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Re: So where are you from?
« Reply #18 on: Tuesday 16 February 16 15:33 GMT (UK) »

I was born here in South Africa as were my parents. I am a mix of Russian Jewish ancestors, who moved to Wales in the 1880's, which is where my paternal grandfather was born before coming here. Early Dutch settlers and 1820 Settlers are there in the mix as well.  I was born in Johannesburg but moved to Durban at 17 which is where I am today.
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Re: So where are you from?
« Reply #19 on: Tuesday 16 February 16 16:04 GMT (UK) »
I feel like an Oxfordian as my dads maternal nan was from there ...............

Ahem - excuse me, I think that would be Oxonian  ;)

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Re: So where are you from?
« Reply #20 on: Tuesday 16 February 16 17:17 GMT (UK) »
I feel like an Oxfordian as my dads maternal nan was from there ...............

Ahem - excuse me, I think that would be Oxonian  ;)

Carol

Lol yes. Seems my Oxonian lot liked Essex as two of them moved to Essex via Lambeth in London and Bexhill in Sussex respectively. I went to Oxford and Bletchingdon a few months ago and you get a much clearer picture of your ancestors lives when you visit where they live.

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LONDON, Coombs, Roberts, Auber, Helsdon, Fradine, Morin, Goodacre
DORSET Coombs, Munday
NORFOLK Helsdon, Riches, Harbord, Budery
KENT Roberts, Goodacre
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Re: So where are you from?
« Reply #21 on: Wednesday 17 February 16 00:16 GMT (UK) »
I never felt much affinity with my hometown, even though I spent my entire childhood there, and so did my parents. But only one grandparent was born anywhere near here, only one great-grandparent,  and nobody prior to that. A large chunk of my family come from Essex, lots from the fens, and the black country,  rural Shropshire and the westcountry also feature. All a ling way from my "native" Sussex.

Oh, and my grandfather was born in Peru (to English parents) so I could compete for Peru in most competitive sports!

Right now, if anyone asks, I pretend I've always lived in Brighton. It's much cooler than admitting I'm from Eastbourne ;D
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Re: So where are you from?
« Reply #22 on: Wednesday 17 February 16 01:05 GMT (UK) »
I'm from Lexington, Massachusetts - birthplace of American liberty.
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Somerset:  Duddridge, Richards, Barnard, Pillinger
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Re: So where are you from?
« Reply #23 on: Wednesday 17 February 16 09:47 GMT (UK) »
London ......... a big city ......... specifically Paddington Green where 'pretty Polly Perkins' who was as  as "beautiful as  butterfly and as prahd as a queen" lived.
Whole lineage from London as far as I have traced.
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Re: So where are you from?
« Reply #24 on: Wednesday 17 February 16 10:25 GMT (UK) »
I'm from Lexington, Massachusetts - birthplace of American liberty.

One of my grandfathers was born in Massachusetts, Dedham in Boston!  Howdy!
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Re: So where are you from?
« Reply #25 on: Wednesday 17 February 16 10:34 GMT (UK) »
I still call Australia home.

Its interesting when putting information into your family tree and you put down a place eg Whitechapel London England - yet when people ask me where I was born I say Adelaide- yet its technically Woodville as that is where the hospital is.

I have a polyglot of nationalities. Cornish, Scottish , English Prussian but no Welsh yet.
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Re: So where are you from?
« Reply #26 on: Wednesday 17 February 16 10:57 GMT (UK) »
"Dedham in Boston!"

Dedham is a bit south of Boston, down in Norfolk County
Wiltshire:  Banks, Taylor
Somerset:  Duddridge, Richards, Barnard, Pillinger
Gloucestershire:  Barnard, Marsh, Crossman
Bristol:  Banks, Duddridge, Barnard
Down:  Ennis, McGee
Wicklow:  Chapman, Pepper
Wigtownshire:  Logan, Conning
Wisconsin:  Ennis, Chapman, Logan, Ware
Maine:  Ware, Mitchell, Tarr, Davis