Statistically, there is a good chance that you have royal ancestry <\/blockquote> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>
Surnames<\/a> are not usually a good guide to this. The fact is that descents can be quite convoluted. Illegitimate offspring of royalty were sometimes, but not always, recognised. Those that were favoured were fortunate indeed. They were no threat to their father because, by virtue of their known illegitimacy, they could never claim the throne. They could though often enjoy the privileges of wealth and position.<\/p>\n
Those that were not overtly recognised entered the melting pot of the gentry and the middle classes. Quite often, the youngest sons and daughters of once grand families married<\/a> professional people like lawyers and clergymen<\/a> and their youngest children in turn might find their marital opportunities limited to farmers and tradesmen<\/a>. So even quite ordinary ancestors may be descended from royalty and connect you to royal ancestry.<\/p>\n
To find royal ancestry, you should be looking to extend your family tree as widely as possible to incorporate as many children as you can. This means that you must research your family beyond the narrow confines of the direct line and look for marriages, especially on the less researched female lines, that include representatives marrying minor gentry.\u00a0You should aim to get at least some lines back to the 17th century<\/a>. Look for wills<\/a> if farmers, gentlemen and clerics are found. They often contain references to extended family members.<\/p>\n
If you have\u00a0 Caribbean ancestry<\/a> and you can trace your family to a white plantation owner there is a good chance that you can also claim royal ancestry, as sons of gentry often emigrated to the Caribbean to seek their fortune.<\/p>\n
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