Pages: [1] 2 3

Author Topic: Who is your most profilic ancestor ?  (Read 6182 times)

Offline 7igerby7he7ail

  • RootsChat Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 175
  • Where are they?
    • View Profile
Who is your most profilic ancestor ?
« on: Tuesday 20 October 09 06:45 BST (UK) »
I have one ancestor [ my 5x great grandfather] who was married 3 times and had 16 children.*
I have several in the tree who 'score' above 10.

Anybody have any more?

*I have traced many distant cousins from this one ancestor.
Tree
GAUNT N Staffordshire,GAUNT Manchester.GUY,Shropshire, BARTLEY,Salford, Lancs, NEVILLE,Salford. PHILLIPS,Staffs, MAYER,Staffs,COSSAR,Berwick, E and Mid Lothian and Argyll. HIGGINS,Glasgowand Dunoon,Argyll.GALLAGHER,Argyll,IRISH,Herts.

Offline Deb D

  • RootsChat Aristocrat
  • ******
  • Posts: 1,574
  • I'm not over 40 ... I'm 39.95 plus tax!
    • View Profile
Re: Who is your most profilic ancestor ?
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 20 October 09 07:18 BST (UK) »
3xgt grandfather; two marriages, 16 children ... Gt grandfather, one marriage, 11 children (and his wife died young!)
I live in Sydney, Australia, and I'm researching: Powell, Tatham, Dunbar, Dixon, Mackwood, Kinnear, Mitchell, Morgan, Delves, & Anderson

Offline ainslie

  • RootsChat Aristocrat
  • ******
  • Posts: 2,768
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Who is your most profilic ancestor ?
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 20 October 09 08:57 BST (UK) »
Age range between eldest and youngest of 16 children by two wives: 40 years. [Gt-Grand-father].

Offline LindaJ1959

  • RootsChat Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 178
  • Florence, my Gran
    • View Profile
Re: Who is your most profilic ancestor ?
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 20 October 09 11:11 BST (UK) »
A sister of one of my 2xgt grandmothers claimed on the 1911 census to have had 20 children born alive, and 17 surviving!

Linda

Francis, Sopp, and Durrant: all in Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire and Hampshire.
Durrant: Toronto, Canada; Los Angeles, California, USA.
Poynter, Fidler. Rolfe, Hedges and Scorey: all in Hampshire.
Allen: Dorset/Somerset/Wiltshire, and Longford, Derbyshire.
Miles: Bournemouth.

Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Offline Mumsie2131

  • RootsChat Veteran
  • *****
  • Posts: 557
  • Councillor John Heap
    • View Profile
Re: Who is your most profilic ancestor ?
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 20 October 09 11:55 BST (UK) »
Gt grandfather, 2 wives 16 children.  As I was brought up in the same village it was confusing to me as a child, people younger or the same age as I was had grandparents who were my mother's cousins.
Heap - Holmfirth WRY
Rhodes-Flockton WRY & NE Cheshire
Ridgway- NE Cheshire & Lancahire
Roebuck - Upperthong WRY
Wild - NECheshire
Riley - NE Cheshire & Derbyshire
Greaves - NE Cheshire & Lancashire

Offline shan42

  • I am sorry but my email is not working at the moment
  • RootsChat Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 227
  • "Genealogists do it with dead people"
    • View Profile
Re: Who is your most profilic ancestor ?
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 20 October 09 20:59 BST (UK) »
My great gran had 12 brothers & sisters! Ouch!!  ;D
Mitchell, Irish, Solloway - Worcs
Rainsford - B'ham
Blackwell - Glos
Hale - Glos
Timms - Glos
Benton - B'ham
Hadwin - London
Linfield - Surrey

Offline GailS

  • RootsChat Senior
  • ****
  • Posts: 267
  • William ANDREW
    • View Profile
Re: Who is your most profilic ancestor ?
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 21 October 09 21:47 BST (UK) »
Absolutely Ouch! ;D

Have a G G Aunty who had 17, and most of them lived.

Makes me glad and gratefull to have 3 happy, healty ones. (even if 2 are teenagers lol)

Gail
CORNWALL, Andrew, Whitford, Harris, Jeffery, Blight.
ENGLAND-LONDON, Allingham, Warbey, Alloway, Gunter.
               -NOTTINGHAM, Ball, Lewis.
IRELAND-SWORDS, Rogers, Reynolds.
SCOTLAND, Thomson, Neil, Wilson, McMillan, Weddell,
NEW ZEALAND, All of the above.

Offline shan42

  • I am sorry but my email is not working at the moment
  • RootsChat Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 227
  • "Genealogists do it with dead people"
    • View Profile
Re: Who is your most profilic ancestor ?
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 21 October 09 21:51 BST (UK) »
Do you think they ever lost any for a few days?  ;D
Mitchell, Irish, Solloway - Worcs
Rainsford - B'ham
Blackwell - Glos
Hale - Glos
Timms - Glos
Benton - B'ham
Hadwin - London
Linfield - Surrey

Offline GailS

  • RootsChat Senior
  • ****
  • Posts: 267
  • William ANDREW
    • View Profile
Re: Who is your most profilic ancestor ?
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 22 October 09 03:04 BST (UK) »
Oh shan42, you make me laugh out loud, very loudly, one of those good old belly shaking laughs, as they say this is the "Lighter side".

I'm sure at times they wanted to loose a few! (or may be more than a few) Imagine trying to have a "quiet moment" either to yourself or with your spouse.

You have really made my day,  ;D

Gail
CORNWALL, Andrew, Whitford, Harris, Jeffery, Blight.
ENGLAND-LONDON, Allingham, Warbey, Alloway, Gunter.
               -NOTTINGHAM, Ball, Lewis.
IRELAND-SWORDS, Rogers, Reynolds.
SCOTLAND, Thomson, Neil, Wilson, McMillan, Weddell,
NEW ZEALAND, All of the above.
Pages: [1] 2 3