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Re: Have you discovered a (living) famous person in your extended family?
« Reply #45 on: Tuesday 22 January 08 12:48 GMT (UK) »
no i havent found anyone famous in my tree not even remotley.
seems we were all hard working class type

i would be careful if you contact them they may think you are contacting them because they are famous, mind you you could show them all your research and they might be more welcoming, either that or they might think you are a crazed stalker who knows who their parents / siblings are etc etc and take out a restraining order on you!


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Re: Have you discovered a (living) famous person in your extended family?
« Reply #46 on: Monday 24 March 08 19:18 GMT (UK) »
Ian Hislop!  My daughter and I watched WDYTYA and I said he must me related to us because my great grandad was a Hyslop from the same part of Ayr.  The 3rd time we watched it I actually did the research and it was true.

A previous Dean of Perth Cathedral, Australia, John Bell.

Several Australians called Dyson, who were artists and writers.

The last two are no longer living.

I wonder if anyone has any imfamous people in there family tree?  Notorious criminals etc...??
BELL;TWEEDIE;PITTILLO/PATTILLO;WATSON;JOHNSTONE;PALMER;MOFFAT:DOBIE;BEATTIE:-Dumfrieshire<br />HYSLOP;MANSON;CURRIE;JAMIESON;BEATTIE:-Ayr<br />HOOKER;DYSON;SEABROOKE;DYER;DREWELL;STOCKWELL;CRIPPS;-London<br />DEVOS:London, Belguim
BENDALL-Bristol<br />WOODEN/WOODIN;JARRETT-Surrey<br />MURCH;HARRIS;POPE:-Devon QUARM-Devon,London,Anywhere<br />RUMBLE;HIBBERD;-Wilts
MARTIN - Dorset,Somerset;
PITTUCK/PITTOCK:-Suffolk.
WILSON;BARNEY;WINDES/WINDERS;ELLIS - Yorkshire;MARSTON;HALLAM - Notts;

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Re: Have you discovered a (living) famous person in your extended family?
« Reply #47 on: Monday 24 March 08 19:20 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: julieann1 on Monday 24 March 08 19:18 GMT (UK)


I wonder if anyone has any imfamous people in there family tree?  Notorious criminals etc...??

nope i dont have any of them either!
quite boring to anyone but me really!
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Re: Have you discovered a (living) famous person in your extended family?
« Reply #48 on: Monday 24 March 08 19:59 GMT (UK) »
My OH has Mitt Romney, Presidential candidate who dropped out,  in her extended family, 7th cousin
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Re: Have you discovered a (living) famous person in your extended family?
« Reply #49 on: Monday 24 March 08 20:07 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Duck on Monday 24 March 08 19:59 GMT (UK)
My OH has Mitt Romney, Presidential candidate who dropped out,  in her extended family, 7th cousin

Sorry to hear that Duck !!  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

My second cousin used to date the sister of Alma Cogan ........  ::) ::) ::) .... does that count ??  :P

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Re: Have you discovered a (living) famous person in your extended family?
« Reply #50 on: Monday 24 March 08 21:23 GMT (UK) »
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My second cousin used to date the sister of Alma Cogan ........  ::) ::) ::) .... does that count ??  :P

( reading through the replies ... looks like Leonie 's been reading her books again  ;D ;D ;D ;D )

If we can go there, my sister-in-laws sister used to date Ben Stiller.  ;D ;D ;D

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Wexford and Staffordshire: Hayes, McClean
Galway and Staffordshire: Scott
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Re: Have you discovered a (living) famous person in your extended family?
« Reply #51 on: Monday 24 March 08 21:28 GMT (UK) »


Well the title said "extended family " Kath !!  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

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Re: Have you discovered a (living) famous person in your extended family?
« Reply #52 on: Monday 24 March 08 22:30 GMT (UK) »
Well, my brother had his first case of (underage) beer bought for him by Viggo Mortensen. I am sure I am not spelling that right. Guess he's not really in my tree though, that's just an extended brush with fame.  ;D ;D ;D
Sligo: Davey (also Mayo), McCluskey, McNulty
Wexford and Staffordshire: Hayes, McClean
Galway and Staffordshire: Scott
Coventry: Wells, Collins, Palmer, Moody, Beck, Mickelwright, Husbands
Ireland: McNulty (Sligo), Kealy, Murphy (Carlow) Connolly, Gillen, Powell, Ryan, Moore, Martin
Davis from I don't know where originally
Stahl, Russia to England to USA

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Re: Have you discovered a (living) famous person in your extended family?
« Reply #53 on: Monday 24 March 08 23:05 GMT (UK) »
Depends how you categorise "famous" - my cousin's wife has a cookery show on American TV; Hubby's G Aunt knew the composer Holst; and Hubby's in "Who's Who".......
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