Quote Originally Posted by southafricanscottishguy View Post
i know that my family are mainly from inverness. my 2nd cousins dad was the owner of james gray and son roofing company in inverness. my grandad's middle name was skibo and we have 2 china teapots from skibo castle so dont know if we have something to do with that castle or not. my 2nd cousin was hamish gray of contin from the house of lords. also on our family tree i believe that at the top is william the conqurer from 1066 invasion and also we have lady jane grey on there too this is all i know about my family history so if anyone can help me please let me know, much appreciated
Unless you have documentary evidence it is unsafe to assume that you share the same ancestry as some historical character simply because you share a surname. The Lady Jane Grey you refer to died, I believe, without children so it is improbable that you are a descendant. In any event, such noble families have very well documented family trees so you should be able to quite easily trace any connection but you will first have to document your ancestors back until and if you find a link.
Good luck anyway as I am sure it is a fascinating hobby.