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Topic: Most famous relatives of yours Posted: 05-Jun-2006 at 19:52 |
Im not sure but my granpa once talked of a small (itsy bitsy ) connection to Baltacı Mehmet Pasha of the Ottoman Empire.
Also, again not sure, based on my aunt's research, to the khans of Crimea on my dad's side and possibly to the khans of the Golden Horde on both(ya at least 7 generations apart ). The "not sure" part is due to the destruction of most official documents and the forgetfulness of the people due to the Great Purge of Stalin ...
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Posted: 06-Jun-2006 at 07:22 |
Braxton Bragg Comer, a former Governor of Alabama. :/
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Posted: 08-Jun-2006 at 04:49 |
My uncle on my father's side of our family in Iran; his brother. He was the governor-general of Shiraz from the early 60's till the Shah's reign was ended in 1979's.
And perhaps a small connection also on my mother's side to Nadir Shah...not sure though.
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Posted: 14-Jun-2006 at 02:25 |
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Posted: 14-Jun-2006 at 06:13 |
Im dont know much about my family history, some of the last names have been anglicised/spelling changed so im unsure.
But sometimes internet sites tell me my last name is an ashkenazi Jewish one, i doubt it though.
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Posted: 14-Jun-2006 at 10:39 |
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Also some vikings, but I don't think any famous ones. Im also half chinese but not too much is known about that side of my family.
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Posted: 14-Jun-2006 at 22:02 |
Like everyone else, my family had its share of genealogical pretensions and myths. But a couple of us actually did the genealogy. Coal miners, cartwrights, and soldiers; mostly illiterate, until the 20th century.
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Posted: 15-Jun-2006 at 11:14 |
My great-grandfather was the stable man of Ferdinand I King of Romania.
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Posted: 20-Jun-2006 at 08:30 |
Originally posted by DukeC
Originally posted by Dampier
I'm indirectly related to William Dampier; http://www.muffley.net/pacific/dampier/dampier.htm
Also possibly related to a raft of medieval nutters.
And related (very convolutedly) to Henry Morgan;
Theres somehting piratical about my family...Avast! |
You have some very adventurous ancestors Dampier. |
And we still are actually, much of my family is in the media travelling the world at various times, I have huge numbers of Australian kin and I'm currently about 2/3 of the way through visiting every country in Europe- mostly just the Eastern portions to go.
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Posted: 25-Jun-2006 at 15:20 |
My closest relative ho is famous is Iuliu Maniu, a romanian politician.
He diedm at Sighetu Marmatiei in 1946, killed by the Securitatea, irony makes it that my Grand_phater was a solider in the Securitatea in the Charpatian Mountains against the anti-comi guerillas!
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Posted: 02-Jul-2006 at 00:43 |
On my mother's side I had a grandfather who was brigadier general in the US Civil War and was at most of the early battles.
Also on my mother's side is my Great Grandfather Hank Rigney who was a sportscaster, promoter of the Negro Baseball league and was one of the people who consulted Branch Rickey about bringing Jackie Robinson out of the Negro Ball league and into MLB. He was also Jesse Owens promoter after the Olympics and helped the Harlem Globetrotters with their promotions. I never met the man though he died well before I was born.
My father's side remains in obscurity. They just fought in just about every major US conflict up to Vietnam where my father just missed the lottery.
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Posted: 22-Jul-2006 at 14:29 |
Amongst others, Gargoyle is related to the following.....
Francois Hannibal d'Estrees (b1573-d1670) Duke d'Estrees and Marechal of France.
Francois de Vendome, Duke de Beaufort. (b1616-d1669)
Jean d'Estrees II (b1624-d1707) Comte d'Estrees, Vice Admiral and Marechal of France.
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Posted: 31-Jul-2006 at 15:41 |
My great-grandad was a soldier in the British forces during WW1 and fought in the battle of Ypres where the first gas bombs were used at only 19. He lost his right leg to a shrapnel injury and was discharged for the army in 1918.
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Posted: 31-Jul-2006 at 16:21 |
My great grandfather from fathers side was a member of the village council and headmaster of the Catholic school. Both the Catholic school and a street in the village are named after him.
Too bad the village is only about 6000 inhabitants....
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Posted: 31-Jul-2006 at 17:47 |
General resident Nogues. I'm a direct descendant.
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Posted: 01-Aug-2006 at 00:31 |
Originally posted by Aelfgifu
My great grandfather from fathers side was a member of the village council and headmaster of the Catholic school. Both the Catholic school and a street in the village are named after him.
Too bad the village is only about 6000 inhabitants.... |
Hehehehe, very impressive and famous ... at a village level.
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Posted: 01-Aug-2006 at 03:58 |
No need to get personal, Q.... There is not that many people who have a school named after them, even in tiny villages...
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Posted: 01-Aug-2006 at 05:32 |
Originally posted by Aelfgifu
Too bad the village is only about 6000 inhabitants... There is not that many people who have a school named after them, even in tiny villages... |
In fact, in Bulgaria, a village with 6000 villagers is a VERY BIG village. The normal numbers in Bulgaria are around 200 - 900 villagers nowadays. Villages with more than 1000 villagers are rare here.
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Posted: 01-Aug-2006 at 06:26 |
Originally posted by Aelfgifu
No need to get personal, Q.... There is not that many people who have a school named after them, even in tiny villages... |
6000 is more like a tiny town or big village, give credit where it's due. Common, having a school name after a person is a major accomplishment, be it at a village level or city level.
I was not dissing ye olde man.
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Posted: 01-Aug-2006 at 07:04 |
Originally posted by The Chargemaster
Originally posted by Aelfgifu
Too bad the village is only about 6000 inhabitants... There is not that many people who have a school named after them, even in tiny villages... |
In fact, in Bulgaria, a village with 6000 villagers is a VERY BIG village. The normal numbers in Bulgaria are around 200 - 900 villagers nowadays. Villages with more than 1000 villagers are rare here.
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Well, the Netherlands have a population density of 483 persons per square kilometer, in the area where I live it is 1100-5700 persons per square kilometer. So 6000 is a pretty small village...
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