recently when it was near saint patricks day my mum told me i was somehow related to him and my grandad told me it was his dads causin becuase he use to live in southern ireland and we have a really good family tree as it show all sorts of generations from our great great great grandas to us
2006-07-03 10:17:47 · 32 answers · asked by Chesh » 5 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
If believing that makes you feel happy, then good luck to you.
2006-07-04 03:28:44 · answer #1 · answered by Mummy 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I know that the British royal family can trace its ancestry back to the fifth century A.D. with reasonable reliability, but that's because royalty keeps records which common folk normally don't have.
My family claims descent from an early King of Scotland, but who really knows? DNA testing can indicate some things, but prove little. King Edward III of England had nine children, and there are an incredible number of commoners who descend from all of them, including some U.S. presidents. Descent from royalty is fairly common, and more easily proved than when dealing with a figure like Saint Patrick.
2006-07-03 10:34:02 · answer #2 · answered by In Honor of Moja 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
St. Patrick lived over 1500 years ago. I think that is a bit older than your great grandad's cousin.
I doubt you are related to him, or if you are, that anyone would know. If it makes you happy to believe it though, go ahead.
The stories we have of St. Patrick are probably an amalgamation of the lives of a number of people, possibly from France and Wales. It's not documented whether he had children, though he most probably did not.
2006-07-03 10:22:10 · answer #3 · answered by Trish D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wasn't St. Patrick born in England?
2006-07-03 10:26:13 · answer #4 · answered by Delgado 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could be. I've been told that I'm related to Zachery Taylor the older president, and to George Washington Carver!
2006-07-03 10:22:00 · answer #5 · answered by Rebecca T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very difficult to prove a family line going back that far.
2006-07-03 10:25:04 · answer #6 · answered by monkeyface 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I believe you, I am actually directly related to Adam , I have an Adams apple!
Hope this helps?/
2006-07-10 08:06:10 · answer #7 · answered by budding author 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe u. and if u live in ireland, jsut to clear this up, that person that said "abraham linclon was a realitive of mine" he was the 16th president of the United States of America!!
2006-07-03 10:25:56 · answer #8 · answered by soccer! 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, I believe you, there are lots of famous people in my family tree, some of them go way back. you could very well be related.
2006-07-03 10:37:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without evidence to either prove or disprove your claims - I'll give you the benefit of the doubt ;)
2006-07-03 10:22:06 · answer #10 · answered by The Mighty Spanner 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
emm...., nope.
Patrick died in AD 493 - that's over 1500 years ago! That would be one great family tree to go back THAT far!!
2006-07-03 10:19:28 · answer #11 · answered by creviazuk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋