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AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 7 Feb 2008 16:48

on Dad's side all tinplate workers, on Mum's side mostly ag labs - seems to me there were thousands of ag labs round

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

Linda

Linda Report 7 Feb 2008 18:17

no one famous on my side, but my grt aunt did 2years in hollway for trying to murder her husband with an axe Story goes he was in pain and shouted help me so she tried to, with an axe,!!!! (perhaps she had run out of asprin) met her when i was 15 didnt even know about her till then poor lady i thought she was being difficult when tried to serve her in lyons tea house, then my aunt told me who she was and she had mental problem

sam

sam Report 7 Feb 2008 20:17

I'm related to Michael Collins (Irish Freedom fighter) on my father's side. Apparently played by Liam Neesom in the film, although I've never seen it.

Beverley

Beverley Report 11 Feb 2008 15:38

Nothing on my side but my husbands, brothers wife, is a direct descendant of the Earl of Babbington. He was the one who was beheaded at Traitor Gate for trying to help Mary Queen of Scots escape.

Went to Dethick in Derbyshire and he has a church there, wow, impressed I was lol.

Sue in Somerset

Sue in Somerset Report 11 Feb 2008 22:07

Bit of deja vu here..........thought there was a similar thread to this already.

In my case every royal before Edward III (so William the Conqueror, King John etc).
Also Harold II who lost Hastings and Alfred the Great plus various interesting folks like El Cid and Lady Godiva.

It's amazing who turns out to be related or even descended from whom.

Funny feeling now when I read about them and know if they hadn't lived I wouldn't be here.

Sue
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D R

D R Report 11 Feb 2008 22:29

My grandad was Jack Cottrell and he wrote songs for George Formby.

Rachel

Rachel Report 6 Nov 2008 23:52

my sisters dad was the tour manager of blacklace, he used to take my mum with him. also my grandads uncle played for rugby league team wakefield trinity

Running Bear

Running Bear Report 7 Nov 2008 08:04

one of my gx15 grandads in 1552 was beheaded in the tower of london.

David

David Report 7 Nov 2008 09:10

When I was a little lad, my grand father Thomas Atkinson was I thought famous in our neighbourhood.

He had three wives, survived them all, fathered seven sons and six daughters.

Researching:
Sometimes nothing is a real cool hand.

Paulene

Paulene Report 9 Nov 2008 01:41

I am related to the actor Rod Taylor through the STURT family.


Paulene x

Researching:
Names: Beck, Bowker, Sturt, Whittaker. Places: Salford, Manchester

Jackie

Jackie Report 9 Nov 2008 02:24

I'm related to Tommy Steele, my husband is related to Josiah Dent who was a highway robber and sentenced to death but transported to Australia instead.

Researching:
Dance, Lawes

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