From: acornish@imm.cnrs.fr   
      
   On 2019-04-20 09:09:55 +0000, MB said:   
      
   > On 19/04/2019 23:18, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:   
   >> Anyone who's _that_ bothered about who he's descended from that far   
   >> back - or even _much_ more recently (say two or three centuries),   
   >> whether nobility, serial killer, or whatever - has IMO a poor grasp of   
   >> what's important. Sure, it's _nice_ to find you are descended from   
   >> nobility, royalty, or someone famous; I'd be equally happy to find   
   >> someone infamous! (I've found a few rich farmers and merchants, but   
   >> mostly just Ag Lab or miner. Nobody _that_ famous.)   
   >   
   > But it has been happening for years with information from conventional   
   > sources.  Best example recent was the EastEnders actor on WDYTYA who   
   > found he was descended (allegedly) from William the Conqueror etc   
   > though it was obviously played up for television.   
      
   With possible exception of people who've immigrated from Africa or Asia   
   in the last generation or so we're all descended from William the   
   Conqueror.   
   >   
   > There was a similar case of someone finding a connection to a Royal   
   > line on the US WDYTYA some months ago but the well known American   
   > actress took it much more sensibly!   
      
      
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