Oldest great grandparents remembered

[coombs]

My great, great, great grandad died in 1898, the year your dad was born Nick.

A lot of my Durham rellies had children later in life. One of my Scottish ancestors had my 4xgreat grandad in Durham in 1800 when he was 62. And that son had his last child in 1846 so a gap of 108 years between grandad and grandson.

[Redroger]

My father was born in 1899, his youngest great grandchild, my granddaughter was born in 2007, 108 years later; however his father, my grandfather was born no later than 1828, 112 years before his oldest grandson (me) was born. A missing generation at least!

[coombs]

I have an ancestor who was born in 1794. His dad was born in 1750 and his youngest daughter was born in 1860. Her great grandad was born in 1717. 143 years between great grandad and great granddaughter.

Her oldest half brother was 42 years older than her yet the same generation. Amazing. So I could be on the same generation level as someone born in 1940 if we had the same father.

[vronlady]

its a very interesting thread. My OH has a gran born 1916 still living. we have just become grandparents last week so there is now 5 generations alive. the gran still living can remember her gran well because though born 1853 she lived until 1954.

[Redroger]

Sounds as though the current gran has a good chance of beating the 1853-1954 record.

[vronlady]

gran was one of ten - about 7 of which lived to be at least 90. her own mother lived till 90's as well as the record by grans gran. just hoping that the genes from this side have passed down the family. unfortunately on my side the average age is much much lower.

[Redroger]

If she was your maternal grandmother then my understanding is you will carry her genes.

[vronlady]

unfortunately it is OH maternal side. so dont know whether they will pass down to the children etc

[coombs]

I went to see my great, great uncle yesterday.