Post by: smurfboy on March 07, 2006, 11:46:04 pm
Stastically people are living longer and longer, meaning probably more and more people will get to meet and get to know their great-grandparents. How many of you ever met yours?
My mother's grandparents all died before I was born, but her grandad died just two months before, so it made her really sad that he never got to see me. My father's grandmother died when I was two, so I did get to see her but don't remember her.
Post by: kermie on March 07, 2006, 11:50:48 pm
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Post by: on March 08, 2006, 05:46:04 am
I knew all of my grandparents. I knew two great grand parents; my Mum's Mum's Mum who was 89 when she died in 1969 and my Dad's Dad's Mum who was 94 when she died in 1971.
Incidentally, the last person alive who had a parent born in the 18th Century died in 1971.
Post by: oldspice on March 08, 2006, 06:46:38 am
I remember only my father's father who died when I was four.
On my mother's side my great grandfather died in 1914 and his wife ion 1912 so there is no chance that I would ever have met them!
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on March 08, 2006, 08:38:17 am
Stastically people are living longer and longer, meaning probably more and more people will get to meet and get to know their great-grandparents.
Generally women are having children later so perhaps that cancels out some of the chance?
I still have my grandparents on my mum's side so chances are any children I have will have at least a great granny.In fact just last month my great aunt became a great granny.
Did you read about that Devon girl who became a mum at age 13? Her mum became a granny aged 35. Scary!
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Post by: smurfboy on March 08, 2006, 01:58:39 pm
I'm similar to Bounty
I wouldn't spread that around...
Post by: goldencup on March 08, 2006, 02:02:09 pm
I have edited my post!
Post by: smurfboy on March 08, 2006, 02:02:11 pm
Quote from: smurfboyStastically people are living longer and longer, meaning probably more and more people will get to meet and get to know their great-grandparents.Generally women are having children later so perhaps that cancels out some of the chance?
Good point... Bizarrely my parents were both born in 1951, were both the third child in their family, and both their mothers were 30 when they had them - meaning I had less chance of seeing my great-grandparents. My cousin is 40 and was my nan's first grandchild, so had her great-grandad until she was 14, and now her daughter is 10 and still has two great-grandparents.
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Post by: oldspice on March 08, 2006, 05:37:13 pm
I became a great aunt when I was still in my twenties because I was an aunt when I was 8 years old. I am now a great, great aunt!
I have three great nephews (aged 21, 5 and 2) and a great neice (aged 15) and a great, great nephew aged 10 months!
Post by: Forth Bridges on March 08, 2006, 06:04:54 pm
How old is your sister 623?
she 27, the othe sister her twin is also 27
my twin sister is 21
Post by: chocolate chick on March 08, 2006, 06:22:07 pm
My grandparents on my mums side are both still alive and doing well. I met my nans mum but she died when I was about 4.
On my dads side I knew my grandma but she also died when I was very young.
Post by: on March 08, 2006, 07:36:05 pm
I only ever met my father's mother smurfy.
The rest of my grandparents died before I was born.
Ditto.
Post by: loulou on March 08, 2006, 11:08:24 pm
Quote from: loulouHow old is your sister 623?she 27, the othe sister her twin is also 27
my twin sister is 21
Two sets of twins in your family then.
Post by: Forth Bridges on March 08, 2006, 11:10:40 pm
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Post by: lorri on March 11, 2006, 02:48:43 pm
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Post by: smurfboy on March 11, 2006, 04:22:18 pm
I doubt it, none of them could stick her!
Aunty Anne was the spitting image of Frankie Howerd - quite scary for a 90 year-old woman...
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