King’s Distant cousin says Historian

If they were related, wouldn't they be 5th cousins? Bearing in mind all Victoria's children and grandchildren, they must be thousands of great-great-great-grand children. Oh and she'd be related to every European monarch.

All in all. Highly plausible!!!😀

I come from an Irish catholic family and my grandfather, in his day, was an eminent catholic, consorting with bishops and cardinals and decorated by both Pope and Queen for his activities

My sister and I used to comment on the Irish priests we met who would claim to be distantly related to our grandfather, but, seemingly, not to us. People are only boast of distant relations when they are eminent or notorious.

Perhaps doing DNA would solve.

My name begins with B. This proves I am the secret daughter of Freddie Mercury.

I have the name of a Princess 👸

Allira

According to an American on a genealogy site, she and I are descended from Anne Boleyn, along with a lot of others (mainly American)!

So does that mean Elizabeth I had a child or Anne Boleyn had an illegitimate child before she married Henry? I'm trying to think if there's another way you could be descended from her. Has the American explained it?

Perhaps she means the Boleyn family rather than Anne herself, who as we know, only had one child, Elizabeth.

theworriedwell

Allira

According to an American on a genealogy site, she and I are descended from Anne Boleyn, along with a lot of others (mainly American)!

So does that mean Elizabeth I had a child or Anne Boleyn had an illegitimate child before she married Henry? I'm trying to think if there's another way you could be descended from her. Has the American explained it?

No, they're all desperate to be related to Royalty!!

My second cousin is actually a direct descendant of Edward IV (I think that's the one) through his mother but that's the posh side of the family 😀

Oh well I'm descended from Irish peasants. I'm proud they managed to survive and procreate.

My GGfather started his working life, probably aged about 10, as a loom weaver, about as far down the labouring jobs it is possible to go.
In his 20’s he became a Police officer and his children including my GM were born in various parts of Derbyshire where he seemed to be posted.
We then uncovered his “retirement” papers from the police force citing that he wished to better himself.
Next census showed his employment as Loom weaver.
Not so far up the ladder then.