Which London Westminster and Middlesex ancestor are you most closely connected to?

Question

Our recent WikiTree Challenge was to benefit the London Westminster and Middlesex Family History Society so we're looking at folks who are from the region in the Connection Finder starting with Duchess Barbara Palmer, the mistress to King Charles I.

Here are the profiles our Challenge participants worked on as well as a few notables from the area:

• Elizabeth Anderson, first British woman to qualify as a physician and surgeon, founded the first British Hospital for Women, first female dean of a medical school, first British woman to be elected to the London School board, and first female mayor
• Thomas Ankrit, leatherseller and WikiTree Challenge focus
• Mary Bickers, WikiTree Challenge focus
• Thomas Chambers, taxi driver and WikiTree Challenge focus
• Sydney Dyer, carpenter and WikiTree Challenge focus
• John Hughes, cordwain and WikiTree Challenge focus
• Solomon Lee, editor of the Dictionary of National Biography and WikiTree Challenge focus
• Prince Arthur, governor general of Canada
• Dame Diana Rigg, actress
• William White, WikiTree Challenge focus

Which of these is closest to you on our single family tree? If you're one of the 30.5 million of us who are connected to each other on our big tree, you can check with the Connection Finder.

In addition to the above and our many Featured Connections, you can check your connections to any category on WikiTree, such as Diary of Samuel Pepys and Westminster, Middlesex (London). Click the green MyConnections button in the upper right hand corner of the category page.

Let us know how you're related below. If you want to share your connection on social media with cousins and friends, click the "get shareable image" below the results, e.g. Tim Berners-Lee and Duchess Barbara Palmer. Then just upload it along with the URL of your direct connection. (Please refrain from sharing your connection on the featured profiles themselves, though. It clutters conversations on research and collaboration. Thanks!)

Help us find and improve the profiles for next week's The 99 Club feature.

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Without looking at the content of this question, should not the Regnal number of “King Charles” be quoted in the heading?

Just in case King Charles III might be offended?

Answer 1

I am most closely connected to Barbara Palmer at 17 degrees of separation.

Cousins:

• 17 degrees from Barbara Palmer (4C, 10R) 
• 20 degrees from Arthur of Connaught and Strathearn (14C, 4R)

No Relationship Found:

• 22 degrees from Diana Rigg
• 24 degrees from Elizabeth Anderson
• 24 degrees from Sydney Dyer
• 25 degrees from Thomas Ankrett
• 25 degrees from Sidney Lee
• 25 degrees from William White
• 28 degrees from Thomas Chambers
• 29 degrees from John Hughes
• 30 degrees from Mary Bickers

Answer 2

•  24 degrees from Elizabeth Anderson
• 25 degrees from Thomas Ankrett
• 27 degrees from Mary Bickers
• 26 degrees from Thomas Chambers
• 22 degrees from Sydney Dyer
• 29 degrees from John Hughes
•  26 degrees from Sidney Lee
•  17 degrees from Barbara Palmer 6th c 10xr
•  20 degrees from Arthur of Connaught and Strathearn 15 2xr
•  23 degrees from Diana Rigg
•  24 degrees from William White 

Answer 3

My closest relation is Duchess Barbara Palmer, who is my 9^th cousins, 9x removed. She is also my closest connection at 17 degrees.

Ancestors and Cousins

• 17 degrees from Duchess Barbara Palmer – 9^th cousin, 9x removed.
• 18 degrees from Prince Arthur, – 13^th cousin, 1x removed.

Connections

• 20 degrees from Dame Diana Rigg – 5 branches (1-3-6-3-8)
• 22 degrees from Elizabeth Anderson – 6 branches (2-2-2-2-6-9)
• 23 degrees from Sydney Dyer – 6 branches (2-6-2-2-3-9)
• 24 degrees from William White – 6 branches (2-2-3-2-7-9)
• 25 degrees from Solomon Lee – 9 branches (4-2-2-2-4-1-5-3-3)
• 26 degrees from Thomas Ankrit – 7 branches (3-3-2-4-2-4-9)
• 28 degrees from John Hughes – 6 branches (2-5-6-5-5-6)
• 28 degrees from Mary Bickers – 7 branches (3-4-6-2-7-4-3)
• 29 degrees from Thomas Chambers – 4 branches (3-6-5-16)

Answer 4

Barbara Palmer 5c12r

Authur of Connaught 11c8r

Answer 5

Barbara Palmer - 13th cousins 13 times removed

Arthur of Connaught and Strathearn - 16th cousins 6 times removed

Answer 6

I'm closest to Barbara Palmer (29 degrees). All others are above 30. No cousins. Wouldn't have thought that I'm closest to a 17th century royal mistress ... ;-)

Answer 7

17 degrees from Barbara (Villiers) Palmer. 6th cousin 9 times removed. MRCA Margared (ferch Morgan) St John (abt 1462 - abt 1524).

18 degrees from Prince Arthur. 14th cousin 3 times removed. MRCA Margaret (Beauchamp) Welles (abt 1410 - bef 1482).

18 degrees from Diana Rigg.

22 degrees from William White.

23 degrees from Elizabeth Anderson.

24 degrees from Sydney Dyer.

25 degrees from Thomas Amkrit.

26 degrees from Sidney Lee.

28 degrees from Mary Bickers.

28 degrees from John Hughes.

29 degrees from Thomas Chambers.

Answer 8

The lead profile is closest this time.  Barbara Palmer at 18 degrees.  Prince Arthur is a close second at 19.  Those are also the only cousins.  Barbara Palmer is a 7th cousin 8 times removed.

If anyone wants a challenge from the area take a look at John Badman, a.k.a. Jonny Walker, a puglist and (per the 1861 census) "Teacher of the Noble Art of Self Defence".  He was born in Surrey, but that area was Middlesex at one time, if my 60 seconds of research on that is correct.  He seems to have descendants with DNA results in England and California and other descendants in eastern Canada.  It should be an interesting story if anyone can put it together.  

Answer 9

I am most closely connected to Barbara Palmer at 18 degrees.

Ancestors and Cousins:

18 degrees - Barbara Palmer - (11C, 9R)
20 degrees - Arthur of Connaught and Strathearn - (11C, 4R)

Connections:

22 degrees - Sydney Dyer
22 degrees - Diana Rig
23 degrees - Elizabeth Anderson
23 degrees - William White
25 degrees - Bruce Simons
26 degrees - Thomas Ankrit
27 degrees - Thomas Chambers
27 degrees - John Hughes
28 degrees - Sydney Lee
31 degrees - Mary Bickers

Answer 10

16 degrees from Barbara Palmer (7th cousins, 11x removed)
20 degrees from Arthur of Connaught and Strathearn (11th cousins, 4x removed)
21 degrees from Diana Rigg
22 degrees from Sydney Dyer
23 degrees from Elizabeth Anderson
24 degrees from Thomas Ankrit
24 degrees from William White
26 degrees from Mary Bickers
26 degrees from Sidney Lee
28 degrees from Thomas Chambers
28 degrees from John Hughes

Answer 11

*13 deg  Prince Arthur  Gov Gen of Canada  13C3R

*14 deg  Duchess Barbara (Villiers) Palmer  3C10R

*16 deg  Dame Diana Rigg

*17 deg  Elizabeth Anderson

*19 deg Thomas Ankrit

*19 deg  Solomon Lee

*19 deg  William White

*22 deg  Sydney Dyer

*24 deg  Mary Bickers

*24 deg  John Hughes

*25 deg  Thomas Chambers

*22 deg  Bruce Simons

Answer 12

Ancestors and Cousins

• 19 Degrees to Barbara (Villiers) Palmer 7C 10xR
• 21 Degrees to Arthur William Patrick Albert (Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) of Connaught and Strathearn (1850 - 1942) 17C 3xR

Connections

• 22 Degrees to Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg
• 23 Degrees to Elizabeth (Garrett) Anderson
• 23 Degrees to Sydney Dyer
• 25 Degrees to Thomas (Ankrit) Ankrett
• 25 Degrees to William White
• 26 Degrees to Thomas Phillips Chambers
• 26 Degrees to Solomon Lazarus Lee
• 27 Degrees to John Hughes
• 29 Degrees to Mary (Jenkins) Bickers

Answer 13

I am most closely connected to Prince Arthur at 17 degrees.

Answer 14

12 degrees to Barbara Palmer - her great-great grandson Charles Seymour was the brother-in-law of my 4 x great-grandmother Anne Hamilton. Does an in-law connection count in this "degree" business, or only common ancestry?

18 degrees via a common ancestor: Elizabeth Blount.

14 degrees to Arthur of Connaught, via Hamiltons

16 degrees to Diana Rigg - via Hamiltons again!

Answer 15

Cousins (Other Connection)
Barbara Palmer - 6C10R - (21 degrees)
Arthur of Connaught and Strathearn - 15C7R - (23 degrees)

Connections
Sydney Dyer - 25 degrees   
Diana Rigg - 25 degrees   
William White - 26 degrees   
Elizabeth Anderson - 27 degrees   
Thomas Ankrett - 27 degrees   
Thomas Chambers - 29 degrees       
Mary Bickers - 30 degrees   
John Hughes - 31 degrees   
Sidney Lee - 31 degrees   

Answer 16

18 degrees from Duchess Barbara Palmer     4 branches (4-5-2-8) 7th cousin 3x removed

19 degrees from Prince Arthur                        3 branches (5-7-8) 16th cousin 5x removed

22 degrees from Dame Diana Rigg                 5 branches (1-6-3-4-9)

23 degrees from Sydney Dyer                         6 branches (2-3-2-3-5-9)

24 degrees from Elizabeth Anderson             6 branches (2-2-2-10-2-7)

25 degrees from William White                       7 branches (2-2-3-2-3-5-9)

26 degrees from Thomas Ankrit                     5 branches (1-1-6-9-9)

29 degrees from Mary Bickers                       4 branches (3-7-12-8)

29 degrees from John Hughes                      7 branches (2-5-5-3-2-4-9)

29 degrees from Solomon Lee                      9 branches (4-2-2-3-4-1-4-3-7)

30 degrees from Thomas Chambers            4 branches (3-5-3-20)

Answer 17

17 degrees from Arthur of Connaught and Strathearn

Answer 18

17 degrees from Her Grace "1st Dutchess of Cleveland",  8th cousin 10 times removed MRCA Benedicta (Babington) Annesley (abt. 1360 - 1426), Babington-3, Hugh Annesley (abt. 1360 - 1401), Annesley-12

19 degrees from Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, His Royal Highness (HRH), Sachsen-Coburg_und_Gotha-18, 16th cousin twice removed MRCA Maud (Percy) Neville (abt. 1340 - bef. 1379), Percy-15, John (Neville) de Neville KG (abt. 1329 - 1388), Neville-58

21 degrees from  Dame Diana Rigg

22 degrees from Sydney Dyer

22 degrees from Elizabeth (Garrett) Anderson

24 degrees from William White

25 degrees from Bruce Simons

26 degrees from Thomas Ankrit

27 degrees from Thomas Chambers

27 degrees from Mary (Jenkins) Bickers

28 degrees from Solomon Lee

29 degrees from John Hughes

Answer 19

My closest connections are:

Duchess Barbara Palmer is my 7th cousin 9 times removed.

Prince Arthur is my 13th cousin once removed.

Answer 20

• Prince Arthur, governor general of Canada  18th cousin once removed