The desert fox!.I love WWII history.AprilBaby|1386961317|3573739 said:That you are willing to share? I mean we are all pretty much anonymous, so have a go at it.
My grandfather was second cousin to field General Erwin Rommel, my grandmother was related to Kitty Carslile.
Smith1942|1386961837|3573747 said:Nope, I'm not related to anyone famous!
There was a famous Victorian engineer/author by the name of Samuel Smiles. My great-grandmother's maiden name was Smiles, and she was also from the same area as him. Her son, my grandfather, became a draughtsman, which is related to engineering. Smiles isn't a very common name so I've wondered about a possible distant connection, although if that was true I think we'd probably know.
My mother knows an old lady who's part of the Asprey family, does that count?? The interesting thing is that this lady said when she was growing up, there was jewellery everywhere at home, just all over the place, and she said they never took any notice of it!
Nyc2chigal|1386965172|3573773 said:Well, I can't say he was famous, but people knew him out of fear!
I won't mention his name, but my husband's (now deceased) uncle was an assassin for the Nazis.
Quite horrible. He even told my husband's family that he would have no problem targeting them if they revealed who he was.
canuk-gal|1386962320|3573758 said:HI:
Why yes, I am married to George Clooney!
cheers--Sharon
AprilBaby|1386965433|3573778 said:Nyc2chigal|1386965172|3573773 said:Well, I can't say he was famous, but people knew him out of fear!
I won't mention his name, but my husband's (now deceased) uncle was an assassin for the Nazis.
Quite horrible. He even told my husband's family that he would have no problem targeting them if they revealed who he was.
Well that's a scared one!
AprilBaby|1386965480|3573780 said:canuk-gal|1386962320|3573758 said:HI:
Why yes, I am married to George Clooney!
cheers--Sharon
So you were his first wife???
Nyc2chigal|1386965702|3573787 said:AprilBaby|1386965433|3573778 said:Nyc2chigal|1386965172|3573773 said:Well, I can't say he was famous, but people knew him out of fear!
I won't mention his name, but my husband's (now deceased) uncle was an assassin for the Nazis.
Quite horrible. He even told my husband's family that he would have no problem targeting them if they revealed who he was.
Well that's a scared one!
He was the one that assassinated a famous scientist from my husband's country.
My husband ,husband's family and I are quite disturbed by having this type of link to such a person.
JewelFreak|1387016166|3574085 said:I'm related to my dogs. And to Jessie James. The icky Duchess of Windsor was a distant cousin of my icky grandfather, which I hate to admit. The 1st time I went to England, my mother told me not to tell anyone what my middle name is.
Inner Kitten -- maybe we're related. Lucretia Mott was a Coffin (her maiden name) from Nantucket -- I'm related to her through both her mother and her father.
And I'm related to DH, who says he SHOULD be famous!
--- Laurie