Which Barbara are you most closely connected to?

Question

To memorialize her recent passing, we're featuring Barbara Walters, renowned journalist, in the Connection Finder along with other famous Barbaras.

Here are some other beloved Babs:

• Barbro Alving, Swedish journalist and activist
• Barbara (Monique Serf), French actress
• Barbara Bush, former First Lady of the US
• Barbara Cartland, romance author
• Barbara Eden, actress
• Barbara Frum, journalist
• Barbara Kazan, actress and director
• Barbara Palmer, mistress to Charles II
• Barbara Randolph, Motown vocalist
• Barbara Windsor, actress

Which one is most closely connected to you? If you're one of the 28.1 million of us who are connected to each other on our big tree you can check with the Connection Finder.

In addition to the above and our many Featured Connections, you can check your connections to any category on WikiTree, such as Journalists or Famous Actors of the 20th Century. Click the green MyConnections button in the upper right hand corner of the category page.

Let us know how you're related below. If you want to share your connection on social media with cousins and friends, click the "get shareable image" below the results, e.g. Kirstie Alley and Barbara Walters. Then just upload it along with the URL of your direct connection. (Please refrain from sharing your connection on the featured profiles themselves, though. It clutters conversations on research and collaboration. Thanks!)

Barbara's current CC7 (connection count within 7 degrees) is 79. Has yours changed from last week? It's likely that the higher your CC7, and the higher the CC7 of our featured connection, the closer you will be.

Join in with next week's Ontario feature by helping to choose and improve profiles for it.

Comments

Barbara Morehead (stage name Barbara Eden) is an 8th cousin and Taylor Swift is a 6th cousin through my maternal grandmother's grandmother.

Answer 1

• 18 Degrees to Barbara (Pierce) Bush (10th Cousin once removed), MRCA is Katherine (Duxford) Richardson (abt. 1570 - 1632) , 69 Common Ancesters.
• 18 Degrees to Barbara Ann (Loden) Kazan (13th Cousin once removed), MRCA  is Thomas Higginson (abt. 1510 - 1574) , 75 Common Ancesters.
• 19 Degrees to Barbara (Villiers) Palmer (7th Cousin ten times removed), MRCA is Elizabeth (Sutton) Bellers (abt. 1392 - 1427) , 73 Common Ancesters.
• 21 Degrees to Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland (19th Cousin twice removed), MRCA is Elizabeth (Plantagenet) de Bohun (abt. 1282 - 1316) , 51 Common Ancesters.
• 21 Degrees to Barbara (Morehead) Eden (11th Cousin), MRCA is Elizabeth (Deming) Welles (abt. 1595 - 1683) , 18 Common Ancesters.
• 24 Degrees to Barbara Ann Randolph
• 25 Degrees to Barbro Alving
• 26 Degrees to Barbara Jill Walters
• 26 Degrees to Barbara (Rosberg) Frum
• 28 Degrees to Barbara Ann (Deeks) Windsor
• 34 Degrees to Monique Andrée Serf

Answer 2

My closest connection is to Barbara Bush at 17 degrees.

Ancestors and Cousins:

17 degrees - Barbara Bush (11th cousins, 1x) - MRCA - Henry Howland
18 degrees - Barbara Palmer (8th cousins, 9x) - MRCA - John (Scrope) le Scrope
18 degrees - Bartley McRories (15th cousins, 2x) - MRCA - Jane (Gascoigne) Vavasour
18 degrees - Barbara Eden (21st cousins, 4x) - MRCA - Llywelyn ap lorwerth
19 degrees - Barbara Kazan (9th cousins, 2x) - MRCA - John Shaw Sr.
22 degrees - Barbara Cartland (19th cousins, 3x) - MRCA - Elizabeth (Plantagenet) de Bohun

Connections:

24 degrees - Barbro Alving
24 degrees - Barbara Randolph
25 degrees - Barbara Walters
28 degrees - Barbara Frum
30 degrees - Barbara Windsor
34 degrees - Barbara Serf
 

Comments

I'm 7th cousins, 1x removed from Barbara Bush, so I checked our connection - we're 17th cousins, for whatever that counts :)

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8th cousin once removed  with Shonda. 13th cousin once removed with Barbara Bush. 17th cousin with Rob Neff. Hi folks..

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Well hello, cousins, Rob and Frank! Always nice to meet new cousins! 

Answer 3

I am most closely connected to Barbara Cartland at 19 degrees.

Answer 4

For me that would be Barbara (Pierce) Bush, we are sixth cousins, twice removed, being descendants of Samuel Ford and his wife, Sarah Baldwin.

Also, our ancestors were in Ohio at the same time, which is not a state that you think of when you think of Barbara Bush, but it's true!

Comments

Hmm, I see a few connections... I'm also related to Barbara Bush, and 9th cousins once removed from you. Also, my wife is from Bulgaria, but ancestry there is tough to find. And my grandmother's side is from Ohio - Cincinnati and Athens specifically.

Answer 5

15 degrees from Barbara Eden. 6th cousin 2 times removed. MRCA Frances (Courtney) Nelson (abt 1682 - 1766).

17 degrees from Barbara Kazan.13th cousin 2 times removed. MRCA Mary (Berkeley) Johnes (abt. 1510 - aft 1657).

17 degrees from Barbara Palmer.6th cousin 9 times removed. MRCA Margred (ferch Morgan) St. John (abt 1462 - abt 1524).

18 degrees from Barbara Bush.13th cousin 1 time removed. MRCA Thomas Golding (1435 - 1505).

18 degrees from Barbara Cartland. 17th cousin. MRCA Isabella (Wadham) Hill (b abt 1375).

22 degrees from Barbara Randolph.

25 degrees from Barbro Alving.

25 degrees from Barbara Walters.

28 degrees from Barbara Frum.

29 degrees from Barbara Windsor.

31 degrees from Barbara Monique Serf..

Answer 6

20 degrees from Barbara Palmer 

Answer 7

15 degrees from Barbara Loden. I'm also a distant cousin, although that connection runs 34 degrees and we're 15th cousins twice removed, sharing a 14th great grandmother on my side and a 16th great grandmother on hers.

Answer 8

*  12 deg  Barbara Cartland  18C  *  14 deg  Barbara (Villiers) Palmer  3C10R  *  19 deg  Barbara Bush  14C1R  *  19 deg Barbara Eden  17C3R  *  19 deg  Barbara Kazan  14C1R  *

Answer 9

B Palmer 5th cousin---almost royalty, kinda!

Comments

She was a power unto herself back then.  She kept her husband and her birth family in the circles of power in a crazy time of English history. Better than royalty, imho.

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Politics as usual.

Answer 10

• 19 degrees - Barbara Bush - 8C2R - MRCA - Hannah (Plaine) Parmelee (1621 - 1688)
• 19 degrees - Barbara Palmer - 7C13R - MRCA - John Danvers MP (abt. 1390 - 1449)
• 22 degrees - Barbara Cartland - 22C4R - MRCA - Hawise (FitzGeoffrey) de Mohun (1207 - 1243)
• 22 degrees - Barbara Kazan - 22C1R - MRCA - Elizabeth (Samlesbury) de Holand (abt. 1253 - aft. 1311)
• 23 degrees - Barbara Eden - 27C2R - MRCA - Adeliza (Meschines) de Condet (1099 - aft. 1152)
• 25 degrees - Barbro Alving
• 26 degrees - Barbara Randolph
• 26 degrees - Barbara Walters
• 29 degrees - Barbara Frum
• 33 degrees - Barbara Windsor
• 34 degrees - Barbara (Monique Serf)

Answer 11

15 degrees from Barbara Kazan (14th cousins, 1x removed)
16 degrees from Barbara Palmer (7th cousins, 11x removed)
17 degrees from Barbara Bush (9th cousins, 2x removed)
20 degrees from Barbara Eden (21st cousins, 1x removed)
21 degrees from Barbara Cartland (17th cousins, 3x removed)
21 degrees from Barbara Randolph
23 degrees from Barbara Walters
26 degrees from Barbro Alving
28 degrees from Barbara Frum
28 degrees from Barbara Windsor
30 degrees from Monique Serf

Answer 12

17 degrees from Barbara Cartland.

She was the STEP grandmother of Lady Diana Spencer - and Diana was my 14th cousin!!

Diana was also a 6th cousin to MY 3rd cousin

Answer 13

My closest by degrees is Barbara Palmer (16 degrees) followed by Barbara Cartland and Barbara Bush (17 degrees each).

Answer 14

I am 18 degrees from Barbara Palmer

19 degrees from Barbara Cartland

24 degrees from Barbara Buch

27 degrees from Bartley McRorie

28 degrees from Barbara Kazan

29 degrees from Barbara Eden

29 degrees from Barbara Alving

30 degrees from Barbara Randolph

32 degrees from Monique Serf

33 degrees from Barbara Walters

33 degrees from Barbara Windsor

33 degrees from Barbara Frum

Answer 15

Barbara Bush - 13th cousins twice removed

Barbara Palmer - 14th cousins 11 times removed

Barbara Kazan - 21st cousins once removed

Barbara Cartland - 21st cousins 7 times removed

Barbara Eden - 24th cousins once removed

Answer 16

I am most closely connected to Barbara Palmer at 17 degrees of separation.

• 17 degrees from Barbara Palmer
• 18 degrees from Barbara Bush
• 19 degrees from Barbara Eden
• 19 degrees from Barbara Kazan
• 21 degrees from Barbara Randolph
• 23 degrees from Barbara Cartland
• 24 degrees from Barbara Walters
• 27 degrees from Barbro Alving
• 28 degrees from Barbara Frum
• 30 degrees from Barbara Windsor
• 36 degrees from Monique Serf

Answer 17

I am mostly closely connected 4 Barbara’s at 17 degrees.

Ancestors and Cousins

• 17 degrees from Barbara Bush, 18^th cousins – MRCA – Thomas Holland KG (abt.1350-1397)
• 17 degrees from Barbara Eden, 21^st cousins, 4x removed – MRCA – Llywelyn ap Iorwerth (1173-1240)
• 17 degrees from Barbara Kazan, 13^th cousins, 3x removed – MRCA – Archibald (Edmonstone) Edmonstone IIIrd of Duntreath (1453-1502)
• 17 degrees from Barbara Palmer, 11^th cousins, 8x removed – MRCA – Richard (FitzAlan) de Arundel (abt.1314-1376)
• 22 degrees from Barbara Cartland, 20^th cousins, 1x removed – MRCA – Leonor (Castilla) of Castile (abt.1241-1290)

 

Connections

• 20 degrees from Barbara Randolph
• 23 degrees from Barbara Walters
• 25 degrees from Barbro Alving
• 28 degrees from Barbara Windsor
• 29 degrees from Barbara Frum
• 31 degrees from Monique Serf 

Answer 18

• I'm 24 degrees from Barbro Alving
•  35 degrees from Monique Serf
•  17 degrees from Barbara Bush 14th c 1xr
•  21 degrees from Barbara Cartland 10th c 1xr
•  20 degrees from Barbara Eden 23rd c 2xr
• 27 degrees from Barbara Frum
• 17 degrees from Barbara Kazan 16th c
•  17 degrees from Barbara Palmer 7th c 9xr
•  23 degrees from Barbara Randolph
•  23 degrees from Barbara Walters
•  29 degrees from Barbara Windsor 

Answer 19

17 Degrees from Barbara Palmer, Villiers-1, 8th cousin 10 times removed MRCA(s) Benedicta (Babington) Annesley, Babington-3, Hugh Annesley, Annesley-12

18 Degrees from Barbara Kazan, Loden-43, 18th cousin once removed MRCA(s) Isabel (Heyton) de Cotton, Heyton-1, Hugh (Cotton) de Cotton, Cotton-203

18 Degrees from Barbara Eden, Morehead-305, 22nd cousin three times removed MRCA(S) Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Ap_Iorwerth-26, Walter (Camers) de Cameis, Cameis-5

19 Degrees from Barbara Bush, Pierce-4, 9th cousin MRCA(s) 8th great-grandfathers Roger Langton-Langton-85, Ezekiel Richardson, Richardson-25

21 Degrees from Barbara Cartland, Cartland-10, 20th cousin once removed MRCA(s) Eve (Chaworth) de Tibetol, Chaworth-42, Robert (Tibetot) de Tibetot, Tibetot-5

23 Degrees from Barbara Randolph

25 Degrees from Barbro Alving

26 Degrees from Barbara Walters

29 Degrees from Barbara Windsor

29 Degrees from Barbara Frum

33 Degrees from Monique Serf

Answer 20

Here are mine:

19 degrees from Barbara Bush (7th 5xr mrca Ephraim and Ann Wheeler, 241 common anc.)

19 degrees from Barbara Eden (11th 1xr mrca Elizabeth and Nathaniel Foote, 20 common anc.)

19 degrees from Barbara Palmer (9th 9xr mrca Elizabeth and Robert Goushill, 257 common anc.)

20 degrees from Barbara Cartland (19th 2r mrca Elizabeth and Humphrey de Bohun, 35 common anc.)

20 degrees from Barbara Kazan (9th 3xr mrca Anna and Samuel Allen, 192 common anc.)

23 degrees from Barbara Randolph, only through marriages

24 degrees from Barbro Alving, only through marriages.

24 degrees from Barbara Walters, only through marriages

27 degrees from Barbara Frum, only through marriages

28 degrees from Barbara Windsor, only through marriages

33 degrees from Monique Serf, only through marriages

As I read through the other responses, I realize I must be related to just about all of the other posters.  What a tiny world it really is.