From: "Piercefield" <Piercefield@btinternet.com> > Roy Stockdill wrote, Sunday, May 19, 2013 11:00 AM > > > I may take a look at him, Geoff, possibly even > > for my online Famous family trees blog, as he is > > becoming quite a well-known national character. > > "If you want to know your ancestry, all you need do is to stand for > public office, and "they" will do all the research for you for free." > Of the 20 celebrities I have so far done for Findmypast, they break down into the following categories..... ACTORS (3): Charlie Chaplin, Tom Ellis, Michael Kitchen ACTRESSES (4): Anne Reid, Brenda Blethyn, Miranda Hart, Kate Winslet TV PRESENTERS (4): Simon Cowell, John Craven, Gabby Logan, Tess Daly WRITERS (2); JK Rowling, Colin Dexter SPORTS PERSONALITIES (2): Victoria Pendleton, Sebastian Coe (though I suppose he would count as a politician also). POLITICIANS (4): David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Nick Clegg, Theresa May ARTISTS (1): Tracey Emin Seems like a reasonable balance to me, though I should point out that Cameron, Brown and Clegg were all commissioned from me by FMP to tie in with the last General Election and Theresa May was the only one I myself put up. Seb Coe, JK Rowling and Tracey Emin were also commissioned to tie in with their appearing in the WDYTYA? series. I'm afraid I don't understand what your objection is, if in fact you are making some sort of objection! I'm keeping Farrage up my sleeve, as it were, because it seems to me his future as a public figure is rather up in the air at the present moment in time. He could became a major figure in politics or disappear into obscurity. -- Roy Stockdill Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Famous family trees blog: http://blog.findmypast.co.uk/tag/roy-stockdill/ "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE