Ah, your uncle was the governor of Southern Rhodesia? So we’re talking Sir Humphrey Gibbs or Sir Peveril William-Powlett, casual! I was just saying the other day how every family has one, right? Some have accountants, some have baristas… and some ran former British colonies.
Between Waid’s surname world tour and your diplomatic dynasty, this thread’s not a forum anymore, it’s an Ancestry.com VIP reunion.
At this rate, someone’s nan is going to turn out to be Churchill’s speechwriter.
Nope, neither of those two. He was Prime Minister from 1933 to 1953
How strange this topic cropped up. Only a couple of days ago I had a letter from America from far distant cousins who were tracing their family names.
So they found me and wanted to now about my side of the family here in the UK.
What I found interesting was they also included everything they had discovered about the ancestory in the USA.
Reading the letter they wrote that one of the ancestors was at the Battle of the Little Big Horn with Custer. Apparently they were camping in the next field and went over to see what all the noise was about
I had a couple of those back in the 90s when internet was new, to me.
Cousins across the pond seem to think if you’ve got the same name then you’re related.
DooD you missed the joke in my post 
Some African bloke rang me the other day and said he was related to me and he would love to come over and meet my family. The problem was, all his money was in an obscure African bank and wasn’t recognised by any of the airline companies.
He wanted to put some money into my account so I could book a flight for him… 
I just had to give him my account details…
He’s due to arrive next wednesday… 
They keep trying. And will be successful eventually 
I’m still ROFLMAO
My surname used to appear in every High St in Britain
You want someone to ask don’t you?
Go on then … I’ll ask … hit me with it and I’ll prepare to be amazed.
And don’t say it’s Street. Or High. 
Bruce Woolworth
No ‘Parkin’ ?
How did his visit go? Was he nice? 
Freeman, Hardy and Bruce Willis
I miss Woolworths.I could spend hours in there on a Welsh wet Saturday spending my pocket money. 
Hi
This set me off on a voyage of discovery, so thanks you so much for your post.
My surname I always thought was pure English, I was so so wrong.
It is a French Surname brought to England in 1066 to reward the French Invaders with land.
That hurts. the French are not my favourite people.
My first name, once common, is now very rare.
Almost extinct here in the UK.
I had thought that I was not on Wiki at all, but sadly disappointed to find one reference to me.
This is in spite of being of being very careful and having been on TV and the Radio.
My kids, when young, used to think it was great fun seeing me on the Local TV and or Radio then imitating my accent.They have very different accents to me.
Mine is from Lancashire, then Yorkshire, a real local accent.
They where born in Suffolk and Shropshire, sounded very posh to me and Mum was always teaching them not to have my accent.
All good fun.
No, I think it is against OFC rules to identify yourself (at least I have a vague recollection that it is).
However I am enjoying the efforts so far though none even close.
Ah, Mr Caution Manhole Cover
Apparently he found an alternate method of transport which was more beneficial Dex…
