The Battle of Hastings, when the Normans invaded England. Which side were your lot on?
Battle of Hastings - Wikipedia
Your lot are even older than mine. My father's side has been traced to 1243.
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The Battle of Hastings, when the Normans invaded England. Which side were your lot on?
Battle of Hastings - Wikipedia
Your lot are even older than mine. My father's side has been traced to 1243.
was a lieutenant of william, or so the history book says.Quote:
Originally Posted by DiscoMick
Really cheesed off with part of my ancestry, suffering from Dupertrons syndrome in the hands, only those with Viking genes carry it, reason I'm cheesed off, I got the syndrome but not the size. Apparently the Vikings who invaded England got chummy with the mob that was there, and there you have it.
My family history has been traced back to 1066. For his service to King Willy, my ancestor was granted vast tracts of land. He built a castle. It fell down. The family chapel still exists.Quote:
Originally Posted by DiscoMick
Another ancestor of mine, Sir John, was good friends with King Henry (the one with all the wives) and used to luncheon with him regularly.
We have a family coat of arms.
I also have a picture of the colours the knight and horse should be dressed for battle. I'd like to paint my car in those colours.
Sounds as if a lot of people are thinking about this. Talked to my stepson tonight - he has investigated his situation, and as far as he can work out, since his father was a UK citizen, and was married to his mother at the time of his birth, and it was before 1983, he is actually a UK citizen, although he has never dreamed that he was!
I have no idea of where any of my family came from past my grandparents (both maternal grandparents from Canada, paternal grandmother from Italy, paternal grandfather from Scotland). Wouldn't even know where or how to look any deeper....
Sounds about right John.Quote:
Originally Posted by JDNSW
Because I was born in England all my kids had to do was apply for a British passport and provide evidence that I was married to their mum when they were born and that I was born in the UK. They are classed as citizens by decent automatically.
If i was not married to their mum - there is a slightly different process I believe and if I was board in a British territory outside the UK it's also different.
But for the price of the additional passport - it seemed like a useful thing to provide my kids who want to travel. Having a pommy passport is beneficial over an Aussie one in Europe - no need for visas anywhere... however if they travelled to Argentina, I'd strongly suggest to them to leave the British one at home [biggrin]
Yes, makes sense, but my stepsons, who have not seen or heard from their father since they were toddlers, had never even thought about the possibility.
Apparently 46 percent of the population were either born overseas themselves or have at least one parent who was, so that's almost half the population who are 'entitled'.
So, for example, if AULRO has about 3000 members then about 1400 are 'entitled' (and disqualified).
English - married an Aussie and allowed to live here by the grace of your lawmakers with a British passport.
cheers,
D
p.s King Harolds last words apparently were "watch that bloke with the bow and arrow , he'll have someones eye out".