How many steps are you from Dame Judi Dench?

Question

Dame Judi Dench will be (or has been, depending on when you read this post!) featured on BBC's "Who Do You Think You Are?" series 18 episode 2 (19 October 2021). 

As she is one of the England Project's Living notables, you can see her profile here.

How closely are you related to Dame Judi?

Leave an answer below. (but please refrain from sharing your connection on the profile itself though. Thanks!) 

Jo, England Project Managed Profiles Team coordinator

PS Your degrees of connection may change before and after the programme has aired, as more ancestors (and therefore more possible links) may be added to WikiTree. Why not do a "Before and After" comparison?

Answer 1

She is my 16th cousin 1x removed.

Comments

I am her 16th cousin 2x removed! I wonder if we're related? :)

Tina S.

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Could be. I will check it out. We are 16th cousins through your father's maternal side and through my father's paternal side. Hello cousin:) Tina (Cleveland) Salls

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WOW! Thank you Tina! It's cool we both also have the same first name! I don't even know too many Tina's! Thanks for the update! :)

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You're very welcome and I don't know too many Tina's either:)

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I am her cousin also,16th cousin 2x removed! And hey, Tina & Tina.. looks we are cousins too :-)

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Awesome I will check out our connection as well

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Awesome I will check out our connection as well.

 Nicole, We are 10th cousins 1x removed through your father's paternal side and my mother's maternal side. Your 9th ggfather is John Bennett Sr (c 1641- c 1718) is my 10th ggfather.  Nice to meet you  

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That is great! Thanks so much for the response and explanation!

Answer 2

on October 14, 2021:  46 degrees

on October 22, 2021:  28 degrees

on March 28, 2024:  24 degrees

• Branch 1: Dench (1) → Jones (2) → Wilson (1) → Bolton (2) → Blennerhasset (4) → Blennerhassett (3) 
• Branch 2: Denny (1) → Denney (5) → Money (1) 
• Branch 3: Kemper (1) → Buch (4)

Comments

That was quick off the mark Tommy! I'm 57 at present...

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47 degrees - via the USA.  

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Jo, our path connections are the same from 1 thru 27, then your connections pass through Jonas Smith's mother (Eleanor Harrison) and mine through his father (James Smith).

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Melanie, our path connections are the same from 1 thru 24, then your connections pass through Gladys Smith's mother (Hattie Condit) and mine through her father (Cyrus Smith).

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how do you mean 'at present' ? :) Do you plan on marrying into the family ?:)

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@Shirley, appearances on programmes such as WDYTYA always generate interest in a celeb's profiles and tree, often leading to more profiles and links in the global tree being created. Hence the "before and after" comparison. You may find that your own 48 steps change after the programme has aired.

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I also connect through Jonas Smith’s mother, Eleanor Harrison.

Answer 3

35 degrees for me.

Answer 4

42 degrees, and somehow we had to go through Sweden to get there!

Answer 5

44 degrees.

Answer 6

Oct 14: 49 degrees

Oct 24: 31 degrees

Answer 7

I am 43 degrees from Dame Judy Densh through my father's Scot roots.

Answer 8

49 degrees at the moment, although there are two private profiles that look to be in the 1800s so I don't know what is happening there!

Answer 9

41 degrees for me.

Answer 10

39 - it will be interesting to see if this changes. Also through Jonas Smith’s father James, and then down through James’ sister Rachel.

Answer 11

41 degrees for me, too

Answer 12

42 degrees and I agree - the route through her connection runs through Sweden.

Answer 13

I am 43 degrees.

Answer 14

October 14: I am 44 degrees.

October 23: I am 26 degrees.

Answer 15

45 degrees for me.

Answer 16

48 degrees wow

Answer 17

46 degrees for me

Answer 18

43 degrees. I thought it would be less!

Answer 19

42 degrees…also by way of Sweden.

Answer 20

41 degrees, and a very complicated route!