Quick Questions #1: Ancestry

[tamaranth]

Inspired by a reference in Route 66 AD to Egyptian priests at the time of the Roman Empire, who claimed to trace their ancestry back 10,000 years:

How far back (in years) can you track your family?

Can you think of anyone who can track their family back before the Norman Conquest?

Comments

[tamaranth.livejournal.com]

I'm impressed! Where, what, who?

[jhaelan.livejournal.com]

Spain, specifically the Canary Islands. Will see if I can get a copy of the family tree and book off my Dad

Grandparents were lucky enough to win the Spanish lottery to the tune off £35k (they'd moved back over there for a time) and hired a Fleet Street reporter/researcher to find out everything