Oldest great grandparents remembered

[LizzieW]

My maternal gran was born in 1877 and I knew her, she died aged only 72. 

My mum was born a couple of years after her paternal grandmother and grandfather, and her paternal g.grandmother and her maternal grandmother died.  She didn't know them but her older siblings did and used to talk about them.  One was born in 1826, two in 1843 and the other in 1847.    So I can say that my aunts and uncles spoke to someone born in 1826. I have a photo of the one born in 1847, aged about 10.

Lizzie

[Redroger]

My 2XGGMother appears on her grand daughter's wedding photo taken in 1896. It amazes me to think that this lady is the 4XGGM of my own grand daughter. On the paternal side (the slooooow breeding side) I don't even know my 3XGGM for certain.

[Jebber]

How about someone in my family who remembers their grandmother who was born in 1830 and died in 1915, when they were 14 years old. They are about to celebrate their 110th birthday next month.

 
Jebber

[lizdb]

We had a family friend, Eileen, sadly not with us any more.

Eileen knew my Mum when they were both children.

My mum was priveledged to have known her own great grandmother (1849-1933) for a few years, Mum must have been about 7 when she died. Eileen had met Mum's great granny.

And she met Mums grandparents too

Obviously Eileen also knew Mum's parents,

and Mum.

Then in turn she knew Mum's children.

And grandchildren

And, although my mum died fairly young (62) Eileen (who just as an aside married my Dad and became my step mum!) lived to see Mum and dad's great grandchildren start arriving.

So, Eileen had met 7 generations of my family!

[Redroger]

So far, I have known 5 generations of my own family, one grandmother, both parents, my brother, my son and daughter, and my grand daughter. Hope to make it 6 generations, but fear life expectancy is against me.

[LizzieW]

I've known 5 generations too, that is 2 grandmothers, my parents, my brothers, my children and my grandchildren.  As the eldest grandchildren are 20 and 18, it's highly likely that I will know their children too, (in about another 10-20 years) making 6 generations.  My mum lived to be nearly 96, and died when her eldest g.grandchild was 17, so I'm hoping to last at least that long, given that at 70 I don't have the chronic illnesses she had, ie hypertension, chronic obstructive airways disease and heart problems.

Lizzie

[Redroger]

Though my mother was 99, it is I believe the gender that counts. If I follow my father, I have less than 2 years to go, although I don't have diabetes, not was i wounded or gassed in the war, so I may have something of a better chance than I thought.

[LizzieW]

I believe the gender that counts

Thankfully, my husband has passed the age at which his father died which was 57.  However my OH does not (and never did) drink 6 bottles of Guinness each evening and smoke over 40 cigarettes a day.   

[Redroger]

I believe the gender that counts

Thankfully, my husband has passed the age at which his father died which was 57.  However my OH does not (and never did) drink 6 bottles of Guinness each evening and smoke over 40 cigarettes a day.   

The adverts say that life style makes you live to 102! Never believe the marketing people.