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Embarrassing family history
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The Large One
Who's Next?
I am a direct descendant of Benjamin Franklin.
TRUE, but not particularly embarrassing.
TRUE, but not particularly embarrassing.
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Johnny Byrne-The Greatest
He only just went and beat Federer in the Olympics.
Oops, maybe I should change that to "obviously very good" then !!!!
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NMH
Banned
Have you seen a shrink about that?
That's horribly embarrassing. In India, you're allowed to kill shameful family members.
Uncle C
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You may have heard of my great, great, ........ great grandparents
Skaville
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Bomber from Auf Wiedersein Pet was your Great, Great Grandad?
You may have heard of my great, great, ........ great grandparents
seagullsovergrimsby
#cpfctinpotclub
Have you discussed euthanasia with him ?
seagullsovergrimsby
#cpfctinpotclub
My sister did family history research on our paternal line and found out that our biological grandfather was in fact the milkman. He and his best mate , who was married to our grandmother were convicted of murdering a doctor near the Race Hill in the late 1920's. They were both due to be hanged but there was a prison fight and they helped save a screw from being killed so their sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.
ben andrews' girlfriend
Nurse Laura
You may have heard of my great, great, ........ great grandparents
https://nortr3nixy.nimpr.uk/images/smilies/drink.gif
He didn't need a very big leaf did he?!
seagullsovergrimsby
#cpfctinpotclub
This picture was painted in January , well thats his excuse
Horses Arse
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I recently found out that my great-grandfather used to knock about with a certain Mr Oswald Moseley. Was quite shocked when I found out about it but made me realise how interesting and potentially shocking genealogy can be. Anyone else got any interesting ancestral anecdotes?
My Great-grandfather is directly to Moseley's right
men with tashes are very very odd
but not as odd as women with tashes
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1066gull
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Have connections to the Pazzi family, the conspiracy to take out the Medici family to take control of the banks and all the land in Florence.
Lord Large
Keeping the faith
One of my relations was a famous smuggler who regularly battled the customs patrols all over the Sussex countryside.
Although I actually think that is quite cool.
I am also 45th generation Roman...
Although I actually think that is quite cool.
I am also 45th generation Roman...
portlock seagull
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- Jul 28, 2003
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One of my relations was a famous smuggler who regularly battled the customs patrols all over the Sussex countryside.
Although I actually think that is quite cool.
I am also 45th generation Roman...
There's one of those round blue plaques on a pub in Alfriston in homage to a famous Sussex Smuggler - not him is it?
Lord Large
Keeping the faith
It may be, I will have to check. I know he was the only survivor of a large galleon which crashed off the Sussex coast.
portlock seagull
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- Jul 28, 2003
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Blimey, that's quite interesting find. My most shocking discovery is my great grandparents hailed from Gillingham. The shame of it
My wife's g-grandfather was decorated with 3 others in the Boer War for holding off a column of Boer's who'd ambushed a train. An account of the action made the papers and we've got a copy of it.
Also remember a dodgy bloke at school who uncovered he had a relative who was hung or flogged for horse theft a few centuries ago.
Anyone see Armstrong & Miller's take off of Who do you think you are? "This is the Census of 1864, and lets see, ah yes, here's your gt, gt, gt, gt mother. Born..... 1845. Birthplace...... London. Occupation......Whore......