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Who Do You Think You Are?
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 11:02 am
by Mulciber
Did anyone see the Derek Jacobi edition of "Who Do You Think You Are"?
His ancestor Armand de Bastide was at the Boyne serving in Schomberg's Horse.
Re: Who Do You Think You Are?
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 8:57 am
by barr7430
Excellent claim to fame.... my wife's claim to fame is that her ancestor was a sergeant of the guard over Napoleon on St Helena... Sergeant Winn - not bad I tohught
Re: Who Do You Think You Are?
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 6:17 am
by dashing blade
One of my ancestors,was father confessor to High king of Ireland, Brian Boru!:-)
Re: Who Do You Think You Are?
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 10:25 am
by obriendavid
dashing blade wrote:One of my ancestors,was father confessor to High king of Ireland, Brian Boru!:-)
My ancestor was Brian Boru!
Re: Who Do You Think You Are?
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 1:32 pm
by Ben Waterhouse
I have Huguenot ancestors from Ireland, the "Champley" bit of my name, but he probably trailed a pike in the ranks than did anything glamorous..
Re: Who Do You Think You Are?
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 5:26 am
by dashing blade
I can't beat Brian Boru for an ancestor!!!! Although, I'm directly descended from the God Zeus........but only on my mother's side
Re: Who Do You Think You Are?
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 9:00 pm
by Adam Hayes
Not quite that far back, one of my ancestors was in the 17th Lancers at the Charge of the Light Brigade.
Re: Who Do You Think You Are?
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 9:06 pm
by j1mwallace
I am Spartacus!
Re: Who Do You Think You Are?
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:13 pm
by Friedrich August I.
Robert Duvall's ancestor is Gen. Robert E. Lee
Re: Who Do You Think You Are?
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2015 6:01 am
by toggy
One of my ancestors was my Dad
Re: Who Do You Think You Are?
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2015 6:59 am
by Friedrich August I.
toggy wrote:One of my ancestors was my Dad
WOW!
Are you sure?
How long did it take that you have noticed that?
Re: Who Do You Think You Are?
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2015 9:21 am
by obriendavid
Friedrich August I. wrote:toggy wrote:One of my ancestors was my Dad
WOW!
Are you sure?
How long did it take that you have noticed that?
He's just not found out who his Dad was
Cheers
Dave