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Comedian Alexander Armstrong finds Shropshire links

Comedian Alexander Armstrong has traced his roots back to a Shropshire family who are descendants of a line that goes all the way back to William the Conqueror.Comedian Alexander Armstrong has traced his roots back to a Shropshire family who are descendants of a line that goes all the way back to William the Conqueror. The TV star, who presents the ITV1 comedy quiz series "Don't Call Me Stupid", was seen visiting locations in the county last night as part of research into his family tree for an episode of the hit BBC One show "Who Do You Think You Are?" And the 40-year-old father of three from Northumberland unearths a tale of murder and intrigue as he delves into records about his ancestors who were well established in the English landed gentry. Thanks to staff at Shropshire Archives in Shrewsbury, Alexander learns his six-times great-grandmother Mary Boughton (1714-86) was a bedchamber woman to Queen Charlotte in an era when it was considered highly prestigious to hold such a position. At the Archives in Castle Gates Alexander sees a picture of Mary. He also sees correspondence that suggests tension between her sons Edward and Charles. He later discovers the brother of his five times great-grandfather Sir Charles Rouse-Boughton inherited a baronetcy from a cousin, although as he delves deeper there is a murder and a possible miscarriage of justice. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star

Shrewsbury|Aug 24, 2010
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