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Title: Famous Nobody
Post by: geoff_43 on Monday 25 July 11 20:02 BST (UK)
Hi All,

So far in my tree I have:

Harry Potter, Elizabeth Taylor and Kate Middleton.

Has any one else a famous name in their tree, and if so what?

Geoff

Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: Alan b on Monday 25 July 11 20:26 BST (UK)
Does John Alderton count as a famous name, think of Please Sir if you are not sure who he is.
Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: Vasquez109 on Monday 25 July 11 20:29 BST (UK)
Wasnt he in upstairs downstairs too?
Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: geoff_43 on Monday 25 July 11 20:33 BST (UK)
Hi Alan b,

Good enough for me

Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: nanny jan on Monday 25 July 11 21:15 BST (UK)
Hi,


My children have got George Harrison in their tree......



Nanny Jan
Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: cati on Monday 25 July 11 21:32 BST (UK)
I've got Harry Potter, too!
Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: Seoras on Tuesday 26 July 11 00:11 BST (UK)
John Brown several times.................as in Queen Vic's bit on the side,oh and John Brown's body,I guess I have a few of them too ;D
Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: Kazzaqld on Tuesday 26 July 11 04:00 BST (UK)
Elizabeth Taylor is my 3greats-grandmother.

 ;D
Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: Ruskie on Tuesday 26 July 11 06:03 BST (UK)
Quote from: cati on Monday 25 July 11 21:32 BST (UK)
I've got Harry Potter, too!

I've got Snape, Dumbledore and Voldemort!  :o

Nah, only joking ... no famous names in my tree.  ;)
Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: sleepybarb on Tuesday 26 July 11 08:32 BST (UK)
Elizabeth Taylor again x 2 ,a cousin and my grandmother.
                           Barb
Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: geoff_43 on Tuesday 26 July 11 08:58 BST (UK)
Quote

I've got Snape, Dumbledore and Voldemort!  :o

Nah, only joking ... no famous names in my tree.  ;)

 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: youngtug on Tuesday 26 July 11 09:15 BST (UK)
Henry Morgan
Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: Jeuel on Tuesday 26 July 11 09:58 BST (UK)
Nobody!

But I do have a chap who married into my family, who rejoiced in the splendid name of Napoleon Bonaparte Money.
Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: geoff_43 on Tuesday 26 July 11 15:21 BST (UK)
Quote from: youngtug on Tuesday 26 July 11 09:15 BST (UK)
Henry Morgan

I have often wondered was the Rum named after him, or just a coincidence?
Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: geoff_43 on Tuesday 26 July 11 15:23 BST (UK)
Quote from: Jeuel on Tuesday 26 July 11 09:58 BST (UK)
But I do have a chap who married into my family, who rejoiced in the splendid name of Napoleon Bonaparte Money.

One of my friends has a Penny White, who married a Richard Farthing. She spent her married life as a Penny Farthing.    :)

Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: toni* on Tuesday 26 July 11 15:31 BST (UK)
my nephew is Tom Jones his father David Jones and my Nan is Elizabeth Taylor
Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: Vasquez109 on Tuesday 26 July 11 17:37 BST (UK)
Ive got a 'Richard Horatio Nelson Webb'.

Does that count?
Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: geoff_43 on Tuesday 26 July 11 17:43 BST (UK)
As I am a Nelson, it gets my vote

Geoff
Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: Vasquez109 on Tuesday 26 July 11 18:07 BST (UK)
He died in infancy..and the vicar made a note in the burial register of "Vanity of Vanities!"
Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: geoff_43 on Tuesday 26 July 11 18:51 BST (UK)
After a rethink, I feel my opinion on his comments are best kept to myself
Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: Vasquez109 on Tuesday 26 July 11 19:24 BST (UK)
Im just saying what the vicar wrote! Not my fault...
Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: geoff_43 on Tuesday 26 July 11 19:53 BST (UK)
My reply was aimed at the Vicar, not you. Sorry if it seemed that way.

Geoff
Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: groom on Tuesday 26 July 11 20:07 BST (UK)
I've got  William Morris -  my gx3 grandfather on my mother's side and another William Morris my gx5 grandfather on my father's side.
Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: Vasquez109 on Tuesday 26 July 11 20:57 BST (UK)
Quote from: geoff_43 on Tuesday 26 July 11 19:53 BST (UK)
My reply was aimed at the Vicar, not you. Sorry if it seemed that way.

I know!  ;D Maybe the vicar thought that the parents were taking the proverbial...and added the comment after they had gone!
Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: angelfish58 on Tuesday 26 July 11 22:23 BST (UK)
Stanley Baxter,David Dickinson and Jack Charlton are the best I can muster  ;D
Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: groom on Tuesday 26 July 11 22:34 BST (UK)
I've got Raymond Baxter, but it doesn't really count as it really is Raymond Baxter the TV broadcaster, he was my 2nd cousin once removed.
Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: halhawk on Wednesday 27 July 11 01:24 BST (UK)
I've got a John Hawkins - don't know if he was ever called Jack, or indeed ever went to sea.
Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: JonathanC on Wednesday 27 July 11 12:38 BST (UK)
Just 3 'film stars' on mine:

James Stewart
Elizabeth Taylor
Donald Sutherland (he's direct, and a bit of a mystery...)

Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: Fraser178 on Wednesday 27 July 11 17:55 BST (UK)
whilst my ancestors didn't have any famous names..

but!
My Criminal Ancestor, had a 'Prize fight' (bare knuckle boxing) with a man named 'George Foreman'! (a world famous ex-heavyweight boxer) and my ancestor beat him! how wonderful  ;D

Joel
Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: geoff_43 on Wednesday 27 July 11 18:08 BST (UK)
Crikey!

Not an ancestor I would like to upset!  ;D

Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: Fraser178 on Wednesday 27 July 11 18:22 BST (UK)
He was quite the character! Over 40 criminal convictions by the time he was in his 30's!
Been searching for ages for a photo of him, would be great to puta face to this intimidating name!
Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: mrs.tenacious on Thursday 28 July 11 18:50 BST (UK)
Robert Burns

James Cook

Ann Robinson

Denis Waterman


Title: Re: Famous Nobody
Post by: SWar on Friday 29 July 11 22:45 BST (UK)


Fredie Mills
James Dean
Thomas Cook