How is your life like your ancestors?

[Huntersjoy]

While doing my Ancestry I was surprised to find, on my mothers side which is Irish. Her father was a Master Tailor. I'm  self taught & sew most of my clothes & other bits & pieces.
 Mums mother, my grandmother,  had & died from Asthma & my youngest grandaughter suffers from Asthma. We all wondered where it came from. Grandmothers death certificate cleared  up that mystery.  Doctors always asked my daughter if anyone in the family sufferers from Asthma,we didn't know,  now she can say yes. Grandmother was also an epileptic. My half sister also suffers from epilepsy & my first cousin.
Grandmothers mother was a weaver. My craft is to spin all types of fibre, also dye fibre & knit. So I would be able to spin the fibre GGrandmother would weave.
 Her mother, GGgrandmother, was a teacher in Rosemont Barracks. I'm not a teacher, but I'm a coach in my sport of Dragon boating. Its a little bit  similar.
I've also found that depression & the curse of alcohol has been passed down through the male side.
I don't know much about my fathers side.
I do know my strength, tenacity, & persistence comes from my ancestors.Don't want to think about my weakness's LOL.
Cheers, Phyllis

[Lydart]

I forgot to say that Great Aunt Lizzie also gave birth to her first two children 'on the road' so to speak, in the wagon, in Montana or somewhere while they were looking for suitable land !

[Gaille]

Well ...........

I am a Chef, so is my brother

Going back a generation our Uncle is a Master Baker

My grandad I just Discovered was a Chef in the Army in WWII, and My Nana kept a roof over mums head during the war by running a Pub & Chip shop.

Back a generation to Grandads Dad - he started life on a Farm, and eventualy settled to working on the railways - as a chef!
His Brother ran a pub

Gt-grandads mum on one cencus is listed as a 'Farm Cook'

I guess cooking is in my blood?

[Emjaybee]

According to Govt. statistics we now live in poverty

[kiwihalfpint]

Mine is the same as my fathers ancestors - farming

Dads father died when he was 9, and my sister was 9 when Dad died.

On my mothers side - fisherman, so I guess that is where my love of water and fishing comes from.



KHP

[MarieC]

Interesting question!

My ancestors all immigrated here, obviously, which is why I am in Australia!    I'm totally unlike them as, though I like to travel, I have absolutely no desire to live in another country.  I love it here! 

I love the land - most of Dad's family worked the land, and if I could still live in the country I would.  I have especially strong feelings for the country district where I grew up - like the aboriginal people, it is my country and I just feel at home there.

Mum was a teacher as her grandmother had been.  Although I hadn't thought of it when I was young, I was a teacher in various ways for some years, and in retirement I am still teaching adults on a voluntary basis.  The genes are there!

There are various health conditions which run in Dad's family, like allergies and various nose problems (which I have), and more seriously osteoarthritis and diabetes.  I have so far only had minor issues with arthritis, but I have pre-diabetes, so again the genes are showing up in ways I don't want!! 

MarieC

[bigjon]

 I got all the way back on my paternal line to find my namesake as "PAUPER"
 Nothing much changed there

 bigjon

[noxas]

My family are all from Ireland,then during the last war mum and dad moved over here,my brother and myself are both born here in England.I have been abroad many times also traveled around Britain extensivley,as did my parents,so that is similar,work wise i worked with both my brother and my father.My grandparents,and great grandparents,worked on a large country estate in Ireland,so previous generations differ from the more current.
       Diarmuid.