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True grit!
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|August 31, 2024
Rose Ayling-Ellis uncovers a formidable landlady and determination against adversity in her ancestry...
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When ex-EastEnders star Rose Ayling-Ellis looked into her family tree for Who Do You Think You Are?, she was amazed to find a nononsense ancestor who wouldn't have been out of place in Albert Square!
The Strictly winner's maternal three-times great-grandmother Agnes Chilton was a pub landlady in Aston, Birmingham, in the late 19th and early 20th century and defended her first husband, Alfred, in court when he was accused of slapping a punter!
This story is from the August 31, 2024 edition of What's on TV.
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