Relative Celebrity - our famous family members

Perhaps famous is the wrong word for the family members appearing in these pages. Some certainly deserved fame for the things they had done in their lives. In fact some have achieved minor celebrity, some notoriety. More family figures can be found on the Family Secrets and the Artistic Gene pages.

Samuel Dunn

Samuel Dunn was a successful mathematician, astronomer and cartographer. His work on navigation contributed significantly to the British domination of the seven seas in the eighteenth century.

Abraham Cann

Abraham Cann was England's famous wrestler, known as Champion of England in the Devonshire style.

May Willing

May Willing gave her young life in the service of  others.

Arthur Junaluska

Cherokee Arthur Junaluska contributed greatly to Native American theatre and performing arts.
 

The Noble Boydells

Raoul Taisson killed at the Battle of Hastings, crusader Sir William Boydell, and John Boydell, Lord Mayor of London

The Sadleir Family

Ralph Sadleir, Tudor courtier, and John Sadleir M.P. one of the greatest swindlers of the Victorian age.