'Somerset is running through my veins'
BBCWho do you think you are?
BBC Radio Somerset presenter Charlie Taylor asked himself that question, much like the BBC documentary.
In his bid to find out he went to the Somerset and Dorset Family History Society in Yeovil which has been operating since 1975 to help people trace their family trees back to the 1500s.
Ted Udall has been a volunteer at the society for more than 30 years.
He said: "Initially, it was the thrill of the chase, to be able to pursue down these rabbit holes.
"Where I get the buzz is seeing the light bulb light up over someone's head."
"One of the things you do have to remember is these records were not created with genealogists in mind," Mr Udall added.
"The people who were involved in doing those things were not necessarily that keen on giving information, or they might be forgetful."
Still, Charlie was determined to trace back his family tree and find out how long his ancestors had lived in Somerset.
For help he turned to Lyn Bidgood who has volunteered at the family history society for the past 20 years.
"I like to think we've helped a few people," Ms Bidgood said.
Charlie came to Ms Bidgood with nothing but the name of his grandmother who he had never met.
"She died in the 1980s, I was born in the 1990s," Charlie said.
Ms Bidgood managed to find her name in the 1921 census.
"It mentions here she's three years and nine months old," she told Charlie.
"She's with her parents who are both alive.
"Her father is possibly George. He was born in Long Ashton, back when Bedminster was still part of Somerset.
"His wife was Eliza, she's six years younger than him. He calls her just a housewife."
They managed to find Charlie's great-great-great-grandfather Richard Thorne, who was a labourer living on Union Street in Bridgwater.
"I've got family littered across Somerset. Somerset is running through my veins," Charlie said.
He decided to visit Union Street, to see where his family used to live.
"I reckon the houses here are about 200 years old," Charlie said.
"I wonder which ones was Richard's.
"He would have walked up and down this street so many times.
"Makes you think - did he like living here? Did he like his house? They're quite small houses. What was he like?"
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