….grandparents and great-grandparents. Beginning with yourself, you have two parents, four grandparents and 8 great-grandparents…. whether you know who they were or not! Heading back into history, there is a pyramid effect with the number of ancestors you have doubling in each generation.
Some years ago now, I set myself the goal of finding all 64 of my 4 x great-grandparents names. Mission accomplished…. have you found all of yours? Within my list are Smith, Day, Evans (times two, thanks to Samuel Evans marrying Eliza Evans!), Williams, Jones (times two but on two different branches) and Baker. No offence but thank goodness, so far, no Brown, White or Green. Maybe it’s something to do with colours?
SELF
2 PARENTS
4 GRANDPARENTS
8 GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
16 GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
32 GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
64 GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
128 GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
256 GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENT
512 GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
1024 GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
When will you find your 64? How many of your 128 do you already know?
