Comfortably Numb
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I shall explain the exact lineage separately...
So we're all related to Charles Fort?Just like Danny Dyer, then. I'd guess that most people in England in Fort's time were descended from Edward III.
Oh no... [cancels order]80 percent of people in England are descended from Edward III, so I wouldn’t start ordering the ermine quite yet.
Precisely like not only Danny Dyer, it is also seemingly myself who is descended from one branch of the monarchy/nobility!Just like Danny Dyer, then. I'd guess that most people in England in Fort's time were descended from Edward III.
Yes, mine is from the Earl of Ducie, illegitimately. Though he did acknowledge the child as his, paid for his education, and had him adopted into a good family.Most people with white-british ethnicity in their ancestry will have some royal ancestor somewhere, generally by an illegitimate line. My claim is Henry II, so going back a bit there (12th century) so in the event of a disaster wiping out the entire royal family, I'm not expecting a call from the palace...
Very much so and in a direct lineage, i.e., these are his grandparents - not a 'distant cousin x times removed'!So Fort had native American ancestry as well, from multiple tribes?
Does anybody use that term anymore?Very much so and in a direct lineage, i.e., these are his grandparents - not a 'distant cousin x times removed'!
It all stems from male ancestors, who married an indiginous American native female
Which brings us to my favourite world, frequently encountered... 'squaw' (a North American Indian woman, or wife).
Had not heard that used since....?
My formative youth and 'Lone Ranger' comics?
It's a fascinating aspect and I would have to see some evidence of that figure.80 percent of people in England are descended from Edward III, so I wouldn’t start ordering the ermine quite yet.
Do we now have to call you 'Sir Comfortably Numb' now?It's a fascinating aspect and I would have to see some evidence of that figure.
Ultimately, it's a 'closed shop' and needs a proverbial 'opening', before you can become an elite member!
I have seriously been somewhat shocked by research into my own lineage, in that if you have an ancestor who is 'royalty', per se, it's almost certain that if you find a new link, that person's children will also have ended up being a 'Sir', or 'Lady' and so on, 'down the line'.
I could easily illustrate this, as I have in fact just come upon a perfect example earlier today.
Still working on it, as my apparent new relative from antiquity seems to have fathered some 19 'aristocratic' children - which is another typical characteristic of 'nobility'!
First time I have heard it since the days of early 'cowboys and indians' films - if even then!Does anybody use that term anymore?
Well... this is where it gets complicated.Do we now have to call you 'Sir Comfortably Numb' now?
Probably the most recent one if (a) you are the last remaining member of the line and (b) if that peerage is still extant.Do I inherit them all?
I would gladly just settle for the land I am entitled to and resulting income from the peasantry...Probably the most recent one if (a) you are the last remaining member of the line and (b) if that peerage is still extant.