Gypsy

OK I am diving deep into my roots on more than one side, but the roots are there no matter how fine they are. But its an odd thing like my medical mash up my family tree is as full on contradictions.

I am a gypsy, I am a Churchill and I am a Puplette  and I am Antiss those are the important four as they are ones I most take after.

 I am like most other Churchill related to a blacksmith in Dorset, a small village called Churchill. So yea in principle I am from the same line as the Duke of Marlborough, and that means also a certain past prime minister, but it is so distant they would hardly invite me round for afternoon tea. But like a lot of the Churchill's from that line there is the curse known as the black dog that haunts my relatives. Its a form of depression/ bi polar  illness. Fortunately for me, it is very diluted in me, unfortunately for my mother it isn't. See to be a Churchill means to be cursed with that illness and a lot of us have dyslexia including the Sir himself. That's my Churchill heritage.

The Antiss side is the side that's ruthless and reckless, that's where I get my steely determination and quite possibly my "can party " gene. Its also where I get my writing gene from my grandma before me could write poetry of publishable level, but she had little faith in her ability so she destroyed it before she died. I have the talent, but I also have the insecurity, the difference is I received just enough praise to not go and destroy it.

The Puplette side is second favourite side, its the mysterious side. We can trace our direct line to a house round the corner in 1100s as they made the parish records. We also know the name means barrel chested and originated in the Basque area of france. But they didn't come over during the 1066 raids so they either wandered over the channel on their own or were brought over later. Either way there is an interesting blood line there and thank you all Puplettes I have the barrel chest.

The gypsy part is delibratly annoymous, mainly because although it isn't just one side of the family its the part I am most proud of , And I want to always hold something back. But wipe out the sterotypical ideas and look up true romany gypsys and you will find a very loyal and resourcful race, whose resillance to life and adversity I have gladly gained. I will also carry that part of my family history close to my heart.

People ask the dumbest things about being a Churchill and I just reply, I am just another gypsy. I love to confuse them.