Dear Sir / Madam

 I’m working on a new one-off documentary for BBC4 called, “The Edwardian Family Album”, which forms part of BBC’s Edwardian season.  It will be filmed at Manderston, an Edwardian country estate in the Scottish Borders and will have a similar feel to the “Antiques Roadshow”.  Select members of the public will come along with their items from the Edwardian period and share their stories.

 In addition to this we will be filming 3 short films to insert into the final programme, one of which is “Black Edwardians”.  The purpose of the film is to highlight that there was a significant black presence during the Edwardian period, long before the Windrush Era.

 Our story is strongly based around Canning Town as we are looking for families who had settled in this area between 1901 and 1914.  For example we had been chasing a story of someone who had researched their family history and discovered that their great grandfather was African American and had married an East End girl.  Unfortunately for one reason or another, this story has fallen through.

 We are keen to add this personal element to the film and find descendants with stories and pictures of their ancestors.

 Would this be something that you could help with in any way?  Possibly put us in touch with such families or perhaps suggest someone who could?

 I would be grateful for any help you can offer and hope to hear from you soon.

 

Kind regards

 Keira

 Keira Hutchison

Researcher

 

Lion Television

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