Cathy, Thanks again for your helpful advice - as always. How come you have such an encyclopaedic knowledge?
However, to clarify the numbers. As mentioned elsewhere they are Ahentafel numbers; this means that the direct paternal line is numbered with the individual as 1, then 2-4-8-16-32-64 - i.e.2^n, where n is the number of generations. All the other grandparents at that generation are numbered from 'left to right' from 65-127, and the next generation starts at 128. So there wasn't a glitch. 2^28=268,435,456 would be the 28th Grandfather. That leaves an extra 16,847,938 taking me rightwards across an ancestral fan in the example I used; all of which just shows how if one could trace ALL one's ancestors, there has to be CONSIDERABLE overlap, as this VASTLY exceeds the population at the time (the Norman Conquest). I hadn't appreciated just how enormous the numbers become. Alastair *** Give the gift of Legacy for the holidays! Order online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/Redirect/Store-Legacy.asp or call 1-800-753-3453. *** Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
