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