Yes, it's true! I came from Granny Boadicea. My 66th Grandmother in fact. Here is the research done by my father establishing that. Thanks Dad.

Firstly let me say that I owe all this research to my Dad. During the latter days of his life he got involved in his ancestry and origins. It's a difficult subject and took a lot of years painstaking work but it helped keep his mind active right up to the time he passed away. I believe all the work is currently held somewhere on ancestry.com.

I don't have a photo of Granny Boadicea so in memory of his research I have put one of my Dad!

Below you will see my family tree heading back to Granny. Apart from Boudica (Boudicca) ICENI Queen of the Iceni (8AD – 62AD) the tree also includes such illustrious names as:

• Baeldaeg "The Gentle" of SAXONY Archdruid (243 – 300)
• Alfred (Ælfrēd) "The Great" WESSEX King of England (871-899) (849 – 901)
• Brando Brond Wegbrand "The Blessed Archdruid" Deira of SAXONY
• and unfortunely … Baldrick ie Balderich (Baldric) Teutonicus de COURCY (970 – 1018)

My Relations and their Dynasties and Monarchs

ROMAN BRITAIN

Relations

Boudica (Boudicca) ICENI Queen of the Iceni (8AD – 62AD) is my 66th great grandmother

Julia Victoria verch Prausutagus ICENI (85 – 91) daughter of Boudica (Boudicca) ICENI Queen of the Iceni

Coel "Old King Coal" BRITAIN (108 – 158) son of Julia Victoria verch Prausutagus ICENI

Lucius MAWR King (137 – 201) son of Coel "Old King Coal" BRITAIN

Cadwalladr BRITAIN King of Britain (193 – 219) son of Lucius MAWR King

Frigg Frear verch Cadwaladr ASALAND (219 – 310) daughter of Cadwalladr BRITAIN King of Britain

Baeldaeg "The Gentle" of SAXONY Archdruid (243 – 300) son of Frigg Frear verch Cadwaladr ASALAND

Brando Brond Wegbrand"The Blessed Archdruid" Deira of SAXONY

King of Saxony and Scandinavia (278 – 360) son of Baeldaeg "The Gentle" of SAXONY Archdruid

Freothogar of SAXONY (299 – 390) son of Brando Brond Wegbrand"The Blessed Archdruid" Deira of SAXONY

King of Saxony and Scandinavia

ANGO-SAXON BRITAIN

Monarchs

Offa (757-796) Ecgberht (802-839) Æthelwulf (839-856) Æthelbald (856-860) Æthelberht (860-866) Æthelred I (866-871) Ælfrēd (871-899) Edward "The Elder" (899-924) Æthelstan (924-939) Edmund (939-946) Edred (946-955) Edwy (955-959) Edgar (959-975) Edward II "The Martyr" (975-979) Ethelred II (979-1016) Canute (1016-1035 Harold Harefoot (1035-1040) Hardicanute (1035-1042) Edward III "The Confessor" (1042-1066)

Relations

Freawine of SAXONY (327 – 418) son of Freothogar of SAXONY

Wig Freawinesson of SAXONY of Saxony (355 – 446) son of Freawine of SAXONY

Gewis de SAXONY (383 – 474) son of Wig Freawinesson of SAXONY of Saxony

Esla de SAXONY (411 – 490) son of Gewis de SAXONY

Ælle (Elesa) Elisens of SAXONY (439 – 514) son of Esla de SAXONY

Cerdic WESSEX King of Wessex (519-534) (470 – 534) son of Ælle (Elesa) Elisens of SAXONY

Cynric WESSEX King of Wessex (534-560) (495 – 560) son of Cerdic WESSEX King of Wessex (519-534)

Ceawlin WESSEX King of Wessex (560-591) (535 – 591) son of Cynric WESSEX King of Wessex (534-560)

Cuthwine WESSEX (564 – 592) son of Ceawlin WESSEX King of Wessex (560-591)

Cutha Cathwulf WESSEX (593 – 679) son of Cuthwine WESSEX

Ceolwald WESSEX Prince of Wessex (622 – 688) son of Cutha Cathwulf WESSEX

Coenred WESSEX Prince of Wessex (640 – 694) son of Ceolwald WESSEX Prince of Wessex

Ingild WESSEX Prince of Wessex (672 – 718) son of Coenred WESSEX Prince of Wessex

Eoppa of WESSEX (706 – 737) son of Ingild WESSEX Prince of Wessex

Eafa WEST SAXONS (718 – 762) son of Eoppa of WESSEX

Ealhmund of KENT King of Kent (750 – 784) son of Eafa WEST SAXONS

Ecgberht WESSEX King of Wessex (802-839) King of Mercia (829-830) (775 – 839) son of Ealhmund of KENT King of Kent

Æthelwulf WESSEX King of Wessex (839-856) (795 – 857) son of Ecgberht WESSEX King of Wessex (802-839) King of Mercia (829-830)

Alfred (Ælfrēd) ‘The Great' WESSEX King of England (871-899) (849 – 901) son of Æthelwulf WESSEX King of Wessex (839-856) is my39th great grandfather

Edward "The Elder" of WESSEX King of England (899-924) (870 – 924) son of Alfred (Ælfrēd) ‘The Great' WESSEX King of England (871-899)

Edgiva (Eadgifu) of WESSEX Princess of England (902 – 955) daughter of Edward "The Elder" of WESSEX King of England (899-924)

Charles de COURCY Carolingian (925 – 993) son of Edgiva (Eadgifu) of WESSEX Princess of England

Wigelius (Charles Of Lorraine) (Teutonicus) de COURCY Duke Wigerius (952 – 1000) son of Charles de COURCY Carolingian

Balderich (Baldric) Teutonicus de COURCY (970 – 1018) son of Wigelius (Charles Of Lorraine) (Teutonicus) de COURCY Duke Wigerius

Richard (Ricardus Teutonicus de Nova Villa) de NEUVILLE (NEVILLE) (1020 – 1066) son of Balderich (Baldric) Teutonicus de COURCY

Gilbert ‘Admiral' le Teuton de NEVILLE Duc de Neuville (1035 – 1118) son of Richard (Ricardus Teutonicus de Nova Villa) de NEUVILLE (NEVILLE)

Hervé de SUTTON 1st Lord de Sutton (1050 – 1091) son of Gilbert ‘Admiral' le Teuton de NEVILLE Duc de Neuville

NORMAN BRITAIN

Monarchs

William I "The Conqueror" (1066-1087) William II "Rufus" (1087-1100) Henry I "Beauclerc" (1100-1135) Stephen & Matilda (1135-1154)

Relations

Hervé de SUTTON 2nd Lord of Sutton (1090 – 1154) son of Hervé de SUTTON 1st Lord de Sutton

Syward de SUTTON (1100 – 1137) son of Hervé de SUTTON 2nd Lord of Sutton

Sayer I de SUTTON (1129 – 1155) son of Syward de SUTTON

ANGEVINS

Monarchs

Henry II "Curtmantle" (1154-1189) Richard "Coeur de Lion" (1189-1199) John "Lackland" (1199-1216)

Relations

William de SUTTON (1149 – 1264) son of Sayer I de SUTTON

Amandus de SUTTON Earl of Arundel (1185 – 1208) son of William de SUTTON

Saire (Sir) de SUTTON (1215 – 1306) son of Amandus de SUTTON Earl of Arundel

PLANTAGENETS

Monarchs

Henry III (1216-1272) Edward I "Longshanks" (1272-1307) Edward II  (1307-1327) Edward III (1327-1377) Richard II (1377-1399)

Relations

Sayer (Sir) de SUTTON (1239 – 1290) son of Saire (Sir) de SUTTON

John (Sir) de SUTTON 1st Baron Holderness (1270 – 1338) son of Sayer (Sir) de SUTTON

Alexander (Sir) de SUTTON Knight. (1300 – ) son of John (Sir) de SUTTON 1st Baron Holderness

Joyce Josian SUTTON (1320 – ) daughter of Alexander (Sir) de SUTTON Knight.

William CLAPHAM (1340 – ) son of Joyce Josian SUTTON

William CLAPHAM (1360 – ) son of William CLAPHAM

LANCASTRIANS

Monarchs

Henry IV (1399-1413) Henry V (1413-1422) Henry VI (1422-1461) and (1470-1471)

Relations

John CLAPHAM (1380 – 1469) son of William CLAPHAM

Thomas CLAPHAM (1400 – 1469) son of John CLAPHAM

Thomas CLAPHAM (1423 – 1442) son of Thomas CLAPHAM

YORKISTS

Monarchs

Edward IV (1461-1470) and (1471-1483) Edward V (Apr-Jun 1483) Richard III (1483-1485)

Relations

William CLAPHAM (1443 – 1508) son of Thomas CLAPHAM

Johanna CLAPHAM (1477 – ) daughter of William CLAPHAM

TUDORS

Monarchs

Henry VII (1485-1509) Henry VIII (1509-1547) Edward VI (1547-1553) Lady Jane Grey (10-19 July 1553) Mary I "Bloody Mary" (1553-1558) Elizabeth I (1558-1603)

Relations

John HARTLEY (1490 – 1532) son of Johanna CLAPHAM

John HARTLEY (1513 – 1582) son of John HARTLEY

Thomas HARTLEY (1543 – 1597) son of John HARTLEY

Thomas HARTLEY (1583 – 1675) son of Thomas HARTLEY

John (Johannes) HARTLEY (1615 – 1662) son of Thomas HARTLEY

STUARTS

Monarchs

James I (1603-1625) Charles I (1625-1649) The Commomwealth (1649-1660) Charles II (1660-1685) James II (1685-1688) Mary II & William III (1688-1702) Anne (1702-1714)

Relations

Thomas HARTLEY (1647 – 1726) son of John (Johannes) HARTLEY

John HARTLEY (1676 – 1749) son of Thomas HARTLEY

William HARTLEY (1705 – 1759) son of John HARTLEY

HANOVERIANS

Monarchs

George I (1714-1727) George II (1727-1760) George III (1760-1820) George IV (1820-1830) William IV (1830-1837) Victoria (1837-1901)

Relations

William HARTLEY (1734 – 1810) son of William HARTLEY

William HARTLEY (1771 – 1827) son of William HARTLEY

Squire HARTLEY (1799 – 1871) son of William HARTLEY

David HARTLEY (1841 – 1908) son of Squire HARTLEY

SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA

Monarch

Edward VII (1901-1910)

Relations

John HARTLEY (1866 – 1936) son of David HARTLEY

WINDSOR

Monarch

George V (1910-1936) Edward VIII (Jan-Dec 1936) George VI (1936-1952) Elizabeth II (1952-

Relations

Maurice HARTLEY (1892 – 1967) son of John HARTLEY

John Duncan HARTLEY (1926 – 2020) son of Maurice HARTLEY

Richard Duncan Hartley (1955 – ) son of John Duncan HARTLEY