How far back do you go?

i know who my grandparents were (and in one case is) is that not enough for you? let's see [thinks through names] ok there's some good scottish names coming up so we could try brucey or burns and his meecies but since none of us know anyway i think i'll go for arthur conan doyle - famous for his belief in fairies, pixies, goblins, spiritualism, vampires and lots more beside. fair enough doyle does not figure in the names list but hey, that hardly matters does it.

A previous discussion of mine on dropping names of famous people got a few responses fom some who were apparently "connected" to those sort of names you might recognise..Genealogy has not been a big thing in my family thus far..A Grand-Uncle emigrated to the US years ago and must have lost contact with those at home,as some years back a Grandson of his turned up researching the family tree..Haven't heard of many famous people in our family,although one connection is an International level Soccer Goalkeeper..

None that I know of......on my mothers side they have went way back to Germany and on my dad's side my brother took him to Norway to see where we came from.....but I am not related to anyone famous....or notorious!

hi thea well I don't know how famous John the immigrant ladd was but he and his wife Bathsheba Lovett came from England to Virginia in 1400.she was branded as a witch but some high ranking person came forward to save her fourteen year old hide. They would be my great grandparents many greats back to 1400, they had Amos Ladd who had NOble Ladd who had Noble Ladd the second who had Christopher Ladd mygr gr grandfather who had Elizabeth Ladd mygreat grandmother who married James Clark my great grandfather. Christopher Ladd came within a hairs inch of being hanged for killing a union soldier but in the nick of time they found an itinerant indian who was trying to sell the button he had cut off the soldier's uniform after he murdered the soldier. whew.What always amazed me was that my great grandmother Elizabeth Ladd had a sister named Patsie Ladd, okay that is also my first name. and my parents knew nothing about Christopher ladd at all or his children. wow.

I really don't know. My father was put up for adoption when he was 5 and he really doesn't remember his real parents and my mother's family came from Russia a few generations ago. They really didn't talk much about the generations before them. I really haven't been interested except it would be nice to know what my dad's heritage is.

So, you are not a Zeus descendent ? Please be so kind and repeat this question after several hundreds years to my descendents - they will answer you they are direct relative with ME. As we will consider reincarnation, odds are that then, in future, you will ask .. me, again.

I only go back 2 or 3 generations, and that only helps me know what areas of my country my forefathers are from - and that's not too far from where I was born. However, my overall appearance makes me think I have some Celtic origins. Either that or I am closely related to the Neanderthal men, from which I seem to inherit some features.

I am English (now a dinky-di Aussie) and my grandparents are Irish and French, but my family is such a crazy mixed-up batch that I doubt I could trace them back even if I wanted to do so. I have cousins who are step-brothers and step-sisters and it goes downhill from there. Here in Australia, as people trace their lineage, the big desire seems to be to discover they came from a convict background. If they can't find a convict in their tree, they want a relationship to Ned Kelly, our most famous bushranger.

Adam and Eve? All I know for certain is that my Aunt has traced the lineage on one side as far back as 16th century Denmark. Nobody famous, far as I know...

I wish I could say the same but I can't. I have a friend who says he's a descendant of someone, a king I believe, but I Can't remember which king. He's irish or scottish, my friend is if that helps. I mean, he's american but his ancestry. I don't know about my husband's but I believe I am of a german, irish or scottish, and english ancestry depending on which surname is talked about.

So you are related to David Cameron, will he get your vote though ????????

When my mom was little, because we have spanyard, antillan, and hispanic descent, she use to say, when she was a child that she was a direct descendant from Queen Isabel, I dont know where she got the notion, but some weird stuff she use to make up when she was a child. Hehehe, my dad when were little, use to mention that we had one descendant in "La Amistad" that when he was sold somewhere between United States, he actually escaped and radicated till he reached somewhere close to Colombia and settled. Where we came along and joined with my mother´s descent... hehehe it was really hilarious because not only it is so not true, but if it was so, my country at the time didnt even exist. Just jungle. But the notion of imagination as childhood was nice.

as far as my lineage goes i can only remember my grand parents names (they were ordinary landlords)...beyond that i have absolutely no idea. but then since 'no proof' is required....i might as well start thinking of some interesting ancestors.... but if you would like a mix of ancestor-y and mythology then we (our community - or caste) are supposed to be decedents of lord Chitragupt - who was the official bookkeeper to the Gods. it is because of this that we have a long tradition of preferring jobs that involves use of pen and paper. we also have a special festival in which we worship pen and paper.

No one famous as far as i know, but my great grandma was found on the doorstep, so she could be the secret lovechild of someone famous!! tho who i have no clue, the lord of the manor maybe? the irish side as far as i know has nothing, but seen as everyone knows everyone in ireland i'm telling people i'm related to bono! At school used to tell everyone daley thompson was my uncle, they believed me, even though i'm white!

I would like to believe that my lineage is an ordinary lineage of men and women. Having said this, My grandmother was closely related to one of the renaissance man of India Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar and also another of patriots who fought for our independence. My maternal grandmother herself was a revolutionary person and had great values. She was famous by her own right.

I'm related to a very famous tea making family whose name I cannot mention here because it is against the Guidelines to disclose any personal information. It is an English tea making firm and that is my maiden name. It may not impress anyone here but I'm certainly proud of my family history.

It's kind of difficult for me as I was adopted. I know I come from the O'Neill clan in Ireland and the actor Dale Robertson is like a third cousin or something like that. One of my biological brothers has the information on our genealogy, but I haven't talked to any of them for years. Too many issues.

So are you like dame thea? I should hope so if you have conquerors in your lineage! I am a definite descendant of cleapotra. It explains my why every Tom D*ck and Harry always drool when they look at me

Hi Thea...I can go back only 4 or 5 generations on each of my parents side, but am a mixture of English, German, and French Canadian. My kiddos have all of that plus Native American in them. I guess that makes us mutts??? LOL It's fascinating to study a family tree book, though, or to add to one. Karen

Hello THea, AS far as I know, Most blood from my veins came from a spanish descent. but luckily i looked like and born as a Filipino because i don't people getting intimitated with me. have agreat day