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The Common Room / Re: Liverpool: Beatles connections?
« on: Wednesday 11 June 25 16:01 BST (UK)  »
  A friend is distantly related to Paul McCartney, though she has never tried to make contact. Has actually been proven via her unusual surname and detail found in a tree compiled by Michael McCartney for inclusion in a book (can't recall which).

The Lennons are supposed to be from Scotland (probably from Ireland first) and the Starkeys from the  North of Scotland and Orkneys. Harrisons are everywhere of course.
 

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The Common Room / Re: Why do some people...?
« on: Tuesday 25 March 25 18:57 GMT (UK)  »
There's also the option to add a middle name at Confirmation, at least Anglican ones. I was offered (but declined) this in the 60s. I don't know if this was common in earlier times.

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The Common Room / Re: 1921 Census
« on: Saturday 04 January 25 18:19 GMT (UK)  »
1921 - Available in subscriptions from 7th January, according to a post I saw on Facebook

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The Common Room / Re: Found Anyone Famous
« on: Wednesday 27 November 24 18:42 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Wexflyer on Wednesday 27 November 24 18:31 GMT (UK)
Quote from: chris_49 on Wednesday 27 November 24 18:30 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Wexflyer on Wednesday 27 November 24 18:16 GMT (UK)
The famous patriots, Skin the Goat and Fr. Murphy.

I thought Father Murphy of Old Kilcormack was a celibate priest? James Fitzharris did have children thiough.

OK . But that's the Fr John Murphy I meant.


It says in your family tree... which to me means more than direct ancestor.
And I mean the other Fr. Murphy, who led the final charge at the battle of Arklow.

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The Common Room / Re: Found Anyone Famous
« on: Wednesday 27 November 24 18:30 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Wexflyer on Wednesday 27 November 24 18:16 GMT (UK)
The famous patriots, Skin the Goat and Fr. Murphy.

I thought Father Murphy of Old Kilcormack was a celibate priest? James Fitzharris did have children thiough.

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The Common Room / Re: Found Anyone Famous
« on: Wednesday 27 November 24 18:22 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: chris_49 on Friday 02 October 20 18:23 BST (UK)
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.

Now proved by DNA actually. I'm proved related to John Skelcey descendants, and although there's no match yet for Charlotte, she is descended from him entirely in the female line.


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The Common Room / RIP carol02
« on: Thursday 12 September 24 11:06 BST (UK)  »
Sorry to have to report that Carol02 has died. A long-time contributor to Rootschat, especially on the Skelcey family. I'm afraid I don't know any more, I just saw her funeral reported on Facebook, and the  only email I know is her own.

Chris

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The Common Room / Re: Have I added two and two and made five?
« on: Monday 15 July 24 20:40 BST (UK)  »
Welcome to Rootschat LinndiLoo. I'm sorry I've only just seen your post, I must have missed the usual update email from Rootschat.

I'm sorry I have no more information on Minnie. I'm glad you found George Thomas Cox interesting but I gather he is not yor ancestor. Chris

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The Common Room / Re: Aristocrats not bothering with birth registrations
« on: Friday 28 June 24 19:25 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for this Arthur. I tried Pitt-Rivers and Rivers and Fox but not Fox-Pitt. Anyway, the Chesterfield person is someone else. I don't know if I can be bothered to edit Wikipedia, especially the page of such an unpleasant person.

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