Common themes in your bloodline?

[Annui]

Until well into the 20th century Ag.Labs, domestic servants and births out of wedlock feature strongly in my creaky tree.  I'm beginning to wonder whether my ancestors didn't get the memo about safe sex (only kidding!)  It makes for confusion and frustration for the 21st century family researcher, but must have made for much worse difficulties, at the time, for all those concerned. 

[Treetotal]

Mine is an unusual one....My Father had his top teeth removed when he was very young but couldn't tell us why...when my Sister and I went to his home town of St. John's NFLD to meet relatives and do some family research...my cousin asked us if our Father had his own teeth as apparently his 3 Sisters had their top teeth removed when they were young and no-one had an explanation?
This rang bells with me as a Family researcher told me that it was a common Anthony trait to have a double row of top teeth...I would normally have taken this with a pinch of salt (or toothpaste) but my Son also had to have teeth removed in the front as he had an extra set of front teeth 
However...I now have four Grandchildren with trouble free teeth 

Carol

[Leanne.]

My family seems pretty boring compared to these.
I have only found 1 illegitimate child. I read a newspaper article. The father promised the mother he would marry her but he didn't.

I have noticed a few 2nd marriages due to the 1st spouse dying.
Lots and lots of  kids but I think that was common. 

[a-l]

Like everyone else I have the usual illegitemates etc. However , I recently noticed something just on one family side. That being ,whichever month each individual was born was the same month they died . It goes through all the generations too. Anyone else noticed this in your own families?

[BashLad]

Heart disease runs through my paternal line. GGGgrandma died 1857 aged 43. GGgranddad died aged 42. Ggranddad died aged 32. Went down a different line there though. grandad's sister died 53 from heart disease. My dad's second cousin died 1992 aged 48. Should probably get mine looked at in case it's skipped two generations! Probably explains why I've got no cousins (or second or third) with the same surname.

Lots of non-conformism too. Not a very CofE family.

The only other 'theme' I'd suggest is they're all very labouring class and had a tendency to get up and go when the need arose. My ancestors really do come from the four corners of England. It makes them a bit inconvenient to follow compared to some people who seem to be able to trace their entire tree in the one town (or county).

[stevew101]

My lot mostly find their roots from the ag labs.  There are a few instances of first cousins marrying each other, which I found surprising, and very often 2nd and 3rd cousins married each other. Likewise, many were non conformists.  It was an eye opener to see how many died in the Great War.  Although a few of mine did travel long distances for work, most seem to have been quite content to remain in the local area.

[Jeuel]

Illegitimacy is a common theme in most trees, isn't it?  That and the bride being pregnant on her wedding day.

[snooziflooze]

I have one who was eight months pregnant, just about to pop...wonder what the vicar thought? 

[footprints55]

Like you all I too have found, 1st wives dying young. Husbands remarrying quickly and my relative being the 2nd wife.

Some children were orphaned at a young age, living in Workhouses for short periods.

Mother's surnames being included as the middle name is also common - even with the girls.

My relatives seem to have trades as occupations, sometimes repeated from family to family member.

Have found a couple of curly variants with some family members.

One lady does not appear to have had her birth registered ...had various organisations for her region researching, with no success.

Was wondering how you access the birth, baptism details for a family member born in 1828  Farnsfield.... don't know her parents names.

Have found this forum to be very useful with many handy prompts for tricky questions.

Cheers
footprints 55