Generation gaps

[Comosus]

Between all of your GG Grandparents and GGG Grandparents (and GGGG grandparents etc, if you feel the need ), what is the largest age gap between them?


My oldest G Grandparent was born in 1882, and my youngest was born in 1896. (14 years)
My oldest GG Grandparent was born in 1842, and my youngest was born in 1877. (35 years)
My oldest GGG Grandparent was born in 1803, and my youngest was born in 1856. (53 years)
My oldest GGGG Grandparent was born about 1753, and my youngest was born in 1836. (83 years)
My oldest GGGGG Grandparent was born about 1734, and my youngest was born in 1811 (of those that I've found). (77 years)

Andrew

[avm228]

My GG grandparents were born between 1842 and 1869
My GGG Grandparents were born between 1805 and 1842
My GGGG Grandparents were born between 1774 and 1820
My GGGGG Grandparents were born between 1740 and 1785

Anna

[Pegasuss]

My GG grandparents were born between 1816 and 1852
My GGG Grandparents were born between 1785 and 1817
My GGGG Grandparents were born between C1760 and 1796

Too Much Guesswork for Me to Include the Next Generation (at the Moment!)

[Simon G.]

I don't have many big generation gaps.  The most notable the I recall off the top of my head comes with one of my favourite ancestors...Webster Glover.  He was only 5-years younger than his father-in-law.   His wife was 20-years younger than him...and Webster's parents were 15-years older than her grandparents.

[mshrmh]

My parents had a three year gap
Grandparents were born 1872 - 1890 (18 year spread)
G-grandparents were born 1830 - 1866 (36 year spread)
GG-grandparents were born 1805 - 1830 (25 year spread)
GGG-grandparents (not all traced yet) those found were born 1773 - 1801 (28 year spread)

[KathMc]

My ggg grandparents were born between 1790 and 1832
(the ones I've found)
My gg between 1823 and 1864
My g between 1864 and 1886
My grandparents between 1901 and 1913
And my parents both born in 1935

Funny how each generation had less of an age gap.

I don't have enough of my gggg grandparents or farther back to figure out, just a smattering here and there.

Kath

[kateblogs]

My grandparents were born between 1905 and 1924
My great grandparents between 1872 and 1898 
My great, great grandparents between 1840 and 1870

It's too confusing to go any further LOL

[jillruss]

GG grandparents range from 1803 to 1854 (51 year gap)

GGG's from 1761 to 1832 (71 year gap)

GGGG's from 1715 to 1812 (97 year gap).

All you need is a couple of youngest children of a marriage, and, the reverse, an illegitimate birth where the mother was only 16! See, it even happened in the 19th century!

Jill

[KathMc]

Going back farther with me, I don't have a lot (beyond ggg grandparents), but there are several cases where the man married 2 or 3 times and had children by each. And each wife got progressively younger, so there can be quite a gap there, between husband and wife and oldest and youngest sibling. In fact, one of my gg grandmother's actually raised her 4 youngest half siblings when her father and stepmother died.

Kath