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Re: Who has a surprise connection to an historical figure?
« Reply #81 on: Wednesday 21 October 20 16:20 BST (UK) »
Very, very distant tie-ins, generations back, leading to:
Screaming Lord Sutch!!
Samuel Toplis, painter of Sark.
A current Scottish politician - not Ms Sturgeon
and via marriage some generations back:
The last public hangman, Pierrpoint
Eric Morecambe ( no, that's not a joke)
And a well known medium / spiritualist around wartime.
    but nothing at all close, unfortunately.
TY
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Re: Who has a surprise connection to an historical figure?
« Reply #82 on: Wednesday 04 November 20 11:30 GMT (UK) »
Doing a bit of research into one of my wife's lines, I thought I had found a connection to one of my own. Instead, I found a descent from Owen Glendower. At first glance, it looks to be accurate, but I will confirm it for myself.
Apologies for the Anglicized spelling.
I am Australian, from all the lands I come (my ancestors, at least!)

Pine/Pyne, Dowdeswell, Kempster, Sando/Sandoe/Sandow, Nancarrow, Hounslow, Youatt, Richardson, Jarmyn, Oxlade, Coad, Kelsey, Crampton, Lindner, Pittaway, and too many others to name.
Devon, Dorset, Gloucs, Cornwall, Warwickshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire, Wilts, Germany, Sweden, and of course London, to name a few.

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Re: Who has a surprise connection to an historical figure?
« Reply #83 on: Sunday 08 November 20 15:46 GMT (UK) »
I like this thread, thanks.

My times 4 x great grandfather was John SHERWOOD. Of his daughters became Granny Smith, famous Apple grower. I am descended from her half-sister.

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Re: Who has a surprise connection to an historical figure?
« Reply #84 on: Sunday 06 December 20 22:15 GMT (UK) »
I am distantly related by marriage to Frank Lloyd Wright, Lilian Gish and George W Bush.

I am.dustantly related too. His mother was my great grandmothers first cousin.  Born cardiganshire , wales

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We could be related to king edward 1st of england via frank lloyd wright .

I was just on chat room and someone mentioned that.

I googled and google was in agreement suggesting my heritage for further research.

We always were amused by my mother insisting we had a royal background. Sorry  mum.

It would be interesting to to establish what the connection was.


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Re: Who has a surprise connection to an historical figure?
« Reply #85 on: Sunday 06 December 20 22:44 GMT (UK) »
I am distantly related by marriage to Frank Lloyd Wright, Lilian Gish and George W Bush.

I am.dustantly related too. His mother was my great grandmothers first cousin.  Born cardiganshire , wales

Nick 29

We could be related to king edward 1st of england via frank lloyd wright .

I was just on chat room and someone mentioned that.

I googled and google was in agreement suggesting my heritage for further research.

We always were amused by my mother insisting we had a royal background. Sorry  mum.

It would be interesting to to establish what the connection was.
I am distantly related by marriage to Frank Lloyd Wright, Lilian Gish and George W Bush.

I am.dustantly related too. His mother was my great grandmothers first cousin.  Born cardiganshire , wales

Nick 29

We could be related to king edward 1st of england via frank lloyd wright .

I was just on chat room and someone mentioned that.

I googled and google was in agreement suggesting my heritage for further research.

We always were amused by my mother insisting we had a royal background. Sorry  mum.

It would be interesting to to establish what the connection was.
I am distantly related by marriage to Frank Lloyd Wright, Lilian Gish and George W Bush.

I am.dustantly related too. His mother was my great grandmothers first cousin.  Born cardiganshire , wales

Nick 29

We could be related to king edward 1st of england via frank lloyd wright .

I was just on chat room and someone mentioned that.

I googled and google was in agreement suggesting my heritage for further research.

We always were amused by my mother insisting we had a royal background. Sorry  mum.

It would be interesting to to establish what the connection was.

Can anyone show the connection