I often find myself curious about genealogy, and I am a big fan of
Who do you think you are? and
Tracing Your Roots. I have stumbled across something of interest to me because it indirectly connects two worlds,
Doctor Who and the
Gospel of Thomas. Arthur Hunt, along with Bernard Grenfell, unearthed fragments of what turned out to be the
Gospel of Thomas first in 1896 (P. Oxy. 1) and subsequently in 1903 (P. Oxy. 654, 655), alongside many other fantastic finds in Oxyrhynchus. I have been reading up a little on both of these men, and I noticed that Arthur Hunt's mother was called
Emily Pertwee. Pertwee is a very unusual name; it comes from the French Huguenot family name "Pertuis". And the name of the third doctor is, of course,
Jon Pertwee (pictured here). After casting around a bit, I am pretty sure that they are related, though I haven't worked out the precise relationship yet -- I have several old records to work through. I will report back when I have more. As it happens, Jon Pertwee's grandmother was called Emily but this is Emily Pertwee, née Moore.
I often find myself curious about genealogy, and I am a big fan of Who do you think you are? and Tracing Your Roots. I have stumbled across something of interest to me because it indirectly connects two worlds, Doctor Who and the Gospel of Thomas. Arthur Hunt, along with Bernard Grenfell, unearthed fragments of what turned out to be the Gospel of Thomas first in 1896 (P. Oxy. 1) and subsequently in 1903 (P. Oxy. 654, 655), alongside many other fantastic finds in Oxyrhynchus. I have been reading up a little on both of these men, and I noticed that Arthur Hunt's mother was called Emily Pertwee. Pertwee is a very unusual name; it comes from the French Huguenot family name "Pertuis". And the name of the third doctor is, of course, Jon Pertwee (pictured here). After casting around a bit, I am pretty sure that they are related, though I haven't worked out the precise relationship yet -- I have several old records to work through. I will report back when I have more. As it happens, Jon Pertwee's grandmother was called Emily but this is Emily Pertwee, née Moore.
I have yet to figure out why anyone would want to watch Dr. Who?
ReplyDeleteI would rather watch reruns of Firefly, or SG-A
Wow; have you actually watched any Doctor Who? Any new Who, in particular? I like Firefly too, but it hardly competes with a 46 year old series.
ReplyDeleteI have attempted a few times, even to watch the spin offs (Torchwood), but alas, nothing.
ReplyDeleteWow; that's amazing. Maybe you were unlucky with what you happened upon. Have you tried "Blink"? That's a great way in.
ReplyDeleteMark, it is great to see that you are no longer relegating Dr. Who to a separate blog! :)
ReplyDeleteHa ha. Only when I can manage some kind of spurious reason to bring it in here :)
ReplyDeleteI'll give it try. Not promising that I can make it past the opening credits...
ReplyDeleteThe lovely Sally Sparrow will keep you watching past the opening credits :)
ReplyDeleteRooting round unearthing fragments? SOunds more like Pertwee creation Worzel Gummidge than the good doctor.
ReplyDeleteHa ha, thanks, Matt.
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