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Whats your furthest distant Living Relative found

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Kevin

Kevin Report 29 Nov 2004 20:51

I think I could well be in touch with a 9th cousin. thats a common ancestor from the middle to late 1700's. I am also in touch with a 4th cousin with a common ancestor from the late 1800's on another branch of the family. Has anyone been in contact with a distant Cousin?

***Julie*Ann***.sprinkling fairydust***

***Julie*Ann***.sprinkling fairydust*** Report 29 Nov 2004 20:53

north wales, well i think shes still living, she did tell a dreadful lie she was dieing 18 years ago and tried the same last year, opps shes only related to me throu marriage, does this count. pity its not timbuktu she lives, hee hee

Rosalind in Madeira

Rosalind in Madeira Report 29 Nov 2004 20:54

I have about 3 5th cousins that I am in contact with.

***Julie*Ann***.sprinkling fairydust***

***Julie*Ann***.sprinkling fairydust*** Report 29 Nov 2004 20:55

opps re read thread and it doesnt say furthest distance , sorry

Simon

Simon Report 29 Nov 2004 21:00

I discovered a while back that an old best mate of mine is actually my 6th cousin. We obviously had no idea we were related at all !

Benjamin

Benjamin Report 29 Nov 2004 21:13

If you look at it we are all probably distantly related to each other as the generations multiply as you go back, plus all their siblings as wel, so we are all most certainly each others 5th, 6th, 7th cousin and so on,

Jane

Jane Report 29 Nov 2004 21:16

A 4th cousin who lives in New Zealand - I'm in England. So that's the furthest away and furthest in the other sense too.

Unknown

Unknown Report 29 Nov 2004 21:17

I read the thread wrong too and was happily thinking I would be the winner - cos I'm in Somerset and I have recently been united with my uncle in South Africa. Sorry, having a dippy doodah day! Mandy :)