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behindthefrogs
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Re: How big is a family tree?
« Reply #15 on: Thursday 05 November 09 13:33 UTC (UK) »
One of my five times great grandfathers is also my six times great grand father twice.  I am not going to try to work out how much that reduces my number of direct ancestors.

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Living in Berkshire. From Northampton & Milton Keynes
DETAILS OF THE FOLLOWING NAMES ARE IN SURNAME INTERESTS, LINK AT FOOT OF PAGE
Wilson, Higgs, Buswell, PARCELL, Matthews, TAMKIN, Seckington, Pates, Coupland, Webb, Arthur, MAYNARD, Caves, Norman, Winch, Culverhouse, Drakeley.
Johnson, Routledge, SHIRT, SAICH, Mills, SAUNDERS, EDLIN, Perry, Vickers, Pakeman, Griffiths, Marston, Turner, Child, Sheen, Gray, Woolhouse
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shan42
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"Genealogists do it with dead people"
Re: How big is a family tree?
« Reply #16 on: Thursday 05 November 09 14:37 UTC (UK) »
Thanks for the post, you've all contributed to my brain exploding!  Grin

I've managed to get one branch of my tree back to 1625, and a great grand-daughter of my great gran's sister who I talk to is 78, whereas I am 42 - but they did throw out alot of kids in the 'old days' didn't they, with huge age ranges between the youngest & oldest child.
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Mitchell, Irish, Solloway - Worcs
Rainsford - B'ham
Blackwell - Glos
Benton - B'ham
Hadwin - London
Linfield - Surrey
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