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The Lighter Side / Re: Myths debunked when doing family histroy.
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My Scottish grandmother, whose surname was Cairns, claimed to be descended from Rob Roy McGregor. Unfortunately, I found both her parents were of Irish descent.
There were a couple of stories associated with my wife's second great grandfather, John Anthony. He was Irish, and fought in the Crimean war. He was said to have had a baby's bonnet which had been knitted by Queen Victoria or one of her ladies in waiting, and this was supposedly still in the family. We haven't been able to find who has it, though...
John was also supposed to have been "a guard for Queen Victoria". He was in the army, in two infantry regiments, but not a guard. Interestingly, On his death registration, in Victoria, Australia, his occupation is given as warder.
There were a couple of stories associated with my wife's second great grandfather, John Anthony. He was Irish, and fought in the Crimean war. He was said to have had a baby's bonnet which had been knitted by Queen Victoria or one of her ladies in waiting, and this was supposedly still in the family. We haven't been able to find who has it, though...
John was also supposed to have been "a guard for Queen Victoria". He was in the army, in two infantry regiments, but not a guard. Interestingly, On his death registration, in Victoria, Australia, his occupation is given as warder.