thomasstevens4814 4 года назад

This woman just exudes pure warmth. So, so, so lovely

@DevikaK1293 5 лет назад

I really appreciate that Olivia's episode has focused so much on the women in her family - beginning with her own mother and then onto Harriet, her mother, grandmother, great-aunt and great-grandmother. So rarely do we focus on women's part in lineages. I don't know anything about the women in my family past my great-grandmothers and this is so refreshing.

@summergram 4 года назад

very well said

@claireconolly8355 4 года назад

Good point, yes!

@arkanjatree 3 года назад

I thought the same! On the other handand it must be easier tracking the male side because the last name remaines unchanged throughout generations

@lucinda2329 3 года назад

❤️~✿~❧~🌿~❧~✿~❤️

@raorihanshu7113 3 года назад

Easy to find in india.

@Bluebuthappy182 4 года назад

That guy did an incredible job at documenting the history of his family.

@RLviddy 4 года назад

They're five times removed from one another but they have the same spirit and attitude. Love it.

@MsKishwish 5 лет назад

1. I am invested in seeing this man's sweater collection #originalgangsta 2. I have never cried so hard over strangers before, just goes to show we are all family. We all have more things in common than we don't!

@sadiaadil6423 5 лет назад

Haha with u on both your points

@macareuxmoine 5 лет назад

🤣 went back to properly appreciate the sweater 👍🏻 love me a senior not dressed in beige 🎨

@ShashankD137 5 лет назад

Is ur name really kishwish ?

@MsKishwish 5 лет назад

@@ShashankD137 Kish :)

@ShashankD137 5 лет назад

@@MsKishwish what an adorable name .. never heard it before but cute as hell haha

@sjc4 5 лет назад

Talented, humble, totally approachable. I hope Olivia gets an Oscar nod for The Favourite... couldn't happen to a more deserving person.

@WhoDoYouThinkYouAre 5 лет назад

🙏

@stuartashbourne-martin9629 5 лет назад

.She's now playing the Queen in The Crown which I think I'll be on Netflix probably next year can't wait to see her I think she's lovely as well she's also a fantastic actress

@schwagarm 5 лет назад

She is such a remarkable actor and such a lovely person. Her beautiful nature has allowed her to channel emotion, like she feels everything that others feel and walks with them. Its wonderful that a character actor like her is having such success at this stage of her career.

@afafreen 5 лет назад

She ultimately won it! And I’m so happy 💜

@SandeepSarkar5289 5 лет назад

And she won!

@scouser2010ify 5 лет назад

She’s very lucky to have a family member with all this info

@Angie_978 5 лет назад

No wonder the Elder Harriet sent for Harriet upon learning of her son's (Harriet's father's) death. She lost so much and wanted to hang on to her granddaughter, which was all she had left of her son.

@mari0vell 5 лет назад

Angie 978 and I can see why elder Harriet’s sister considered her great-niece in her will. It sounds like the great-aunt was close to William and felt affection for his daughter.

@amiquigonzales7917 3 года назад

@@mari0vell And she was a beautiful mixed beauty really Mediterranean-looking or somethng: not a dark tanned Indian woman.

@mugdhanbapat 3 года назад

@@amiquigonzales7917 lol it sounds like you are saying dark tanned Indian women are not beautiful.. no, I know you didn’t mean it that way. This story speaks to me volumes about younger Harriet’s Indian mother.. what must have happened to her after William’s sudden demise.. the atrocities of East India Company were unspeakable, but definitely not all company employees would have been brutal. Or that’s my hope.

@amiquigonzales7917 3 года назад

@@mugdhanbapat Hopefully not ... Harriet looked like a beautiful young person, I am not saying that dark tanned Indian ladies are not beautiful, I was just trying to express how English people at the time might have felt concerning native populations. In the '80s I lived in London for one year, so I have some idea.

@mugdhanbapat 3 года назад

@@amiquigonzales7917 absolutely! How human approach changes once we understand history! May we learn to be more patient and loving from our studies of history.

@derekmills5394 5 лет назад

I would love to communicate with the Scots gentleman! I too owe my existence to the Slessor family but not as their descendant! Dr Slessor attended my birth in 1960, he being Colonial Surgeon in the Falkland Islands at the time. Mum had a hard time having me and she recalls that once he visited her during her confinement in the middle of the night following a dance, resplendent in his Scots regalia. He was there for some years and I remember him making home visits when I was poorly. He was much loved in the Islands. Given the colonial history of the family in this program, I would be surprised if 'my' Dr Slessor were not related.

@TheSuzberry 4 года назад

Derek Mills - lovely story. Thanks for sharing.

@justvin7214 3 года назад

Dr Robert Slessor first visited the Falkland Islands whilst 2-in-C of an Antarctic Survey where he had Slessor Peak named after him.

@Helmaron1538 3 года назад

@Derek Mills The name Mary Slessor popped into my head as I was reading your post. After a quick Google I was reminded that she was a missionary in Africa. Not sure if she was connected to Olivia's ancestors as she was from a poor working class background. She was born in 1848 and died in 1915.

@BretonInTokyo 5 лет назад

One of the loveliest and warmest episodes ever. Her reactions are soooooo genuine and beautiful !

@jeneenr33 3 года назад

Olivia looks just like her ancestor! Considering how far back the connection is it's amazing.

@thunderousapplause 4 года назад

the sweet man is so tickled that someone else is so excited and moved by these long-ago but v much once alive! people.

@CarolsCurrentObsession 5 лет назад

Am I the only one who thinks Olivia looks like the many times great grandmother hanging in the hallway at Geordie's house?! What a lovely, heart-warming, Austin-ian lot! I so love this episode.💞😊💞

@lynnmoses3563 11 месяцев назад

Nope..she looks incredibly like her

@davedogge2280 5 лет назад

Olivia is like that utterly lovely mad aunt ! slightly batty but with a heart and soul of gold !

@HestonBeth 5 лет назад

I've just gotten interested in Olivia Colman because of her turn to play Elizabeth II in "The Crown." I saw her in The Favourite and realised she was the same actor who was in Broadchurch. She's quite an actress, but this show explores her as a person and I think she's lovely--so enthused and sharing her feelings for her ancestors. I also do genealogical research and feel like I've found people I have to honor and be brave for. Ms. Colman did indeed take that Oscar someone mentioned and seeing this show, for some reason, makes me happier for her!

@Wally-H 4 года назад

You can get a sense of why Olivia is such a great actress, in this episode. Her ability to read those documents from so long ago and feel the emotions of the parting - that ability to put yourself in the shoes of another (or character in a script) and work out how they would have felt and acted in a situation is a great skill for someone in her trade.

@josephtaylor6285 3 года назад

How amazing to have all of your family documents and paintings of ancestors as well as a competent steward to guard it all.

@ambatrondavis9488 5 лет назад

Um that is one cute lady! she seems so genuinely kind!

@RB-oz1mm 5 лет назад

All the parts of this episode are amazing. She’s so sweet crying in every one. What a family story! Should be a film!

@elisabethnerolk2283 5 лет назад

ANYBODY seen that the man and olivia both look very much alike?

@floraposteschild4184 5 лет назад

I didn't think so until they smiled.

@sadiaadil6423 5 лет назад

I was lookin for this comment! Yes I do see the resemblance

@hembafantilley-gyado9168 5 лет назад

I saw that within seconds of them meeting each other

@Draculhuhn 4 года назад

Omg....😳.....you are absolutely right! I had to watch again, I did not notice , thank you! All I could think about was how he reminded me of Arthur Weasley from the Rowling books

@themeiafy 4 года назад

I was literally going to comment that they could be mistaken for siblings, but I decided to check for similar comments first

@winesalot6876 3 года назад

Olivia's family is so wonderful. The women in her family all seem to love their children and grandchildren unconditionally and with great feeling, both Harriot's grandmother and Great-Aunt took her into the family and gave her a fortune. Her husband writing a Jane Austen-style romantic account of their meeting was just... *Chef Kiss*! I hope Harriot's mother was alright, it's sad to think she probably had no rights to her daughter or that she had to give her up so that she would have a better life. I hope she made out alright, too.

@deemiller9576 3 года назад

I can't how much she looks like her French great great grandmother

@Helmaron1538 3 года назад

True. When I saw the portrait of her I immediately thought of Olivia playing Queen Anne in her recent film.

@Gromit801 5 лет назад

I wish we'd get the British edition of this show in the States. We did have an interesting one wherein Courtney Cox traced her lineage to William the Conqueror.

@amys2650 4 года назад

So did danny dyer

@wandertree 4 года назад

Oh gosh, I was able to trace mine to William the Conqueror. Crazy! Probably a lot of his descendants walking around!

@Timg1231 4 года назад

They do it’s on PBS. Henry Lewis Gates hosts the show and it is called finding your roots.

@hexagon9895 4 года назад

Try ololo.to

@samhain1894 3 года назад

onceuponalake yes, it is said that 25% of the English population is related to William the Conqueror. Plus North Americans with British ancestry would be descendants as well...so not so uncommon.

@rennzzos788 5 лет назад

I remember watching her in Broadchurch when she yelled at her son. Well, MY living room shook. What a talent she is.

@annenyman678 5 лет назад

Rennzzo S i guess I better watch Broadchurch! She is such a love,y person besides being a great actress.

@rennzzos788 5 лет назад

@@annenyman678 Oh, you're gonna love it.

@queendeirdre7436 5 лет назад

Olivia is such a lovely person! Her smile is infectious ! 🇮🇪

@bonchance9241 5 лет назад

Warm hearted & open minded Olivia, what a wonderful family . how lovely to see.

@melinda5777 2 месяца назад

I love her story and adventure. It took me twice going to Ireland trying to look up whom I've decended from and coming back to Alabama, my Mom said to me, " Well my Dad said we were from Wales." Had I'd known while I was next door, I'd hopped a ferry! 😂❤❤ I Love my Mom and so happy she is still here with me!!✝️🙏❤

@Ceelle2 5 лет назад

Just love this woman! She is an amazing actor and by all we see a fantastic person.

@jeremysears4263 5 лет назад

Way to go Olivia. You cleaned up all the acting awards straight to the Academy. Great speach.

@mimiashford5544 4 года назад

I didn't think I could like her more....she's just the sweetest darling; I love her genuineness & compassion. She's an excellent actor, too! #broadchurch

@daisymay9203 5 лет назад

Aww I love Olivia she’s like a school girl sat in history aha she’s so adorable and relatable

@ar12281 2 года назад

Olivia comes from a long line of kindness, generosity, compassion, gentleness. I want to sit and have coffee with Olivia. She's such a sweetheart such a tender hearted person

@debratrail4149 2 года назад

I am a huge fan of Olivia Colman. I live in the US and actually have ancestry of a Colman. I watch every British movie/ tv show I can find. I love their Drama and especially their humor. I learned that I am mainly Scottish,English and Irish. Love the history!

@sandybeaches88 5 лет назад

Olivia! I really enjoyed watching your journey. I could just give you a huge hug. 🤗

@TheJonb007 Год назад

Olivia is such a precious person! You can just sense the sweetness oozing from her! Loved this!

@joannamallory2823 5 лет назад

Of course her family story is exciting! She could NOT come from boring stock! This was one of my favorite episodes.

@djm4854 3 года назад

I'm sorry, but I have to comment on how fabulously precious this man's sweater is. I honestly need it in my life.

@MelliaBoomBot 5 лет назад

oh my, a real roller coaster of emotions that one! brought a tear now and again. thanks so much for the upload

@jamesweible5357 11 месяцев назад

I always though olivia was a lovely person, and this just cements it for me, what a gem of a person.

@rebekahshongwe8274 3 года назад

I love the way she says “French!?” 🙃

@esgiddings55 4 года назад

Love her. What a kind heart she has.

@samposampo9432 5 лет назад

IT is very impressiv to Listen to all of those very well written letters. Wonder What people 200 years from now will find about us? This is an amazing Story and such a lovely Lady!

@sosopeople9157 4 года назад

Sampo Sampo Instagram and Facebook posts and some nudes. Sad, isn’t it?

@265petsar 2 года назад

Olivia is a true gem, her attitude and wonderment in every thing she does is so refreshing. The way she portrays herself as your friend next door says so much about her character, she is truly a wonderful woman who so happy in being the person she is. John ( Liverpool ).

@dipalikalal5892 4 года назад

This whole series was so beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

@Analiffey1916 4 года назад

I have just binge watched Olivia, I don’t know which is worse, the end of her journey or just watching this fabulous lady, my goodness the emotions the genuine joy, love and not forgetting the heartfelt tears!!! What a rollercoaster ride! Thank you Olivia for allowing me to come along!! You have to be one of the friendliest people that I have never met!! 💚

@Jess0062 4 года назад

I think this was my favorite episode ever of this show. I must have cried almost as much as Olivia did all through it. What an amazing story, and how lucky she is to have found access to such detailed letters and diary entries from her ancestors! I wish I could find something like that from mine.

@michaelflinn7784 3 года назад

I just love Olivia. So warm and funny.

@kristintrisha2616 5 лет назад

I thoroughly enjoyed watching her journey. It must be such a fulfilling experience seeing where...better yet who...you come from.

@O-Demi 2 года назад

Why are all these people in her family so romantic and absolutely in touch with their emotions? They seem like such beautiful people - just like her!

@judithburke1539 4 года назад

The gentleman had on the most wonderful jumper!!! I'm so glad that he was able to give her so much information and insights into her heritage.

@corvus1374 4 года назад

I love all of the paintings on his walls.

@maryscott9430 10 месяцев назад

I woukd love to hang out with Olivia. She seems so genuine and warm and caring. You can also tell she is truly excited learning shes part indian. You coukd see her joy and sadness learning about what all happened in india.❤

@ginafarina 3 года назад

Gosh! What a story and Olivia is a joy! She is so genuine, I just adore her and her work. Brava!

@TheKatHolden 5 лет назад

ohww sweet Olivia .. you never could let anybody down ❤️

@Festoniaful 4 года назад

Olivia's journey was absolutely fantastic!

@LilliLamour 4 года назад

Olivia is really down to earth. Very warm and genuine person she is...

@MrsDyjach27 4 года назад

She is a wonderful, kind person! I loved this so much!!!

@karenwilbur2492 4 года назад

I have watched your whole incredible journey in one night and I am almost brought to tears. I think If I were to have been in Scotland with your relative I would have sat down on those stairs after seeing that final portrait of your french great sixth generation Grandmother and I would have been sobbing!! What a wonderful story of loss and love that breathes new life into an unknown past and heritage that feels more tangible with every turn upon it's reveal, absolutely amazing!! I started my journey on an online ancestry site with my Grandmother on my Mother's side and found it back to Tipperary Ireland! I knew I was on my Father's side but not my Mother's, and that is the as far as I went thus far!! How exciting to see this unfold with the emotional hand written letters and journals, now I yearn to find more answers with my own heritage!!

@barbmck28 2 года назад

I think this is my favorite of what I've seen of this show. Her enthusiasm and genuine tears made me excited for Ms Coleman. I didn't realize how happy her journey made me until I felt pain in my cheeks from smiling so much.

@stormtrooper253 5 лет назад

Thanks for sharing this!

@grumpybastard9151 2 года назад

Please share this with your present family. It is too easy to forget.

@marilynhamilton5910 3 года назад

I've just come across this and I'm in floods of tears there's something about Olivia Coleman that's very honest and down to earth.

@ImNotaRussianBot 3 года назад

Her heart is so pure and lovely.

@dylanvlahos8466 4 года назад

This video is so relatable because my grandmother and I just went through some old family photos

@jenniferglover9905 2 года назад

She is the most charming sweet bubbly person and the writings of her ancestors are so beautiful

@pierz1981 4 года назад

I love her. She comes across as such a genuine, fun and down to earth person. I found her episode of WDYTYA quite emotional, which is rare for me. She deserves all the rewards she gets in her career. I would love to meet her one day and say that.

@AngelaSealana 10 месяцев назад

How wonderful this adventure was! I'm grateful to Olivia and her family for sharing it.

@timmurphy2221 3 года назад

What a fantastic story. I was right beside her the whole way, jumping in joy, lamenting in sadness, but loving the adventure as she discovered the incredible life of her lots-of-great grandmother(s) Harriett and their vivid lives. This was such a rollercoaster ride for Olivia. I'm thankful she was able to share it with us. Like C Thomas notes below, she does seem like a person that is such a good soul, one could become fast friends immediately.

@drsibisudhan 2 года назад

Im South indian and I wish i could learn more about my ancestors. Im greatful to have pictures of all my 4 sets of great grandparents and names of all my great great grand parents. God bless everyone. Have a great year

@harbourdogNL 3 года назад

What an absolutely lovely and genuine person she is.

@19battlehill 4 года назад

Olivia Coleman is so sweet, how can you not love her.

@maryfrump7937 2 года назад

To see portraits of long ago ancestors is amazing. I am so lucky to be able to see them.

@spanky814 3 года назад

I've seen a portrait of my great-great-great-great-great grandmother that some relatives have in Scotland and honestly nothing can compare to thing strange almost spooky feeling of looking into the eyes of someone from so long ago who is your direct ancestor

@chalphon4907 4 года назад

This story needs to be filmed as a TV-series or something, what a drama!

@markvanalstyne1381 5 лет назад

She's wonderful.

@erinchambers9 3 года назад

She is so much like her character Ellie in Broadchurch! Warm, loving and quirky. I love it!

@kidtroll9 5 лет назад

I have long admired ms Colman’s work but now I really like her as a person.

@nevillemignot8653 4 года назад

Olivia is such a likeable and engaging person, i love her to bits!!

@cefcat5733 3 года назад

Thank you for presenting this story and sharing it with us anonymous viewers.

@suzannesultan4083 2 года назад

Look at their eyes! I see a similarity. Love Olivia, such a humble endearing lady!

@CdA_Native 5 лет назад

Yes, Olivia is simply adorable!

@harrietsrhapsody 3 года назад

This is amazing. I literally love this so much!

@sandyrediska 3 года назад

What a great legacy to Olivia's boys. There is something so comforting in knowing who came before you.

@andymad47 3 года назад

Aww,Olivia Colmans so sweet,what a lovely lady ❤️

@sirandrelefaedelinoge 4 года назад

I have such love for Olivia. She's beautiful.

@littlebird8837 3 года назад

Such a genuine person...so lovely!!

@jamgart6880 5 лет назад

One of my most favourite episodes ♥️

@jacobmilburn1318 2 года назад

I love how giddy they both are. You can feel their excitement

@maryjokarladulnuan7409 3 года назад

She took the time, wonderful, amazing

@MelbaToasted. 3 года назад

I love reading this since I JUST told my husband that the next time someone asks me which celebrity I would want to have coffee with, he needs to remind me to say "Olivia Colman". I'm from the USA but she would fit right in with me and my sisters and daughter. They're all quirky and funny and not afraid to get excited over something new, or teary over something touching. Just adore her.