Famous relatives.

[york away to this!]

Towards the top of the ye olde family tree on mum's side is some chap who (allegedly) was Lord Nelson's cousin... Though could come from the Vicorian fetish for bullshitting when scrawling the family tree. If not, I demand my place atop a pedestal in Trafalgar Square...

 

[York's Blue Heart]

My mum always told us we were descentants of Francis drake... Always thought it was just family folklore until I had our family tree done for here 2 Christmases ago... Turns out we are

 

[BoundedCascade]

Former NHL hockey player Kris Draper is my cousin. Thats about it though. My cousin is related to Glen Gould through his fathers side

 

[tangaroa]

Bat Masterson

My mum's god-mother is Mel Gibson's mum (though I'm guessing she's dead now).

 

[whp.blue]

I am a distant relative of Captain Noel Chavasse.
As a Little boy I was taken by my very proud Grandfather to see his grave in Brandhoek. It was one of the only occassions I saw my grandfather wear medals or a regimental blazier, and definitely the only time I ever saw him cry.

 

[Dogtanian]

Not famous but did have an ancestor who was hanged at oxford square for being a highway man...thieving bastard

 

[Tanzeylee]

I'm mates with a lad that once snogged Jennifer Ellison, does that count.

 

[bluethrunthru]

I thought everyone was a bit descended from Ghengis Khan.

exactly - pointless thread then? We all claim Ghengis as a relly and move on ?

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

I'm mates with a lad that once snogged Jennifer Ellison, does that count.

Does in my world.

 

[whp.blue]

I'm mates with a lad that once snogged Jennifer Ellison, does that count.

close but no cigar

However if you had said Jenifer Aniston that would have definiately have counted