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littlest_lurker
2007-04-27 09:12 am UTC (link)

The closest I've come to finding out about a famous relative was learning that my great-great grandad used to tell my dad that they were related to Rob Roy, but that was probably a joke and the only relation they had was the last name (MacGregor, on my father's mother's side). But even if that was true I wouldn't really be impressed. One of my ancestors was an over-hyped cattle rustler! Gosh! I think if I were to seriously research it I doubt I'd find anything more interesting than a bunch of dirt-poor* sheep farmers. :|

Though you don't have to go back too far to find coolness in my family, IMO. My maternal grandfather was in the RAF in WWII! It was his job to fly over target areas in a tiny little plane (with no offensive power) to make sure that it was safe to send the bombers and fighters in. I always thought that was cool. And I wish I could have talked to him about it, but he died long before I was born.

*Poorest country in western Europe for quite a while, IIRC. Does that earn me some oppression points?

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	eilisliana 2007-04-27 09:11 pm UTC (link)
	That is cool! My paternal grandfather was a paratrooper at the end of the war in Japan, had Japan not been bombed he probably would have been killed and me not existing. I have his paratrooper patch, it is a very special item I have of his. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	black_spot 2007-04-29 04:58 am UTC (link)
	Hey! My ancestor was Rob Roy’s best friend. Cattle thieves and rustlers unite. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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