Re: ladies in waiting-genealogy

Kathy wrote:
This is hard to pinpoint, what era and such, so if I'm posting in
the incorrect forum, just let me know and I'll repost in the correct
one. It has been said that one of my ancestors was a lady in waiting
in England, the exact time period hasn't been said to me, nor have I
come across the ancestor as of yet, who it could have been. I
believe the last name could have been Sexton, but that is not a positive,
where is a good place to start to look at some of the lists and try
to pinpoint who it could have been. I believe it would be between the
1600-1800's. I found the listing for Queen Victoria's ladies in
waiting, but can't seem to find a listing for any one else. At this
point its like looking for a needle in a haystack, but how
interesting would it be to be able to prove or disprove it either way. <snip>.
Kathy -

I fear this is a very large haystack you are looking in, and the needle extremely small, (if not non-existent).

My thought is that you could well employ your time, enthusiasm and energy to better effect than hunting for an unknown person of an unknown age at an unknown time at an unknown location who might possibly have had a connection with another unknown person. I am more interested in my family's history than in pure genealogy so, although understanding what you might be hoping for, the expectations of you finding anything remotely relevant to you by this method is virtually zilch. I would suggest a more conventional 'working back' approach through the generations; I am sure that hidden away will be interesting people and happenings, if not a Lady in Waiting.

It is my experience that more frequently than not these somewhat fanciful queries about family connections to royalty, the peerage or a well known historical figure usually come from the western side of the Atlantic ocean. Regrettably these enquirers are rarely interested in the agricultural labourers, stockmen, millers and yeomen that most of us have as the vast majority of our forebears. On the other hand, most of us will have a connection with some such person, or people; from one side of the blanket or the other, if only because of the mathematics in going back over many generations.

Yours Aye Andrew Sellon
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