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  • Re: English notables

    From Wilfred van Velzen@2:280/464 to Mike Dippel on Thu Jul 23 00:13:07 2026
    Hi Mike,

    On 2026-07-22 17:23:00, you wrote to me:

    This week's focus is on English notables. Per wikitree.com I
    am:

    18 degrees from Winston Churchill
    26 degrees from Douglas Adams
    21 degrees from Isabella Beeton
    22 degrees from Geoffrey Chaucer
    19 degrees from Agatha Christie
    21 degrees from Benjamin Disraeli
    25 degrees from Stephen Hawking
    27 degrees from John Lennon
    21 degrees from Horatio Nelson
    21 degrees from Florence Nightingale
    21 degrees from William Shakespeare
    18 degrees from Elizabeth Tudor

    I created a wikitree profile a few weeks ago, and am still busy finding ancestors. For some lines I got as far back as the early 1700's...

    I got the same summary as you, but my degrees are way higher: ;-)

    26 degrees from Winston Churchill
    30 degrees from Douglas Adams
    31 degrees from Isabella Beeton
    30 degrees from Geoffrey Chaucer
    27 degrees from Agatha Christie
    28 degrees from Benjamin Disraeli
    31 degrees from Stephen Hawking
    30 degrees from John Lennon
    28 degrees from Horatio Nelson
    28 degrees from Florence Nightingale
    31 degrees from William Shakespeare
    28 degrees from Elizabeth Tudor


    Bye, Wilfred.

    I guess that proves we are distant cousins :)

    Not really. These degree links probably involve a couple of mariages... ;-)

    But if you are willing to share your wikitree id (netmail if you like), we can check. ;-)


    Bye, Wilfred.

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  • From Mike Dippel@3:712/1321.5 to Wilfred van Velzen on Wed Jul 22 18:41:50 2026
    On 7/23/2026 12:11 AM, Wilfred van Velzen wrote to Mike Dippel:

    Hi Mike,

    I guess that proves we are distant cousins :)

    Not really. These degree links probably involve a couple of mariages... ;-)

    But if you are willing to share your wikitree id (netmail if you like), we can
    check. ;-)


    Bye, Wilfred.

    Dippel-21

    Mike Dippel


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  • From Wilfred van Velzen@2:280/464 to Mike Dippel on Thu Jul 23 02:12:21 2026
    Hi Mike,

    On 2026-07-22 18:41:50, you wrote to me:

    I guess that proves we are distant cousins :)

    Not really. These degree links probably involve a couple of mariages... ;-)

    But if you are willing to share your wikitree id (netmail if you like), we
    can -> check. ;-) -> -> -> Bye, Wilfred.

    Dippel-21

    Ok, so we are 26 degrees, through your wife... So no blood relation. ;-)

    Bye, Wilfred.

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