Emilia Fox Meets Great Aunts Aged 104 & 90! | Who Do You Think You Are

Emilia meets with her great aunts Pam and Mary Fox to discover more about their mother Hilda Hanbury. She discovers how Willy Fox left Hilda for another woman, and how Hilda’s lavish lifestyle suddenly disappeared and Hilda was left to raise four children on her own.
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Emilia Fox, who was heavily pregnant while filming this episode, was intrigued to find out what family traits her baby might inherit. Part of the Fox theatrical dynasty, Emilia wants to find out just how far back the family's acting roots go.
Emilia also discovers, in an extraordinary tale of rags to riches, that her great-great-grandfather Samson Fox made one of the most important inventions of the 19th century. Born into an impoverished family, Samson started work in a Leeds textile mill when he was just eight years old, but ended up becoming one of the richest men in Victorian Britain. As Emilia investigates further, she discovers how her illustrious ancestor was later touched by scandal.
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