Thursday, August 1, 2019

Is UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Related to Me? Well, Yes!

Boris Johnson was just named the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and American Ancestors released a press notice about his American ancestry here. 

I wondered if I am related to Boris.  So I went to Geni.com, put Boris Johnson's name in the search box, and within two minutes had the answer.  Here is the relationship string between me and my 10th cousin Boris Johnson:


So Boris Johnson and I are 10th cousins!  The common ancestors in this relationship string are our 9th great-grandparents John Hubbard (1630-1702) and Mary Merriam (1630-1721).  I descend from Jonathan Hubbard (1659-1728) and Boris descends from his brother, Daniel Hubbard (1661-1744).

Is anyone else related to Boris Johnson?

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2 comments:

Marian B. Wood said...

10th cousin! Blimey.

John said...

I'm a 10th cousin three times removed.
Boris descends from Elizabeth Scudder and Samuel Lathrop.
https://www.americanancestors.org/uploadedfiles/media/press_releases/lathrop.pdf

Elizabeth Scudder's parents were Elizabeth Stoughton and John Scudder.
I descend from Joanna Chamberlain and Richard Betts. Joanna's parents were Elizabeth Stoughton and Robert Chamberlain.

I also note the Betts surname in the charts American Ancestors provides, so I could be related to him that way as well.