Found Anyone Famous

[Mvann]

Albert isn't famous, it's his grandson who is.

None of mine are Quaker Brigid. Either members of the great hall or secular society (think John coltman, the Gimson family, Michael Wright). I'll have a look at the stoneygate address's when I get home.

[turramurra]

Still looking...

There is always hope !

But over the thousands of generations way back, now lost in the mists of time,
       our family
   could have had famous people.
I would like to think someone in the Prussian royalty...vain hope!
 my mother's nickname for me was " Lady Jane Grey "
Now that is certainly not a possibility !

Turramurra

[Mimble]

Mimble - I've just been consulting my copy of "England's Black Tribunal" (6th edition, 1737) and found the transcript of the warrant at pages 45 - 6.

It reads as follows:

At the High Court of Justice for the Trying and Judging of Charles Stewart, King of England, January 29. 1648.

Whereas Charles Stuart, King of England, is, and standeth Convicted, Attainted and Condemned of High Treason, and other High Crimes, and Sentence upon Saturday last was pronounced against Him by this Court, to be put to Death by the severing of his Head from his Body; of which Sentence, Execution remains yet to be done: These are therefore to Will and Require you to see the said Sentence Executed in the open street before Whitehall, upon the Morrow, being the 30th day of this Instant Month of January, between the Hours of Ten in the Morning, and Five in the Afternoon of the same Day, with full Effect: and for so doing, this shall be your Warrant. And these are to require all Officers and Soldiers, and other the good People of this Nation of England, to be assisting unto you in this Service.

Given under our Hands and Seals.

To Col. Francis Hacker, Col. Hunks, and Lieutenant Col. Phray, and to every of them:

Sealed and subscribed by

J. Bradshaw, T. Grey, O. Cromwell, Ed. Whaley, M. Livesey, J. Okey, J. Danvers, R. Bourchier, H. Ireton, T. Maleverer, [and 49 other regicides]



To find your ancestor named in one of the most notorious documents in England's entire history, nay, to have it actually ADDRESSED to him and two others ... well ... that's quite something!!

Yes thanks that is amazing isn't it? I went to see Col Hunks' great uncle's memorial at Broadwell St Paul's. It had been attacked and defaced because he was the great uncle of the 'Regicide'.

[guest189040]

My Great Great Aunt was Mary Priestley.

Great Aunt to John Boynton Priestley the famous author of many books including An Inspector Calls.

[louisa maud]

Well not really famous but he was Mayor of Bermondsey and big in trade unions apparently

Louisa Maud

[Andi R]

Possibly Eleanor of Aquitaine, and the Plantagenet's through my Wilkinson's, but as a person of Scots descent being related to Edward I, is not a good thing, he was known as the "hammer of the Scots"  this is according to 'Family Search'

Andi

[Andi R]

But I have confirmed my GGrandfather Taylor Swainson the engineer and one of the pioneers of the steam engine

[guest189040]

Possibly Eleanor of Aquitaine, and the Plantagenet's through my Wilkinson's, but as a person of Scots descent being related to Edward I, is not a good thing, he was known as the "hammer of the Scots"  this is according to 'Family Search'

Andi

But that means you also have Matilda of Scotland and her Father King Malcolm III in your line.

It also means that we are distant Cousins.

[Andi R]

Possibly Eleanor of Aquitaine, and the Plantagenet's through my Wilkinson's, but as a person of Scots descent being related to Edward I, is not a good thing, he was known as the "hammer of the Scots"  this is according to 'Family Search'

Andi

But that means you also have Matilda of Scotland and her Father King Malcolm III in your line.

It also means that we are distant Cousins.

Thats true but Edward the first    and a connection with William the Conqueror etc

Theres just one Wilkinson I need to check out but it looks right