Famous ancestors

[Anstey Nomad]

From the beginning of his career, the story was current in my father's family that we were related to Bill Owen the actor (Compo for British viewers). Sadly, my DNA results show this to be an impossibility and in fact the men in that line look much more like Grandad's putative father than dear old Bill.

As for ancestors, ag labs on one side and FWKs on the other more or less.

[Kit]

I have several Elizabeth Taylor's but none of the famous variety.

I thought I was related to Lemmy but that isn't right either.

I was related to actor Bill Nighy, by defacto relationship to actress Diana IForgetHerSurname, who I am actually related to.

My OH is supposedly somehow, very distantly, related to Kate Middleton but I haven't proved it, I got bored lol. I do believe whatever told me of the relationship was reputable but I don't totally believe things until I prove it myself.

ooh, ooh, ooh. I am related to someone who is married to a lady who is very good friends with Kate and they were among the guests to the private part of the wedding, not just the 2000 at the Abbey. Not naming names and that is rather a stretch to famous people. lol

[Phoenix]

Originally Posted by Kit

ooh, ooh, ooh. I am related to someone who is married to a lady who is very good friends with Kate and they were among the guests to the private part of the wedding, not just the 2000 at the Abbey. Not naming names and that is rather a stretch to famous people. lol

I danced with a man, who danced with a girl, who danced with the Prince of Wales?

[Olde Crone]

Lol Phoenix!

OC

[Kit]

Originally Posted by Phoenix

I danced with a man, who danced with a girl, who danced with the Prince of Wales?

lol, yes.

The woman will come up on a google search, so I don't want to name her here.

[kiterunner]

I have finally managed to trace one of my 2xg-grandfather's ancestral lines back to royalty, but unfortunately his ancestor was King John! (Also that 2xg-grandfather is definitely not my bio ancestor although he was my g-grandmother's father according to all documentation.)

[HarrysMum]

I know I’m related to Pierce Brosnan, and much further away to Hugh Grant.

I am related to quite a few of what we call Australian royalty. I suppose the Batman family being the most well known. They are my direct line.

Ancestry has me related to the mother of John Brown of Queen Victoria fame but that is rubbish. They also have me related to some Scottish king or something, also I believe, a load of rubbish.