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Are you related to anyone famous?
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Paul Norfolk Dumpling | Report | 10 Feb 2008 16:57 |
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Either alive or dead? |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 10 Feb 2008 16:58 |
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my Dad's side of the family allegedly goes back to Oliver Cromwell - he is always referred to as Uncle Ollie!!! |
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***Julie*Ann***.sprinkling fairydust*** | Report | 10 Feb 2008 17:03 |
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appareently we related ot katherine hepburn |
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Paul Norfolk Dumpling | Report | 10 Feb 2008 17:10 |
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Julie Ann?? |
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(`•¿•`) Loopy § Lady Ŀindy (`•¿-`) | Report | 10 Feb 2008 17:15 |
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I used the free trial on Ancestry!!!! They have my grandmother related to J.M. Barrie (Peter Pan), Catherine the Great of Russia and several other famous folk!!!! |
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VIVinHERTS | Report | 10 Feb 2008 17:16 |
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Yes, on my dad's maternal side. Sir John (Jack) Berry Hobbs the cricketer. He was my dad's second cousin. |
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CATHKIN | Report | 10 Feb 2008 17:22 |
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one of my relatives wrote a hymn tune!! |
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Taff | Report | 10 Feb 2008 17:23 |
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well, if you want to google "shelvock", gladys is my gran!! |
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***Julie*Ann***.sprinkling fairydust*** | Report | 10 Feb 2008 17:23 |
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no way paul |
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Charlie chuckles | Report | 10 Feb 2008 17:24 |
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Not directly BUT my uncle by marriage into my family, is supposed to be a direct descendant of the Vicrorian Newcastle murderess Mary Cotton!!! Haven't actually found evidence to support the claim though and not sure whether I really want too!!! lol |
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McB | Report | 10 Feb 2008 17:27 |
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On the oh's side, Edward John Smith, captain of the Titanic. |
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Val | Report | 10 Feb 2008 17:36 |
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My son's granddad was Sir Matt Busby's cousin |
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~Summer Scribe~ | Report | 10 Feb 2008 17:44 |
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I'm still investigating the alleged famous people that are meant to be in our family... One a footballer the other a politician. |
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ann | Report | 10 Feb 2008 17:44 |
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Hubbys side to the Frys chocolate.Mine Vashti Wellbourne. Annie |
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~Summer Scribe~ | Report | 10 Feb 2008 17:45 |
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Oh and Great Grandpa was possibly mayor of Lowden lol. |
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MrDaff | Report | 10 Feb 2008 17:47 |
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How strange Ann... my grandmother always said she could trace her family back to Oliver Cromwell... haven't got that far back yet, but a lot of her side definitely come from the same general area, just a bit later, that's all!! |
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Captain Pugwash | Report | 10 Feb 2008 17:47 |
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My claim to fame is am related (cousin) to Clive Everton the snooker commentator. |
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JoyBoroAngel | Report | 10 Feb 2008 17:48 |
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sir george christopher trout bartley |
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*Polly* | Report | 10 Feb 2008 17:48 |
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My best friend's husband is also related to Katherine Hepburn...small world..! |
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Helen1959 | Report | 10 Feb 2008 20:22 |
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On my M-i-L side I've found that we are related to Suzannah Wesley, sister of John and Charles Wesley who founded the Methodist Church. |
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