On reading up about him I discovered that Camilla Duchess of Cornwall also comes from the same line, so I guess we are related .. dunno if that is a good or bad thing!
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York Minster Tomb Effigy of my ancestor from the 17th century Sir William Gee |
Wednesday, 25 August 2010
Tomb of my great great great great (can't remember how many greats) .... grandfather
I was taking a look at Flickr a little while ago and was fascinated to see a couple of photos by an American photographer of the tomb of one of my distant ancestors Sir William Gee.... my great great great great great great (forget how many greats, but you get the picture) grandfather. He was Bishop of York and died in 1611 and the tomb lies in York Minster . It shows Sir William Gee with his two wives (bigamist lol!), and his six children kneeling. My Dad took me to see the tomb years ago so I could remember it when I saw it on Flickr. I corresponded with the photographer on Flickr and she said that I made her day!
On reading up about him I discovered that Camilla Duchess of Cornwall also comes from the same line, so I guess we are related .. dunno if that is a good or bad thing!
On reading up about him I discovered that Camilla Duchess of Cornwall also comes from the same line, so I guess we are related .. dunno if that is a good or bad thing!
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