Genealogy Chat

No blue blood...yet. But on my mother's side we have the Bronte sisters!

No blue blood in my veins, but a few years ago I helped an American net friend trace her ancestry. Her mother, aged 95, was as sharp as a tack and we knew her ancestors (named TITUS) sailed to the US from England a few years after the Pilgrim Fathers. Checking back led to connections with the VAUX and MONTAGU families and further back still we came to Edward, Prince of England and finally HENRY 11 and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Work back from there and be amazed! I was! Peter

The Earl of Castlemaine is there somewhere and also Rev'd Daniel Rowlands from Llangeitho who has a commemorative statute somewhere in Wales. He was known as the crazy curate and was something to do with introducing Calvinism to Wales.

No, not yet (and I doubt if I will), but I did have a letter from one of my BOBY connections, who did an enormous amount of research before he died, saying he was waiting for confirmation that one HUGO DE BOBY was William the Conqueror's Huntsman! Trouble is, you get back to 1800 or so and it all become a bit tenuous, doesn't it? Can we ever really be SURE?

I think my folks were just servants and farm labourers to all these well-to-do people so can I claim some connection? Elisabeth

Yes, on my father's side descended from Edward, the Black Prince

rumour had it that a gt aunt(ish) was a bastard child of the earl of dartmouth(west bromwich).I think i have found the said gt aunt, but without bloodtests this will never be proved, but it makes a good family story !!!

My better half is a direct descendent of Peden the Prophet, also known as Peden the Covenantor. His g/father was Sir Alexander Pethein. Type in Peden the Prophet on google for an interesting read. Terry

thats why i started to trace my family.. my grandmother told me i was related to the Mansells of Mansell street, london. I have traced my line back to 1533 and im not at all related. My family are mostly agri labourers. 2 of my ancestors were shipped to australia as punishment for stealing & killing 2 phesants on xmas eve. what a punsihment for being hungry.

Be very suspicious of any lines that go back to noble families in the IGI. Many are extremely optimistic. MB

I unearthed a record of the Spillman line of my family that goes back as far as Sir William Espileman, first Lord of Brockenhurst. He was a nobleman and knight around the 1140s.

My great grandmother, Elizabeth Robertson from Perth, claimed she was descended from Robert the Bruce. I have not started on this line as yetbut shall do soon. Also I once read, that anyone who had ancestors living in this country at the time of the resoration of Charles II, 1660, was related to the Queen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anne

My G,Granddad was George Stephenson only not THE George Stephenson,but he did come from Stockton. Chris

Ok, I'm going to put my two pennith worth in! my Gt Uncle played in the 1st world Cup, West Auckland vs Juventus, and we beat 'em!!!!!! except, when they got to Italy there were big banners "Welcome Wolwich Arsenal" as they had only been given "WA" as their opponents! Kim

Hubby's mother reckons she's descended from hanging judge jeffries

A sagger makers bottom knocker was someone involved in pottery casting. I had a grt uncle who was one.I have found an artist who was in the royal academy and his brother was in the 1912 olympics and there is a family story that one of our ancestors was related to a Lord, but I havnt found him yet!!

Virginia, what is a sagger makers bottom knocker? Sounds like something rude!! Diana.

In Stoke it is not unusual to come from a long line of sagger maker's bottom knockers ! Any other interesting job titles out there?????

Have discovered the link to Cardinal William Godfrey,he was Archbishop of Liverpool then Westminister.Always knew he was related to my Grandma,but not sure how.Iwas a kid when he died Grandma was upset &Iwent to school and told the teacher my uncle the Pope had died!!! All the family his and mine were Carters, Fish Hawkers and servants

My husbands family are supposed to be related to George Stephenson (of The Rocket) His 2nd wife was Elizabeth Hindmarch/sh. I am still trying confirm all the details.