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garinda · 04-09-2012, 18:28

It does blow your mind, the number of direct anscestors we all have.

Someone once posted on here that all their anscestors were pure Lancastrian.

Until I pointed out that most geneologists work on the assumption that we have four generations a century, and as the number of anscestors double each generations, if we go back a thousand years, her great, great, great etc. grandparents very nearly out numbered the then population of England, never mind Lancashire.

I'm proud to be a direct descendent of the Henry I and the Plantagenets, but they're one of thousands. I'm equally proud to be descended from the thousands of many x great-grandparents, who quietly toiled away, and who the history books don't tell us much about at all.

04-09-2012, 18:28	#23
garinda Give, give, give member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Overlookin' ducks & geese Posts: 32,411 Blog Entries: 293 Liked: 27 times Rep Power: 16468	Re: how old is your link to Accrington It does blow your mind, the number of direct anscestors we all have. Someone once posted on here that all their anscestors were pure Lancastrian. Until I pointed out that most geneologists work on the assumption that we have four generations a century, and as the number of anscestors double each generations, if we go back a thousand years, her great, great, great etc. grandparents very nearly out numbered the then population of England, never mind Lancashire. I'm proud to be a direct descendent of the Henry I and the Plantagenets, but they're one of thousands. I'm equally proud to be descended from the thousands of many x great-grandparents, who quietly toiled away, and who the history books don't tell us much about at all. __________________ 'If you're going to be a Kant, be the very best Kant there is my son.' Johann Georg Kant, father of Immanuel Kant, philosopher. Last edited by garinda; 04-09-2012 at 18:34.