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When were your grandparents born
my g/father was born 1868in cornwall
my g/mother was born 1886 australia
makes you feel old
Bubs
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Good question
Grandad John Bollands 1914 Middlesbrough
Grandma Edna Bollands nee Stephenson 1918 Middlesbrough
Grandad John Wood 1911 Wilton near Redcar
Grandma Elsie Wood nee Seaton 1914 Eston
Jane
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Mum's side:
Grandfather Joseph Edward Beattie, b. 31/08/1890, Langholm, Dumfries
Grandmother Kate Agatha Meyers, b. 27/08/1893, Carlisle, Cumberland
Dad's side:
Grandfather John Carson b. 26/06/1868, New Monkland, Lanarkshire
Grandmother Margaret Caldwell Stevenson b. 05/08/1872, Govan, Lanarkshire
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Granpa Smith - 1915 Leith
Granny Smith - 1920 Peebles
Granpa Stewart - 1924 Glasgow
Granny Stewart - 1930 Glasgow
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Grandfather Cockett - Manchester 1876
Grandmother Cockett - Manchester 1877
Grandfather Benson - Hull 1886
Grandmother Benson - Hull 1884
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Mothers mother: 1879 Hampshire, from Dorset stock
Mothers father: 1877 Bath, from Durham stock
Fathers mother: 1870 Islington, London, from Cornish stock
Fathers father: .... aha ! Who knows !!
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Mom's Mother - Eliza Romard, Aug 16, 1905, Cheticamp, NS Canada (birth date needs confirmed)
Mom's Father - Garfield Clooney/Cluney, Jan 6, 1893, Sherbrooke, NS Canada
Dad's Mother - Beatrice Attwood, Sep 8, 1897, Worcester, England
Dad's Father - Hilvardt Poulsen, April 19, 1884, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Granddad James William Sutton - 1867 Holborn, London
Grandma Sutton( Alice Maria Rogers) - 1870 Bloomsbury , London
Grandad Henry George Phillips - 1886 Clerkenwell, London
Grandma Phillips (May Clara Wells) - 1897 Tewin, Herts
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Mom's Mother - Eliza Romard, Aug 16, 1905, Cheticamp, NS Canada (birth date needs confirmed)
Birthdate is correct - seems Grandma told a wee fib on her marriage certificate. SHHH don't tell!
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All 4 of mine were born in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.
Father's father: 1926
Father's mother: 1928
Mother's father: 1936
Mother's mother: 1939
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Maternal -
Brian McKenna January 14th, 1933 in Preston,Lancashire
Helen Ricketts April 1932 in Wigan, Lancashire
Paternal -
Charles Henry Smith October 7th, 1930 in Preston, Lancashire
Elizabeth Irene Maynard August 27th, 1934 in Preston, Lancashire
Stephen :)
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Mine's a mixed bag...
Paternal
Charles Templeton Colgan 1876, Lambeth, of Irish stock.
Nelly Durrant 1882, Fulham, of Herts & Sussex stock.
Maternal
James Ford 1866, Hammersmith, solid London stock.
Isabella Walker 1867, Hatfield, Herts, of London & Suffolk stock.
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Hi all
Maternal
James William Kershaw b 1894 Rastrick Yorkshire
Jane Elizabeth Longbottom b 1878 Rastrick
Paternal
Phillis Elizabeth Braburn b 1881 Horsley Down Surrey
George John Masters b 1882 b Bermondsey
Jane
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Hi
On my dad's side my grandfather was born 1860 in Leek, Staffordshire. Mind you he was in his sixties when my dad was born, and nearly in his seventies when dad's brother was born ( both of a second marriage). Dad doesnt remember much of his father, wonder why :) he was most probably catching his breath :)
Helen
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My 4 grandpqrents were born between 1874 and 1881 over a period of seven years, but their deaths were spread over 51 years. None died from accidental or directly from war related events so it is interesting to correlate their life spans with those of other family members.
Poor Gilbert's short life was probably not helped by his time in France during WW1, or even by his mission field endeavours earlier but he had lived and experienced much.
If you really want to think old, my husband's grandfather was born in 1843.
Beth
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My maternal grandmother, Marion Davis, was born in 1913 in Orange, New Jersey
Maternal grandfather, Stephen Schmieg, in 1911 in Queens, New York.
Paternal grandmother, Mary Connolly, in 1904 in Paterson, New Jersey.
Paternal grandfather, Leo McClusky, in 1901 in Syracuse, New York.
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2 of my grandparents were born 1837 in Kent.
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Maternal
Veronica Mary McCabe born 1897 Sunderland (English and Irish stock)
Frederick John Wymark Bell born 1885 Sunderland (English stock)
Paternal
Eleanor Metcalfe Phimister born 1890 Sunderland (English, Scottish and French stock)
John Wilson Keehner born 1889 Sunderland (German, English and Scottish stock)
My maternal grandmother died 2005 aged 107
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Wow, Markee! Your maternal grandmother - didn't she do well!
Paternal grandfather - Allan Ewen Cameron, born 1885 "Uanda", Muttaburra, Queensland, Australia
Paternal grandmother - Beatrice Katherine Huband-Smith, born 1877 Jerry's Plains near Singleton, New South Wales, Australia. (Yes! She was 8 year older than grand-dad, unusual in those days!)
Maternal grandfather - Harry Hood Bentley, born 1881, Hong Kong.
Maternal grandmother - Ethel Annie Hall, born 1882 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
So I'm pretty solidly an Aussie!
MarieC
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Paternal Grandmother - EmilyRebbeca Monk 26 feb 1912 Lewisham London
paternal Grandfather - Herbert William Allen Saunders 12 Dec 1909 Bromley Kent
Maternal Grandfather - Claude Vivien Turner 24th Nov 1892 Islington London
Maternal Grandmother Jane Winifrid Pankhurst 10 aug 1903 Rotherhithe London
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My Paternal grandmother May HUSBANDS b. 1911 in Sheffield, Yorks
paternal grandfather Alfred MOORHOUSE b. 1909 in Calverley, Yorks
(they emigrated to Australia in 1951)
my maternal grandfather Stanley HADLEY born 1903 in Lewisham, Kent - emigrated to Australia in 1913 and lived to 102 - his mother was Dutch.
my maternal grandmother Hilda ION born 1906 in Launceston, Tasmania - the only native born Aussie among them! Her earliest ancestors to come to Australia were sent here as guests of His Maj in 1812!
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Gran Sarah Baker, 21 Mar 1866, North Marston, Bucks.
Grandfather Joe Bartlett, 11 Apr 1864, Henley, Oxon.
Gran Harriet Moore,13 Feb 1866, Portsea, Hamps.
Grandfather William Mathias, 9 Dec 1850, Hazelbeach, Llanstadwell, Pemb.
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Grandfather Philip Llewelyn Steele 02/07/1918 Leighton, Shropshire
Grandmother Elsie May Snowie Paterson 09/06/1925 Cluny, Aberdeen
Grandfather John Stephen Ball 1936 Shropshire
Grandmother Kathleen Mavis Williams 1939 Shropshire
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Maternal
Grandfather Humphrey Lewis born 12 April 1901, Llandyssil, Montgomeryshire
Grandmother Phyllis Beatrice Irene Challinor born 15 July 1904, Newtown, Montgomeryshire
Paternal
Grandfather Richard Jones born 1903 **, Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire
Grandmother Cecilia Maud Jones born 2 October 1902, Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire
** My Dad doesn't know his Dad's birthday, they never used to celebrate it!! I've tried finding it in the BMD Indexes but can you imagine how many Richard Jones were born in the same timeframe and area?!!!!!! Far too many ;D
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Paternal grandfather Robert Henry Kane b. 14th Jan. 1875 Glasgow[parents both Irish]
Paternal grandmother Annie Boshell b. 14th Feb. 1879 Dublin.
Maternal grandfather John Clulo b.1st Sept. 1874 Hatton, Tutbury, Derbyshire.[mother Scots]
Maternal grandmother Elizabeth Alice Fisher b. 18th March 1874 Manchester. [mother Irish]
Kooky
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Some of you are really making me feel old.
My father Sidney McLeod was born in Liverpool 1923
My mother Rachel May was born in Glasgow 1926
My paternal grandparents
Henry McLeod and Emily Quinn were both born In Liverpool 1888
My maternal grandparents
George May was born in Rathen Aberdeenshire 1885
Elizabeth White was born in Hutchesontown Glasgow in 1899
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Paternal Grandfather Joseph Dobson 1858 Hungerford Berks
Paternal Grandmother Priscilla Smith 1865 Little Gransden Cambs
Maternal Grandfather Ernest Wyse 1879 Maidenhead Berks
Maternal Grandmother Ada Harding 1882 Maidenhead Berks
Paternal Grandparents married 1886
First child born 1887
Last child born 1907 with another 9 single births in between! And who knows how many miscarriages or still births in between them!
Abiam
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Looking back at my paternal Grandparents if you take a generation at 30 years I should have been dead years ago!
But I'm not and I'm still searching,
Abiam
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Paternal Grandma born Sheffield Yorks 1894 of Retford and Wath stock
Grandpa born Kent 1891 of London and Lincolnshire stock
Maternal Grandmother County Limerick Southern Ireland no date as yet.
Grandfather County Limerick Southern Ireland 1898
Pennine
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I am 50 years old,
Parents born 1907 and 1912
Grandparents
Maternal ; 1870 and 1878
Paternal ; 1864 ( on the boat from Ireland to N.Z.) &
1882 both died 1910 - 46yrs before I was born
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Maternal grandfather born 1913, Essex - died 1957 age 53
Maternal grandmother born 1914, Essex - died 1999 age 85
Paternal grandfather born 1886, London - died 1956 age 69
Paternal grandmother born 1886, London - died 1961 age 75
my age: 37
;) ;D