Your Genealogy Claim to Fame?

[jaybelnz]

I just thought another one, my Dad had a really bad accident in the early1950's, and one leg was badly crushed from the knee down.  Thanks to the talent of a young bone surgeon, he just missed out on having his leg amputated.  This Surgeon performed bone grafts on his leg, and did an amazing job.  It was a very long recovery, and he had a huge plaster with "Windows" in it, so the nurses could get in to check and dress the wound. He was in hospital for about 6 months before he was allowed home. It was pioneering stuff by this young man, and in later years was knighted for his research and his services as an orthopaedic surgeon! 

Eventually after a few years of physio, Dad could walk again, had a built up shoe, and only a slight limp.  But if anyone was walking beside him, they'd have to run to keep up.. He couldn't go fast enough - think he was trying to catch up the 2 or years he was more or less confined to his armchair!
 

[Rosinish]

Not my direct line but…….

Sir George Lunn 1861 – 1939 (my 1st cousin x 4 removes) was 3 times Lord Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. His father John Ramsay Lunn & my 3 x g g/father Frederick Lunn were brothers.

James Lunn 1859 – 1941 (my 1st cousin x 4 removes) was Sheriff of Newcastle-upon-Tyne & a Director of Newcastle Football Club. His father John Ramsay Lunn & my 3 x g g/father Frederick Lunn were brothers.

Sir George & James being brothers.

Annie

[Magiccat1978]

My first cousin 4 times removed is the American hymn composer and preacher George Bennard. He is best known for composing the hymn, "The Old Rugged Cross".

and not really famous but he appears to have been in the papers a lot, My great granduncle David Wilson Smart Brown was the Chief Constable of Roxburgh Police and was awarded an MBE although I am yet to discover why.

[Rosinish]

My first cousin 4 times removed is the American hymn composer and preacher George Bennard. He is best known for composing the hymn, "The Old Rugged Cross".

The song is what's famous in this case 

Beautiful hymn & I'm sure it is known even by the generation of today?

Annie

[pharmaT]

I love that hymn.

[jaybelnz]

I sooo love that hymn!  Always makes me cry, as it reminds me of my grandmother, who was always singing or humming hymns around the house, and I think The Old Rugged Cross must have been one of her favourites too!

[Rosinish]

Likewise Jayb........a favourite of my late father's too.

Annie

[Nanna52]

My first cousin twice removed Edwin William Barratt Vincent performed on stage as Edwin Beverley from the early 1900's till his death in 1940.  Apparently he was quite successful.

[marcie dean]

Jane Asher (the actress and cake maker) is my 9th cousin once removed on my Guest side.  She's a descendant of Josiah John Guest, who's my 5th cousin 5x removed.  His family has been fun to research, not only because it's easy, as there are so many sources, but because he was ennobled, and, as in the British nobility's way, his descendants married into other noble families, including the Spencer-Churchills, that I've found some of them at Blenheim Palace ...

Sticking with Winstons , closer to home my 4th cousin 4x removed is Winston Grime aka Winston Graham, the author of the Poldark novels.any relation to the guests who originally owned canfor school on magna road near where I livemnr wimborne and on the way to kinson nr bmth.

Naturally none of my direct line have done anything famous or noteworthy...

Likewise Jayb........a favourite of my late father's too.

Annie