Many of us will stumble upon famous connections in our family history and if your like me, I will often go looking for them. How people connect in our families is very interesting and its a good way to showcase the fun side of family history.
This page is a work in progress, but below you will find a list of all known famous connections in my family, or at least the ones I have so far posted about, This list include both Celebrities and Historical People.
Sir John Browne (Spanish Armada)
Sir Walter Buckler – Princess Elizabeth’s Chamberlain and Queen Catherine Parr’s Private Secretary.
Sir John Wolley – Queen Elizabeth I, Latin Secretary.
Elizabeth More – Lady in Waiting to Queen Elizabeth I
Sir Francis Wolley – Queen Elizabeth I, Godson
Andrew Buckler (1573 – 1625)
Explorer / Adventurer
Dame Alice Kyteler
the Witch of Kilkenny
Lawrence Eliot , Botanist (1550 – 1619) – The Golden Hind and the Spanish Armada
Saint Margaret of Scotland (1045 – 1093)
Nice