A Beaconsfield woman has claimed that her family is "constantly swerving death” due to a curse after her ancestor helped discover Tutankhamen's tomb. 

Micah Sheldrake, 23, is the great-great-granddaughter of Ernest Harold Jones, who identified early clues to the whereabouts of the ancient Pharaoh's grave.

Since the tomb was discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, in 1922, rumours have been swirling that anyone who disturbs a pharaoh's resting place is cursed.

And after Micah's ancestor died of TB (Tuberculosis) in 1911, whilst searching for the tomb in Egypt, she believes Jones might have been the curse's first victim.

She said: “There’s a myth that anyone who opens Tutankhamen's tomb is cursed.

“My family have always joked that we think the curse might be real, because we experience a lot of bad luck, and we're constantly swerving death.

“My auntie got robbed at gunpoint, there’s so much cancer in my family, but only on the side that’s related to Ernest Harold Jones.

"My dad got into an altercation with a man who got arrested a few weeks later, for being a serial killer.

“His name is Levi Bellfield.

"My and my boyfriend and I hitchhiked after our car sank into a bog and ended up having to escape as we feared for our lives when we realised he was taking us to a farm that didn't even exist.

"I no longer get shocked when something bad happens.

After the tomb was discovered, George Herbert, who financed the excavation, died four months later, of a mosquito bite, and George Jay Gould I died from a fever picked up during a visit to the tomb.

Tutankhamun was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who came to power at around eight or nine years old and died unexpectedly at age 18. 

His tomb was discovered intact in 1922 by Howard Carter, with the help of Micah Sheldrake’s great-great-grandfather, Ernest Harold Jones, a British artist and excavator, who identified early clues to its location.

However, despite being impressed by her great-great-grandfather’s discovery, Micah admitted that her family often joke he may have cursed them by helping to open the tomb due to the string of bad luck they have had.

Micah shared her story on her TikTok page, @micahsheldrakee, and her post went viral, racking up 2.9 million views. 

However, although many people were intrigued by her family history, others criticised her ancestor for being a “grave robber”.

“A lot of people found it cool, but others said he was a grave robber. 

 “I’ve had some nasty messages, which I didn’t expect, but I still think it’s cool, and it hasn’t changed my opinion on it.”