How are you related to Edward III ?

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The Edward III Descendants project and the Edward III Gateway Ancestors project have made Edward a very popular man to be related to.

So to give everyone a space to compare relationships and which lineages you come from, here's a post to celebrate connections to this famous English monarch.

Add your relationship to Edward below either as an answer (preferred) or a comment to this post, and see who else is from the same line. Get chatting to some new cousins!

To recognise and celebrate your relationship to Edward, you can put this sticker on your own profile in the Biography section (to get the Relationship Finder to work). Just copy and paste the following code into your own profile. You will need to replace "Whatever your relationship is" with your real relationship. 

{{Relationship Sticker
|image=UK_Flags-47.png
|imagetext=Crown of St Edward
|relationship=Whatever your relationship is
|name=King Edward III
|id=Plantagenet-70
}}

The sticker features the crown of St Edward the Confessor, which is the coronation crown of Great Britain. (Many thanks to Liz Shifflett for developing the code for the sticker).

If you want to follow Edward, you can bookmark his profile to see what changes are being made to his profile. If you are a descendant, you can follow Edward by going into your Family Activity Feed and choosing the Ancestors tab.

Jo, England Project Managed Profiles Team Coordinator
on behalf of England Project Managed Profiles.

Update 1 8 August: For the sticker to work (link to the relationship finder), it has to be in your Biography section. 

WikiTree profile: Edward III of England
in The Tree House by Jo Fitz-Henry G2G6 Pilot (172k points)
edited by Jo Fitz-Henry
21st great granddaughter
He's my 21st ggf with 2 relationship paths.    

21st great granddaughter

1. Penny is the daughter of [private mother] DNA confirmed

2. [Private] is the daughter of John Calvin Butler (1915-1986) DNA confirmed

3. John is the son of Bettie H (Windham) Butler (1890-1970) [confident]

4. Bettie is the daughter of John P Windham (abt.1870-) [confident]

5. John is the son of David Reese Windham (1836-abt.1880) [unknown confidence]

6. David is the son of Ezekiel Thomas Windham (abt.1800-abt.1860) [unknown confidence]

7. Ezekiel is the son of Amos Charles Windham (1774-1821) [unknown confidence]

8. Amos is the son of Amos Charles Windham (1741-bef.1798) [confident]

9. Amos is the son of Charles Windham (abt.1695-1771) [unknown confidence]

10. Charles is the son of Reuben Windham I (1665-1744) [unknown confidence]

11. Reuben is the son of Edward Windham (abt.1635-1695) [unknown confidence]

12. Edward is the son of Edward Windham (1608-aft.1652) [unknown confidence]

13. Edward is the son of Thomas (Windham) Wyndham (1575-1631) [unknown confidence]

14. Thomas is the son of Henry (Wyndham) Wynham Knt (1550-1575) [unknown confidence]

15. Henry is the son of Thomas Wyndham (1510-1553) [unknown confidence]

16. Thomas is the son of Elizabeth (Wentworth) Bourchier (abt.1476-aft.1542) [unknown confidence]

17. Elizabeth is the daughter of Henry Wentworth KB (bef.1448-1501) [unknown confidence]

18. Henry is the son of Mary (Clifford) Wentworth (1416-1478) [unknown confidence]

19. Mary is the daughter of Elizabeth (Percy) Neville (abt.1395-1436) [confident]

20. Elizabeth is the daughter of Elizabeth (Mortimer) Camoys (1371-1417) [confident]

21. Elizabeth is the daughter of Philippa (Plantagenet) Mortimer (1355-1382) [confident]

22. Philippa is the daughter of Lionel (Plantagenet) of Antwerp KG (1338-1368) [confident]

23. Lionel is the son of Edward (Plantagenet) of England (1312-1377) [confident]

This makes Edward the 21st great grandfather of Penny.
Edward III is my 20th great grandfather through my dad's maternal side.

Me too! Hello cousin! smiley

I'd hope so because my 2nd great grandfather was a Greek Orthodox Priest. He had a bunch of children. I did take a tour of an Greek Orthodox Church last summer and the priest did mention that they had to make that choice before they became a priest if they were getting married or not.
19th Granddaughter is the closest but also a 21st.  I can't get the sticker to work I tried everything.
Hello back cousin nice to meet you.
I am Edward III's 19th great-granddaughter.
I have tried everything as well to get a sticker, so I understand your frustration  lol.
I finally figured it out. I think I’d copy and pasted it wrong but I put it in the biography section on my profile page and it worked!

202 Answers

+31 votes
Twenty-second great grand daughter. Wow. I didn't know.
by Living Emmons G2G6 Pilot (179k points)
Congratulations on being the first to post Sandra! I hope you will put the sticker on your profile with pride!
There's an uncertain connection in the line. I will see if I can prove things before I use the sticker. :)
+30 votes
He is my 18th great grandfather.
by Michelle May G2G3 (3.6k points)
We also have 41 paths between us.
Hi Michelle - thanks for using the sticker! - it seems for everyone else to see your descent from Edward, you have to have the sticker in your biography section. I'll add that to the sticker instructions above.
How wonderful.. he is my   18th grandfather as well through James Leslie. But there are  8 other paths as well which is interesting.
+28 votes
He and I are 1st cousins 22x removed.  we have 32 common ancestors.
by Ann Hampton G2G2 (2.8k points)
Nice to see you have made the connection Ann.
Ann, EdwardIII is my 1st Cousin 22x removed. I looked you up and you're my 19 cousin 2x removed. LOL
+28 votes
Eighteenth great granddaughter. Twenty-one other paths but this is the closest one.
by Virginia Fields G2G Astronaut (1.2m points)
The sticker looks nice on your profile Virginia!
Thank you, Jo! And, thanks for the post about the sticker.
+28 votes
17th great granddaughter. Thank you Jo for the Sticker.
by Alexis Nelson G2G6 Pilot (858k points)
It looks good on your profile Alexis!
+28 votes

He and I are first cousins 21 times removed!

Looking at the path between us on the relationship finder, one or two of the profiles are lacking good contemporary sources. I will see if I can find reliable sources to strengthen those particular links in the chain smiley

by Nic Donnelly G2G6 Mach 8 (81.2k points)
If you find any discrepancies Nic, will you let Joe Cochoit know for his Edward III Gateway Ancestors project?
+28 votes


This makes Edward the 20th great grandfather of Sandra.

by Sandra Haskell G2G4 (4.2k points)

Thanks Sandra - why not try out the sticker? laugh

+28 votes
He is my 19th great grandfather.
by Roger Stong G2G Astronaut (1.4m points)

Thanks for posting Roger - why not try out the sticker? laugh

+25 votes

Edward III is shown as my 20th to 22nd great-grandfather, depending on which path I choose. The recent updates to the Relationship Finder show me there are 16 paths between him and me.

There are lots of paths to choose from, and to research and validate. I should have a closer look at the one through Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury and her son Henry Pole, Baron Montagu -- my 15th great-grandmother and 14th great-grandfather -- who were both beheaded on Tower Hill for their supposed involvement in a plot to overthrow Henry VIII.

by I. Speed G2G6 Mach 7 (78.0k points)
So many descents - so little time....
Edward III is  my 17th  "thru"  the  Finleys and Houstons

Edward  is my 18th   "thru" Cabells, Carrington, and Reades

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+25 votes
I'm his 20th great granddaughter direct Relationship
by Summer Wren G2G6 (7.7k points)
I know you've wanted the Relationship sticker for a while, Summer. Watch out for the new stickers coming soon for other English Royals.
Thank you
+25 votes
I've a direct relationship with Edward III of England. I'm 21st great granddaughter.

Thank you Jo for the sticker! Much appreciated.
by Lynn Edgington G2G1 (1.3k points)
Thanks for the thanks Lynn!
+24 votes

This makes Edward the 21st great grandfather of Kristina.

by Kristina Adams G2G6 Pilot (356k points)
Great find Kristina!
+24 votes
He is my 20th great grandfather!
by Steven Novak G2G Crew (920 points)
Thanks for this Steven - it's great to see people posting to G2G about this.
+24 votes
Thru his children.... lol

20th Great Grandson, through Edward III's son [[Plantagenet-118|Thomas (Plantagenet) of Woodstock KG (1355-1397)]]

My gateway ancestor, is [[Molesworth-137|Justice Robert Molesworth KB]], who came to Australia in 1852.
by Ben Molesworth G2G6 Pilot (163k points)
edited by Ben Molesworth
I bet the sticker is there on your profile Ben!
Yes, certainly. With a list of others too. Loving having the stickers. Sorry my profile is private at the moment. Protecting information I put on about my kids.
+24 votes

According to wikitree I'm his 1st cousin 21 times removed. That's a fun surprise laugh

by Emm Churchman G2G6 Mach 1 (12.8k points)
Happy to be the bringer of fun surprises, Emm!
+23 votes
My siblings and I are the 15th great grandchildren of Edward the 3!

At a family event in 2017, we had 13 descendants including 15th, 16th and 17th great grandchildren.

I don't have it entered on WT yet, there are a lot of in between generation profiles to enter first.
by M Ross G2G6 Pilot (749k points)

Looking forward to seeing the line M. If you find a new Gateway Ancestor, don't forget to tell the Edward III Gateway Ancestor project about it.

There is one problem, which of 3 cousins was the father of the 10th great grandfather, all of them are descendants of Edward so the connection is there, they all had children named Ralph born within 3 years of each other, some more detective work to do!

I am the Gateway Ancestor, the only branch that emigrated and that was in the 1960s.
+23 votes
His grandfather King Edward I is my 21st great - grandfather (Queen Leonor of Castilla being my 21st great - grandmother) so he is my 19th great - grand uncle, not exactly direct line, linked through his father Edward II.

But at least Edward I is direct line and linked through WT.
by Malc Rowlands G2G6 Mach 4 (49.0k points)
+23 votes
I am a 20th g granddaughter of Edward with 11 different paths
by Laurie Olsson G2G5 (5.6k points)
+23 votes
18th great grandaughter
by Samantha Latimer G2G3 (3.5k points)
Edward III is my direct ancestor, my 18th great grandfather via his 4th son Edmund of Langley.
+22 votes
According to Wikitree, I am his 20th great grandchild.

Now it says he's a distant cousin. WHAT? What changed?
by Mary Leachman G2G6 Mach 1 (15.5k points)
edited by Mary Leachman
Good to see the sticker on your profile Mary!
Thank you. Hopefully this information is correct.

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