Martin and Roman Kemp break down as they learn dark family history on DNA Journey

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ITV tonight, and the father-son duo broke down in tears when they learned a heartbreaking family history.Speaking to a historian, Martin discovered that his grandmother Eliza had actually grown up in a workhouse, where punishments for poverty or "pauperism" were incredibly sadistic.The historian explained how the children would have been flogged and that Eliza lost her childhood at the tender age of 10 when she and her sister were separated from the rest of their family.As a result, Eliza had to step up and care for her younger sister and as they learned more and more Martin and Roman became emotional."It’s the maddest thing you paint a picture of such a hard life, and it must have been," Martin said, taken-aback. "And I think looking back.