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Researching my family tree, I was surprised to find I'm related to Florence Nightingale and Brian Blessed. Who'd have put those to in the same tree? Any of you discovered any little surprises?

Wordsworth, Charles Rosher; the winner of the first Oscar for Cinematography, and one of the team who helped to open Tutankhamun's tomb are in my tree.

Captain Blythe.

None Famous, but rather a lot on boats to Australia, under lock and key.

JFK

everyone on my family tree is related to me

Wild Bill Hickok

George W Bush is also related to Wild Bill

i'm related to a Saint, apparently. But she was only canonised in the 70's so not like it's St Paul or something

Fletcher Christain and also the first wife of George IV who he had to divorce before he came to the throne as she was a catholic.

Christian

My step mother is related to Twiggy. Cousin, I think. She is quite skinny (Step Mum).

Queen Isabella of Spain.

WoOW!!! Aren't we a well connected lot

FGS, dare I admit it?

Okay - Billy Connolly................

Queen Elizabeth (the current)is my gran

no she isnt really - honestly - i am related to nobody famous at all.

The Sir Robert Usher who was known as the Whisky King on the Scottish Side.

One of the suspects in the Jack the Ripper case, very distantly.

Deanna Durbin (go on, everybody say WHO?)

Vinnie Jones, Nancy Astor (1st woman MP) and the landlord of the pub in Gloucs where they now hold the "Pudding Club" - that's my favourite. Do you think they have a "family" discount?

Ah nappyzone! not every1 here seems happy about their relatives. Maybe you could borrow one and become an honerary relative, or if you're not already married, choose carefully and be a relative in-law

Lady Jane Grey
Sir Henry Wood

and Rav off of Crimewatch

uncle (not direct uncle though...its via marriage or something) Is Chalrie Richardson.

my grandads family owned much of Essex and infact many of the streets in the town (can't remember which one now) are named after them (vain lot they were)

My great grandfather was in 617 squadron, the Dambusters.

My 3rd cousin is creative director of Cirque de Soleil.

haven't got far enough into the tree to find out any further back though.

Moshie sorry but WHO?

- binnyon - the poet is my step-great uncle!