How to Find Out if You are Related to Famous People

According to Ancestry.com I am related to Julia Childs, Robert Frost, Teddy Rosevelt, Issac Newton, John Wayne...and other famous people. According to the site, I am the 9th Cousin 4 times removed of Jane Austin. Am I really? Perhaps. It depends on the accuracy of the information collected on Ancesty.com. But it is always fun to check it out.

Instructions

1. Join Ancestry.com. If you don't want to pay for a membership, you can always sign up for their two week free trial. You will need to enter a credit card number, and you will need to remember to cancel the membership before it is charged to your card.

2. Start your family tree, by clicking on the Family Tree tab. The program will need your information, if you want to see who you may be related to. The more grandparents and great-grandparents you add, the more luck you will have when searching for famous relatives. When creating your tree, you have the option of setting it to public or private. If it is set to public, everyone on Ancestry will be able to view the tree.

3. Open the family tree you have created on Ancestry, and go to your profile page. You can find your page by typing in your name in the form field that says "Find a person in tree".

4. Go to the link in the lower right hand corner of your profile page that says "Find Famous Relatives". Click that link.

5. Discover any possible famous relatives that may be listed on the page that pops up. It will show a photo of the person, a bio and how you may be related.

6. Click "Show Relationships" to view how your tree may connect with the famous person.

Resources

• Ancestry