Who do you think you are?

Steve1953



Joined: 04/12/2008
Posts: 298

Message Posted:
03/02/2009 20:24

Hi everyone,just seen Rory Bremner tracing his family roots - good stuff.



Anyone done any tracing of ancestors - any skeletons/interesting stories uncovered? Anyone related to colonial brits/cypriots?



Not had time to research my own family tree,but my grandad was gassed at Ypres in 1915,but I was too young to get details from him. I found a book he had to confirm that his dad knew General Scarlett - former MP for Burnley.



People have heard of the Charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimea War

- General Scarlett led the successful part of the day that is never mentioned - the Charge of the Heavy Brigade.



cheers,Steve

cronos


Joined: 26/10/2008
Posts: 2093

Message Posted:
03/02/2009 20:28

I'm descended from Richard The Lionheart and am trying to reclaim the whole of Cyprus for myself !



So...be nice to me on here !

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11280

Message Posted:
03/02/2009 20:34

RE msg 2, cronos : (...) I'm descended from Richard The Lionheart and am trying to reclaim the whole of Cyprus for myself ! (...)



===> Rubbish! Richard sold Cyprus first to the Templars and when these knights couldn't control the unruly Cyprus population, he sold the Island to his French vassal, the ex-king of Jerusalem, Guy de Lusignan -- including the kocan... So, too bad for you, but no way!

Steve1953



Joined: 04/12/2008
Posts: 298

Message Posted:
03/02/2009 20:35

Dear Cronos - have you got your title deeds - or is that the length of time you've been waiting? Steve

cronos


Joined: 26/10/2008
Posts: 2093

Message Posted:
03/02/2009 20:39

Steve....they are still with the Military....any time now though....definitely this millenium I was told !

Trotters


Joined: 06/10/2007
Posts: 20

Message Posted:
03/02/2009 20:44

Steve

My grandad was gassed at Ypres in 1915 too. Is it the same grandad? Are we related I wonder.

Steve1953



Joined: 04/12/2008
Posts: 298

Message Posted:
03/02/2009 20:58

Dear Kathryn,



My grandad was Richard Hargreaves,born in Burnley about 1890,weaver by trade (hence deaf). He had loads of WW1 postcards in his sideboard,silks,bomb craters,McGill comics - these were thown away by my stepgrandmother when he died - what a shame. I was only about 14 when he died,so I had no say in the matter.



About 30 years later I called in the County Museums Officer to clear out a property that looked like something out of the 1930/40's - old dear had never thrown anything away - putties,1WW bandages,GV coins,tin hats etc - you can see some in Co Regimental Museum in Preston.cheers,Steve

Stewart


Joined: 19/07/2008
Posts: 1107

Message Posted:
03/02/2009 21:24

dear Cronos, we must be related, I'm staking my claim, having the same problem, been told the same!....any other relations out there?

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
03/02/2009 21:34

re msg 1 - Hi Steve, we watched that, too



His Great Granddad certainly sowed the wild oats ...

mia100max


Joined: 19/03/2008
Posts: 404

Message Posted:
04/02/2009 16:25

I did some research a while back & my Auntie in Bermuda sent me some documents showing my Great, Great Grandfather taking possesion of 2 slaves from a ship that had sailed from Liverpool. Funny how things turn around as my English paternal Grandfather married a black Bermudian lol

Blackpoolfan


Joined: 03/12/2008
Posts: 1568

Message Posted:
05/02/2009 02:55

Steve 1953

Were you also born in 1890. My grandad was crushed to death last year whilst waiting to collect his blackpool f.c. season ticket..............

Steve1953



Joined: 04/12/2008
Posts: 298

Message Posted:
05/02/2009 11:39

Dear BPF,yes I remember the incident well... it was just before the Great Strike in 1926 - I thought they were queing up for their dole ... and your grandad dropped his false teeth? .... hence the invention of the laughing teeth every time BFC play - I kid you not sir