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Who Do You Think You Are? June Brown - Episode 1


Published in Genes Reunited Blog on 11 Aug 2011 12:28 : brown who do you think you are : 12 comments : 9380 views

June Brown was born in 1927 in Suffolk making her the oldest person to have taken part in Who Do You Think You Are. The first episode of this series starts with June and her family before she embarks on her journey to discover her ancestors. She knows she has East End Jewish roots through her mother's side and is keen to find out more.


June Brown - Family History


Published in Genes Reunited Blog on 2 Aug 2011 18:18 : brown who do you think you are : 6 comments : 11343 views

Hi I'm Nikki, Marketing and Product Executive at Genes Reunited. The BBC Who Do You Think You Are? Show have announced that the first celebrity appearing on this year's show will be June Brown, better known as the chain-smoking gossip Dot Cotton in EastEnders. Before the start of the new series I thought I'd do a little of my own research to see what I can uncover about June's family history.