What Country is your research ?

[Redroger]

Hi Rootschatters,

Most of my research is Australian Colonial, but before that quite a number came from London, Sussex and Kent.  I've got at least one Scot and a few Irish thrown in for good luck.  So I guess I'm a mixed breed...

Convictlass

Like me, I've got all that plus French Hugenots, Indian colonials who finished in Australia, and possible others. The ethnicity question on the recent census gave me cause for thought, but then if Norman Tebbitt is English and only 87% English stock, what the h*ll? I'm British so far as they are concerned.

[pinefamily]

I think I have already said this in this thread, but in Australia, I always put Australian on the census form (I know I am probably making it harder for the future researchers).
"From all the lands we come....."

[Wiggy]

Me too Pinefamily

- but as we've been here for at least four generations, or more, I'm true blue to my way of thinking!!   And everyone knows we came from somewhere else before that!!   

[Redroger]

Interestingly I can only prove 5 generations on my father's side. Been trying to demolish the brickwall for around 15 years now.

[Maggie1895]

  Interestingly I can only prove 5 generations on my father's side. Been trying to demolish the brickwall for around 15 years now.

Snap, Redroger, except I can only detail 4 generations without counting me and my brothers.  My roots and research are best described as Mongrel British (and proud of it) speading out across all 4 countries, and for the lines of 7 of my 8 great grandparents I can go back a reasonable distance and am hoping to get further yet.
But in common with so many other's experiences, my father's direct paternal line, the surname I was born with, comes to a grinding halt in the Glasgow records of the 1840s.   They detail a man born about 1820, with the only clue to his place of birth  'Ireland'.  Over time I think I've had to accept that's it, some brick walls are more solid than the Great Wall of China

[Redroger]

I counted myself as the 5th generation, but due to a very late marriage by my grandfather, my 4 generations date back to 1776.

[spanswick]

Hi.     I have three family trees on Ancestory if your a member or interested ?

Carroll (many Surnames in this tree, Hagland - Rees - Guichard - but a few.)

Essex (many Surnames in this tree, ( Essex - Spanswick - Morrow - Cully - Castle - but a few)

Cully.

My Gt Grandfather was Charles Hagland, a celebrity at the time for appearing on "IN TOWN TONIGHT" BBC.
also appearing on a Churchmans cigarette card No19, 1838, driver of the Flying Scotsman Engine.

                       Interesting ?

[spanswick]

England , Wales, Ireland.       Carroll family tree

England , Canada,   (possible Ireland, still tracing),     Essex family tree.

(Essex)       Richard Castle 6th May 1838  Basingstoke Hampshire England
              maried Elizabeth Spanswick 1841 Berkshire.       on   Feb 8th 1862.

Richard was a policeman joining the force 19-07-1856, previously a clerk.
He served in Wantage, Lambourne, Uffingham, Berkshire, England
             1881    Occupation was a railway signalman,

(Carroll)     William Hagland born 1872 Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England.
              He is featured on a churchmans cigarette card No19, 1938.
              Was on programme "In Town Tonight"
              Occupation,     Railway Express Steam Train Driver, inc,    The Aberdonian and The Flying Scotsman.
                                            Just a couple of snippets,.    Interesting ?

[Maggie1895]

Hello Spanswick, and welcome to Rootschat.     This thread tends to be used just to compare the countries we've all found our roots in - some spread across the globe, others finding that their roots are solid in one area.

Your families sound interesting and if you want to ask any questions or to see if anyone else has the same interests you might like to look at the Surname section (top of the board, 4th tab in) or post in one of the county boards?     There are always people willing to help if you have any questions.      Good luck with your research.