Found Anyone Famous

[coombs]

My ancestor Aoife of Leinster (c1145-c1188) was born before King Edward III (1312-1377) was born. If it is estimated most of the English population with predominantly English ancestry descend from King Eddie, I am sure the number must be greater for Aoife of Leinster, meaning almost all of the English population with predominantly English ancestry have some distant Irish ancestry.

[pharmaT]

My ancestor Aoife of Leinster (c1145-c1188) was born before King Edward III (1312-1377) was born. If it is estimated most of the English population with predominantly English ancestry descend from King Eddie, I am sure the number must be greater for Aoife of Leinster, meaning almost all of the English population with predominantly English ancestry have some distant Irish ancestry.

Problem is most of us won't be able to link it back.

[coombs]

My ancestor Aoife of Leinster (c1145-c1188) was born before King Edward III (1312-1377) was born. If it is estimated most of the English population with predominantly English ancestry descend from King Eddie, I am sure the number must be greater for Aoife of Leinster, meaning almost all of the English population with predominantly English ancestry have some distant Irish ancestry.

Problem is most of us won't be able to link it back.

Yes but a good handful of researchers have found the gateway ancestor, through lots of hard long meticulous research.

[pinefamily]

Jeremy Bentham, John Gay, Alfred Nobel, Max von Sydow, and a more tenuous link to Joshua Reynolds.

[sleepybarb]

Through my Fathers family,I’m descended from Richard Newey who invented press studs/poppers
Barb

[chris_49]

I keep seeing this thread and thought I'd mention that I'm a fifth cousin of actress Charlotte Rampling. She may protest, but she is descended almost entirely in the female line from John Skelcey of Cubbington, brother of my ancestor Thomas Skelcey from whom my mother is descended in the paternal line.

I hesitated about mentioning this, but her short autobiography provides details that confirm her immediate ancestors.

[Nova67]

Potentially related to the first actor who played Dr Who. That is William Hartnell. Also Sir Norman Hartnell. Depends on who the real father of my x3 great grandfather is! DNA suggests it could be true.

[Yasmina4]

Have had a look at a family tree extract done for our family by someone from the national.library if Wales.  It traces my great grandmothers family back to 1132 rhys ap grufydd.   I found it an interesting read but have just checked him out he was king if a kingdom in south wales. Blue blood yay

[RobinRedBreast]

Have had a look at a family tree extract done for our family by someone from the national.library if Wales.  It traces my great grandmothers family back to 1132 rhys ap grufydd.   I found it an interesting read but have just checked him out he was king if a kingdom in south wales. Blue blood yay

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhys_ap_Gruffydd#Genealogy_and_early_life