What famous/historical person are you related to?

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-12-24 02:00pm

Robert Walper wrote:I'm related to Patrick Swayze. My grandfather's sister is his aunt, making him a second? or third? cousin. I just know he's in the family tree. *shrugs*

*puts on geneaology hat*

If your grandfather's sister is his aunt, I'll assume that your aunt married his uncle. If so, then he's not a blood relative...so I'm not sure what that would make him. If he IS a blood relative, then your grandfather would be his uncle, making him your mother or father's cousin and therefore your first cousin once removed.

I think the best you can do is first cousin (once removed) via marriage

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » 2003-12-24 02:28pm

I can trace my family tree directly back to the mayflower on my grandmothers side if that counts.

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2003-12-24 04:06pm

Keevan_Colton wrote:My family traces back to King Fergus of Ulster....though, as I'm adopted, that isnt much of a claim for me

Sweet, i now pledge my undying loyalty to Northern Irelands proper royalty.

My uncle was kinda famous untill they shot him. Famous if you consider founding Northern Irelands largest terrorist organisation, the UDA. I personally don't have much to do with that side of my family.

Sam Or I · Post by **Sam Or I** » 2003-12-26 01:44pm

Straha wrote:General Sheridan from the Civil War.

No shit, so am I. General Philip Sheridan, my great grandma from my dads side traces back to him.

Robert Walper · Post by **Robert Walper** » 2003-12-26 02:28pm

Dalton wrote:
Robert Walper wrote:I'm related to Patrick Swayze. My grandfather's sister is his aunt, making him a second? or third? cousin. I just know he's in the family tree. *shrugs*
*puts on geneaology hat*

If your grandfather's sister is his aunt, I'll assume that your aunt married his uncle. If so, then he's not a blood relative...so I'm not sure what that would make him. If he IS a blood relative, then your grandfather would be his uncle, making him your mother or father's cousin and therefore your first cousin once removed.

I think the best you can do is first cousin (once removed) via marriage

Actually, I think that's it. One removed cousin from my dad is what I think I heard before. Honestly, I haven't cared that much to really check into it. When my mother first mentioned that to me, my question was "Who's Patrick Swayze?"

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-12-26 08:55pm

My great uncle was one of the guys who went with Mawson on the first South Pole trip. He was the poor bastard who fell down a crevasse with a lot of supplies.
On my Mum's side, I've got some English nobles and criminals, both lots of which came out to Australia on the First Fleet.

Mitth`raw`nuruodo · Post by **Mitth`raw`nuruodo** » 2003-12-26 08:58pm

George Bancroft, the founder of the Naval Academy, is related to me, according to my grandfather. He's charted it all out.

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-12-27 12:16am

I have had no famous people in my family, although various branch members fought in the US, Italian, and Polish armies of WWII.

As for me...uh...I share a birthday with the infamous Boston Tea Party. That's gotta count for something, right?

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2003-12-27 12:52am

Kuja wrote:I have had no famous people in my family, although various branch members fought in the US, Italian, and Polish armies of WWII.

As for me...uh...I share a birthday with the infamous Boston Tea Party. That's gotta count for something, right?

I share a birthday with Fidel Castro, my brother-in-law... AND Chernobel (Or however that damn Russian exploding place is spelled...)

Boo....yah...

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2003-12-27 01:18am

Sam Or I wrote:
Straha wrote:General Sheridan from the Civil War.
No shit, so am I. General Philip Sheridan, my great grandma from my dads side traces back to him.

Something similar to me, I'll have to check it out later...

Drooling Iguana · Post by **Drooling Iguana** » 2003-12-27 05:47am

Well, there's a town in Cape Breton called Wadden's Cove, and there's the Wadden Sea that borders on Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands, so I figure someone in my family must've done something significant at some point.

El Moose Monstero · Post by **El Moose Monstero** » 2003-12-27 06:11am

My old man, he's done his TV bit every now and again, nothing more than providing a sound bite or two for local radio and, I believe, the Guardian at one point, and he's written a couple of history interest best sellers in the area, but that's about as close to fame as I'll get.

Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it Infamy! I thank you...

Mayabird · Post by **Mayabird** » 2003-12-27 12:43pm

My aunt has been doing my family's geneology for almost two decades. She's traced our family back to English royals (I can't remember which one exactly, since there was a little bit of controversy as to exactly whose illegitimate son one of my ancestors was, but I'm almost definitely descended from Eleanor of Aquitaine.

)

Also, if you follow the English royalty back far enough, you find Vikings!

...And that's it.

Lt. Dan · Post by **Lt. Dan** » 2003-12-27 03:00pm

My Grandmother was related to John Quincy Adams, Commander and Chief of these here United States of America.

StimNeuro · Post by **StimNeuro** » 2003-12-27 04:05pm

The paternal side of my family has a blood relation with Robert E. Lee and George Washington's grandmother. That's about it.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-12-27 04:27pm

The guy who wrote the Phantom of the Opera.