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Offline JonathanC

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Re: Famous Nobody
« Reply #27 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...)

CRUST - Kent (Kingsnorth, Mersham)
BEATON - Isle of Mull
GODDEN - Ruckinge, Kent

Offline Fraser178

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Re: Famous Nobody
« Reply #28 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
Research Intrests.
Manchester:Fraser, Jennings, Reid, Worsley
Wolverhampton:Hill, Griffiths, Harper, Whitehouse, Tarbuck, Asprey
Willenhall:Aston
Wales:Griffiths,Jennings
Warwickshire: Harper
Ireland County Dublin: Reid

Offline geoff_43

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Re: Famous Nobody
« Reply #29 on: Wednesday 27 July 11 18:08 BST (UK) »
Crikey!

Not an ancestor I would like to upset!  ;D

Ruffle - Essex/Suffolk
Nelson - Westmorland
Worsfold - Sussex
Clover - Essex

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Re: Famous Nobody
« Reply #30 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!
Research Intrests.
Manchester:Fraser, Jennings, Reid, Worsley
Wolverhampton:Hill, Griffiths, Harper, Whitehouse, Tarbuck, Asprey
Willenhall:Aston
Wales:Griffiths,Jennings
Warwickshire: Harper
Ireland County Dublin: Reid

Offline mrs.tenacious

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Re: Famous Nobody
« Reply #31 on: Thursday 28 July 11 18:50 BST (UK) »
Robert Burns

James Cook

Ann Robinson

Denis Waterman


Rogers: Sussex
Sanders/Saunders: Brenchley, Kent
Hales: Navenby, Lincs
Lidbetter: Sussex
Burns: Birmingham/Weston-super-Mare
Gray/Stocks: Weston-super-Mare
Hayden
Aldridge and Aldridge/Hayden
Bubb: Kent
Ward: Notts

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Re: Famous Nobody
« Reply #32 on: Friday 29 July 11 22:45 BST (UK) »


Fredie Mills
James Dean
Thomas Cook
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