William and Catherine Dunbar settled in what was then Cumberland country near Carlise, Penn. One son married into the Parker family. William may have had brothers that came over at the same time, earlier or later David and Andrew.

My Ancestor's came to the US Colonies in 1730 from Northern Ireland. I am sure they where fairly young at the time William & Catherine Dunbar they may have had young children possiable boys and girls both. I am trying to contect them to Dunbar family in Northern Ireland. If anyone has any information or know how I could find out more information on them. Please e-mail me at BillD43@aol.com. Several generation of Dunbar's and offsprings will appreciate it.

Sincerely Thank you

I am looking for a connection of King Knut to the Knudten name on the Isle of Amrum. It is said that the Knudten name is 10th generation of King Knut but I have found no connection
Thanks

I am a direct descendant of King James IV of Scotland and Margaret Tudor,..I live in Florida

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Your website is a brilliant resource - especially when trying to work out which Gloucester (for instance) Shakespeare is referring to.
Thank you,
Simon - with absolutely no desire to be connected to the UK's dysfunctional aristocracy; let alone its monarchs...

HELLO EVERY ONE AM NEW TO THIS AND I DONT REALLY KNOW HOW TO FIND THINGS ON HERE IF U MY PLESE HELP ME..AM TRYIN TO FIND OUT MY FAMILY LINE...MY FATHER SIDE ARE LAST NAMED CARRILLO AND Garibaldi...I KNOW THAT MY GREAT GREAT GREAT GRAN FATHER WAS Giuseppe Garibaldi THATS ALL FROM MY DADS FAMILY...AND FROM MY MOTHERS ARE CASTELL AND ROBLES... THEY REALLY DONT TELL ME MUCH ON MY MOMS FAMILY ALL THEY EVER TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD A GREAT MISS HAPPING WHEN THE FAMILY CAME TO MEXICO FROM SPAIN...AND THAT RECORDING TO THEM MY FAMIY ARE FROM GREAT BLOOD LINE ..BUT I DONT KNOW...

Pamela Rochefort:
I am related to Andrew Stuart. Was your family aware that John Stuart had siblings in America, including Andrew? Did your family pass down any info. regarding a royal connection or is that something you have recently stumbled upon? Please advise.
Thanks kindly,
Cynthia Elder
P.S. Our family seems to think that Andrew may have been related to the Duke of Monmouth?

I am looking to substantiate the claim that the brothers, Archibald, Andrew, David and John Stuart, early immigrants to America in the 1730's, were from the Castle Stuart family of County Tyrone, Ireland. Does anyone have anything definitive about this claim. I would appreciate any assistance on this topic.

Which Royal unofficially or officially briefly visited India in 1916 - George V, David (Later Edward Vlll) or Bertie his younger brother (father of the present Queen Elizabeth). My email is: sierrasue8@hotmail.com

I am looking for any information about John Stuart born in Terra Haute ID in 1819. I can find NO information about my husbands family before that. I dont even know the names of his parents? Any help would be great! I would love to see if he has any royal conections in Sctoland or England.
Thanks

Help! I need data re the Earls of Castle-Stuart in Ireland. I'm related to a John Stuart who married (around 1735)Mary Shaw, d of John Shaw "of the Braid" Parish of Camcastle in County Amtrin (sp) Ireland. HOWEVER, John Stuart and his 3 brothers, Andrew, Archibald, and David came to Virginia between 1725-1740; John Stuart ("Judge" John Stuart) and his brothers supposedly came from Castlestuart (sp); my relative is this John Stuart. I think he's from the illigitimate line of Walter Stewart of Morphie. In RoyaList, the data re children of Walter Stewart of Morphie does not go far enough. There is a statement that this Walter Stewart of Morphis was also the ancestor of the Earls of Castle-Stuart in Ireland. Do you have more info? Thanx! Pamela

What is the mailing address of the Earl of Winchelsea whose last name is Finch-Hatton?

Channel 4 and ABC Network America are looking for a traditional family to take part in a documentary.
Are you the quintessentially English family?
Do you embody British family values? Are you and your family passionate royalists or passionate about your heritage?
We are looking for the ‘Best of British’ family to experience the culture of American family life.
There will be a fee for the family chosen.
If this sounds like you or anyone you know then we want to hear from you.
The family chosen must have at least one child who is still living at home.
For more information regarding this once in a life time opportunity please contact Claire on 020 70134514
Or email claire.lloyd-evans@rdfmedia.com

I am of the First House of Hecker nobles of germany and I am looking for the Family's coat of arms and any other heraldry item link to the House of Hecker. Any help that can be given would be appreciated very much

Am seeking a Henry Benedict Stuart, not sure of birth date, but he died 1807. Also I think he was a Cardinal, and somehow connected to Bonnie Prince Charlie

Are there plans to formalize the situation in legislation with regards to Camilla not being known as The Princess of Wales a titles that is hers technically correct but not in use and with regards to her being known as Princess Concort rather than again, Queen Consort or is the intention is for Charles's wife to simply avoid using the titles "Princess of Wales" or "Queen" to avoid public outcry? Also does the Queen ever plan to address the many questions surrounding the legal, not to mention morality questions, of the marriage?

Hi I'm a photographer, working on a project for publication, with a journalist at Marie Claire magazine, on extremely dedicated fans of people , shows or anything. I am particularly interested in fans who are prepared to go the extra mile for their passion. They might demonstrate any of the following:

have huge collections,
travel anywhere to meet or see their hero
tattoos of their idols,
have plastic surgery to look more like their idol,
spend all their cash on their obsession
anything that sets them apart from the normal fan.

please contact me below if you or anybody you know fits the bill mail@louisquail.com

 To see previous completed projects published in Marie Claire, Observer Life, the Independent and Arena magazine amongst others, Please visit my website www.louisquail.com. I appreciate your help in this matter, best regards Louis Quail

A leading television production company is looking for volunteers and genealogy experts
to take part in a new primetime series that hopes to verify the royal and/or aristocratic connections of
everyday people. If you think that you may be descended from royalty or aristocracy or are an expert
on the subject, then please contact Natalie and Sam at: traceyourorigins@yahoo.co.uk

The 2 children of Albert I king of belgium that are not listed are:
Karel born 1903 - died 1983
Marie-Josè born 1906 - died 2001

However the Tudor line should have continued and not be taken over by the Stuarts.

Correction: What I meant to say is "You may want to send your condolences to Princess Alice family," not to her.

This is my first time posting here, so I want to say "hi" to everyone.

As most of you may know, HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Glouchester, aunt to Queen Elizabeth and mother of the present Duke of Glouchester, died peacefully in her sleep on October 29, 2004. She was 102-years old. Based on "The Office Website of the British Royal Family," funeral arrangements are still pending. You may want to send your condolences to the Princess Alice by access the link to "The Office Website of the British Royal Family" by clicking on the link:
 
http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page1.asp

Though the marriage was retrospectively legalised for John of Gaunt's children by his mistress, they were specifically barred from inheriting the throne of England. Hence Henry VII and the Tudors had a very weak claim or none at all to the throne of England in 1485. It was Henry VII's marriage to Elizabeth of York that really gave them any claim. However since then it has been worked out that an Australian actually has a better claim. He claims
descent via Elizabeth of York's cousin Margaret , Countess of Salisbury. She was executed by Henry VIII when in her 70s for supposed treason (she died being chased around the block by the executioner).

re John of Gaunt. Info received slightly flawed. J of G did not legalise his union to Katherine immedialtely after Blanche's death - he then married Constanza of Castile. It was only after HER death that he was able thanks to Richard the second, to legalise their union.

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For information about the inbreeding numbers (question from Stan Russo below : /m31) please click on the "Concepts" menu option and scroll to the bottom of the page.

In reply to who was John of Gaunt.
John of Gaunt was one of the most powerful and influential men in English history. He was the son of Edward III. When Edwards' eldest son The Black Prince died of wounds in France the Prince's young son Richard became Richard II under the influence of John who became the head of the poweful House of Lancaster. When Richard was murdered in Pomfret Castle 1337 John's son Henry Bolingbroke became Henry IV.
John was leaglly married to Blanche of Lancaster and they were the progenitors of the powerful House of Lancaster (Red Rose: Henry IV,V,And VI). But he had a mistress Kathryne Swynford with whom he had several children including Joan and John Beaufort. When Blanche died John had his children with Kathryne legalised by an Act of Parliament.
  Joan Beaufort married Ralph Neville, Earl of Westmorland and their daughter Cecily married Richard Duke of York and they became the parents of Edward IV and Richard III( the House of York - White Rose) Their son Richard became the father of the powerful Richard Neville Earl of Warwick, known as the Kingmaker. John Beaufort's grandaughter, the famous Margaret Beaufort married Owen Tudor and their son became Henry VII with whose reign the Wars of the Roses came to an end, Mainly by means of Henry marrying Edward IV's daughter and then having everyone beheaded who had any claim to the throne.! and so you see without John of Gaunt's hanky panky there would have been no Wars of the Roses! Pamela M. Langston pamelang@revealed.net

How does this database arrive at their numbers on the inbreeding scale?

John of Gaunt was a Plantaganet, son of Edward III father of HenryIV, bn 30 Mar 1340 died 3 Feb 1398 or 99

Can anyone give me information about John of Gaunt

Validity of Royal Geneology

Hello all, I am researching my family's geneology and have come across a "Royal" Link. And according to this website it is actually possible but how valid can the links to royalty be. I understand that parents used to give their children the last name of the duke or earl in whose area they lived in. My link is through John of Gaunt, his wife Katherine Rouet and their Joan Beaufort. Joan married Ralph Neville, they inturn had William Neville but William's wife is not listed and an internet geneology service has given me information that William married a Joan Fauconberg. If anyone knows of anything that would help confirm this information that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Emily
eanthon@yahoo.com

I have a distant reative, Robert Moffitt of Scotland(5ggrandfather), who married Margaret Stuart (or Steward), supposedly a second cousin to King James II (Scotland). I am curious of her roots, but can find nothing about her. If anyone has any information, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

hi, i have a proper photograph 11 by 8 inches of Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick Windsor at 3 years old,photographed by baron, can you guide us to find out more about the photo and value ect, many thanks

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Thanks its just there seems to be very little about him hopefully I'll change that!

deirdre, i can't help you with this but, i will keep out an eye for anything that might help. i am a writer, too, my latest article was run in the Dec. issue of THE ROYAL HISTORY JOURNAL, on Prince Leopold of England. Best of luck!

joanna backman
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I am currently writing an article on Alastair Arthur, 2nd Duke of Connaught(1914-1943) He was a great grandson of Queen Victoria through her son Prince Arthur, 1St Duke of Connaught. Can anyone help me to get more info on him?

Just wanted to say how happy I was to be advised of this new ROYALIST site. I still have the original software but it creates an error on my computer. With the new addition I will not worry about losing it! Thank you.

good morning all,
                  was wondering why i can not find: Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha,Son of King Boris III and Queen Joanna, Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha was born on June 16, 1937 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
 this his his web page http://www.government.bg/English/PrimeMinister/Biography/

I heard that the current British Royal family was distantly related to Vlad Tepes also known as dracula. Is this true????

A new genealogy titled SAYRE FAMILY...another 100 years was published "print-on-demand" in July 2003. It primarily includes descendants of David and Hannah (Frazier) Sayre who came to the Monongalia County, Virginia, area from New Jersey in 1778. About 1800, David, Hannah, and some of the children, already with families relocated in the Letart area on the Ohio River. Their children and grandchildren spread over the United States. Volumes II, III, and IV are specifically of these descendants. Volume V finishes them up and includes a few other branches plus family groups which a common link was not yet found. More information may be had by sending an email to my autoresponder at books@123response.com. And you can access the website http://www.iuniverse.com and type "sayre" in the bookstore search box at the upper right.

I wondered if there was any significance to the middle names given to Royals i.e were they prior surnames? Nash is the middle name of one of the royal from Lascelles family(Rowan). Also what would be your suggestion on establishing royal lineage to someone that is American. I have been tracing my family background. Nash seems to be a primary line that links my family to Britain, but also I married a man that has links to the Howard lineage so how would I go about establishing familial links? By the way I live here in GB.

HI,
 
I was wondering if anyone had a family tree that would link the lancasters of 1300's (Maybe the kings??) to someone living today. If anyone has this information, please e-mail me at RedDevilGrl6565@netscape.net. I appreciate any feedback.

Thanx

I'm doing a report for school over my family history. The only things that I know about my family is that we come from Europe and that we have a family crest. I really don't know what the crest is subpost to mean or symbolyze. So if anyone could help me let me know. you can get a hold of me at howielover_4@yahoo.com
thanks,
Terri

hi, i am a freelance writer working on an article for a history Journal. the subject is Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany and his wife, Helen of Waldeck. if anyone has any information on these two, i would be grateful! mostly, i am getting my facts from other writers, i do have the wonderful new biography on Leopold.

thanks!

Debbie
When compiling the original database, we deliberately decided not to use the term "Catholic" for those who lived before the Reformation. This was because we felt the word carries an implied distinction from "Protestant", a distinction that only became meaningful after the Reformation. Sorry if that's confusing - it would perhaps have been clearer to avoid specifying religion at all!

Hello!

I noticed that as far as religion goes, anyone that lived before the Reformation is listed as having Pre-Reformation religion, but anyone afterwards is listed, most times, as Protestant. Before Pre-Reformation was in all likelihood Catholic. Why isn't this mentioned? All of Europe was Catholic (some are still Catholic countries, even now) in the Middle Ages. Why not just say so? Wouldn't it be clearer to do so?

Anca
Try using the RoyaList quick search (at the top of every page) - just enter a word in the search box, select Notes and click the Go button. You'll get a list of people who have that word in a note. For example, Queen Victoria has a note about lions.

Hello!
I'm a Romanian highschool student and I have to submit a paper about the British noble families for my English class. Could anyone help me out with some - call it - unusual information? I'd be very grateful.
My e-mail: anchi_blabla@yahoo.co.uk
Thanks a lot!
Anca

I have 2 small paintings by William Payne and I
think they maybe of a young Princess Charlotte Sophia
of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
Is there an e-mail address I could send an attach-
ment to.
mine is nogtas@yahoo.com.au
migloo/MaNiA

Hi,
 I need some help with something I recently obtained a letter signed I think, by His Maj. king George V. It is signed George R. "J" looks like It is a "J with a open loop on top and on bottom. I am trying to authenticate it and am having problems with whom to contact . The Letter is written on Windsor castle stationary and has the Windsor stamped Coat of Arms on it, and is dated April 1918. The Envelope is stamped also with the Coat of arms and on the front states:
A Message to you from his Majesty king George Vth
It seems to have been handwritten by the King to the Soldiers of the United States in April 1918, welcoming them as they are on their way to tak their stand beside the Armies of the Nation fighting in the "Old World" the Great battle for Human Freedom. He states: the allies will gain new heart and spirit in your company.their is more to it but I am having some problem with trying to confirm it . I have e-mailed the Royal castle,Windsor Castle they told me to contact some information officer at Buckingham Palace. I saw this site, and thought maybe someone here might be able to give me more info or steer me in the right direction to whom to talk to or write to. Thanks for anyone's help or info.
You can e-mail me at jlhooker888@mindspring.com

Chip: you will find the reason for the name change at:

http://www.clem.com/iaq/george6.html

Which says the following: "The full name of King George VI (1895-1952) was Albert Fredrick Arthur George, hence his first name was Albert. Before becoming King of England, he was called Prince Albert, Duke of York from 1920 to 1936.
The reason for the name change is that Queen Victoria (1819-1901) wished that no future King be called Albert, the name of her late husband, Prince Albert (1819-1861), whose full name was Franz Albrecht August Karl Emanuel, Prinz Von Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha."

I am a US studend photographer and want to spend time watching Anthony Armstrong Jones work. Does anyone know how to contact he or his private secretary?

Thank you.

Chip, I don't know the answer to your first question without looking it up - can anyone reading this help?
As for your second question, the "inbreeding factor" calculation is based on the number of "duplicates" in a person's list of ancestors. For example, every person has 8 great-grandparents but if 2 of those are actually the same person then there is a certain amount of "inbreeding".

Why did "Bertie" take the name of George when crowned as King George VI? Was it just out of respect to his father?

Also - how is the "inbreeding" data measured?

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