Talk:Mitford family
The Mitford sisters are said to be 'cousins' of Winston Churchill but I can't find specific confirmation of this.--Jack Upland 04:38, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
You're right...the Mitfords were cousins of the Churchills-the best place to learn about this is in Jessica Mitfords novel "Hons and Rebels." She actually married her cousin, Esmond Romilly, who was the nephew of Prime Minister Winston Churchill —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.113.17.245 (talk • contribs) at 08:08, 28 December 2005
Actually, "Hons and Rebels" is a "memoire," although many of Jessica (better know as Decca)'s sisters claim that not all of the information is actually true. "The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family" by Mary S. Lovell is an excellent biography for anyone who wants to know more about this family. Winston Churchill was actually the son of David (the father of Nancy, Pamela, Tom, Diana, Unity, Jessica, and Deborah)'s aunt (his father's sitster), making him their cousin. If all this family lineage talk confuses you, there's a very nice family tree in the book I mentioned before. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.43.37.66 (talk • contribs) 20:50, 5 January 2006
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The article on Unity Mitford says her father was related to Churchill's wife, Clementine Ogilvy Hozier, biologically if not legally. I do find these family trees confusing! Can anyone try to explain? BrainyBabe 13:15, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
David, the sisters' father was a first cousin to Churchill's wife, Clementine. As such, he was not a cousin to the sisters. His children, however, would have been second cousins to the Mitfords. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.251.219.100 (talk) 21:45, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
[edit] Notoriety
Not all of the sisters were notorious: viz Pamela and Deborah --Cunningham 16:31, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Private language
The sentence "The children had a private language called "Boudledidge" (pronounced 'bowdledidge')" is still ambiguous. Is the "bow" in "bowdledidge" pronounced like "cow" or "tow"? DH85868993 (talk) 13:52, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
