what are you?

[MarieC]

Well, it all depends how far back you want to or can go!  And in what detail.

I am Australian, Scottish, English, Irish (much more than I realised when I began this!), a pinch of Dutch and a fascinating soupcon of French via the West Indies.  There's rumoured to be some Welsh but I am yet to prove that!  Could be a volatile and eccentric mixture - yes, I'll admit to that!

The English is mainly London, Yorkshire and Somerset.

A third cousin and I with the same French ancestry are both dotty about all things French - she, even more than I!  Strength of the genes, perhaps?

MarieC

[mandmsports]

Although I am Canadian, (Niagara Region), for 5 generations, (7 if you count down to my grandkids), my ancestry on my father's side is mostly English (Surrey, Sussex, Kent, Somerset, Bristol and Glouchester), with some protestant Irish, (Tipperary), and a hint of Welsh, (Pembrokeshire),. On my mother's side, Catholic Irish (Cork), and Protestant Irish (Downshire, Armagh).

Mike

[forthefamily]

I was born in London

Dad - Derry
Mum - Glasgow

Paternal GP's - Ireland/ Ireland
Maternal GP's - Ireland/ USA

After that all Irish as far back as I've been able to go - which isn't very far 

mab

[nickgc]

Too few "Americans" have responded, and since I am in limbo on my lines for now I'll bite.

100% Scottish on my mom's side back to grt-grt grandparents and beyond, save a grt gma and her line who were English.

Researching ancestors who were in America pre-1800 (as all mine were) is quite difficult:  record-keeping was not nearly as well-done as in the British Isles and Europe; plus, people moved like crazy.

Having said that, my paternal ancestors were a potpourri of English, French, German, and maybe Scottish (Dunn).

For arguing purposes I consider myself Scottish.

Nick 

[BevL]

Hi,
On my father's side:  Australian, English, Irish
and on my mother's:  Australian, Scottish, Irish.

and what a delightful mix I am   

[markee]

Hi
Mum's side - English (Durham, Yorkshire, Northumberland), Irish.
Dad's side - German (Wurtemburg), French (Calais region), Scottish (Caithness, Aberdeenshire),  English, (Northumberland)
Margaret

[Christopher]

Those fractions are too complicated for me

Co. Antrim ... Irish and Scottish
Derbyshire ... English
Devonshire .. English
Lancashire ... English
Bergen ......... Norwegian

I'm sure there are several other nationalities and shires floating around.

[Suziesmith37]

Hi all

Me I am 75% Cornish and 25% Welsh (if working out from my grandparents)

So plenty of pasties and a Welsh Rarebit

Su

[Mum44]

2 greats:

4 from Hampshire
4 from Ireland (one maternal set, one paternal set)
2 from Kent
5 from Lancashire
1 from Cheshire

3 great in the same ratio, except 4 un-found but assumed Lancashire, and the 8 Irish 3 greats are also assumed