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It seems incredible that there are probably lots of people now who have met someone who was born two centuries ago.

My Grandmother was born in 1888, so have stories from her of how she lived then. She often spoke of her Grandparents, who were born in the early 1820's, so spoken knowledge of a family member born nearly 200years ago.

I wonder how many years it will be, before people have met people from three centuries ago?

I knew both grandmothers born 1881 and 1871. and met some brothers of theirs too who were born before them.

From the death certs of their parents they would have been around still when I was a toddler but I have no recollections of them

i met my grandmother born in 1888 and my nana born in 1891 :-D

though one died when i was 3 and the other when i was 9

My maternal great grandmother, born 1870, holding me here in 1947. She died in 1955.

I remember her very clearly, especially the smell of moth-balls!

My maternal gran born 1881 died in 1958 two weeks before our daughter was born. She lived with mum & dad and I spent many afternoons with her when I was pregnant, having tea and cakes and a good old chinwag ,wish I could remember now some of the family things she told me. I went into hospital to have our daughter on the day of her funeral.

Paternal gran born 1871 died in 1964

My avatar is OH maternal gran and her sister. Gran was born in 1884 and her sister in 1896 . We knew both of them .

Wend...what a lovely photo:)

l lived with my maternal grandmother who was born 1891 (ish) and met 2 - 3 of her siblings who were older.
They did'nt really talk much about their upbringing - sadly!

My paternal grandfather was from Ukraine 1891, but did'nt meet him- sadly!
My paternal g/mother was born in Ireland approx the same age, sadly l did'nt meet her either:)

jude

PS..l did'nt meet my maternal g/father either...he died before l was born from war wounds.

I knew both set of grandparents.

maternal, Annie born 1882, Vincent born 1880.

Paternal, Annie born 1890, Percy born 1884

I fact i lived with my Paternal Grandparents for 5 years 1940 to 1945 so i knew them very well.So many questions, they could provide the answers, but alas no longer with us

George


Edit the avatar is my Paternal Grandmother, she died aged 82

My maternal grandmother 1884-1962 - paternal grandmother 1880-1959
and two of my great aunts 1891-1972 and 1893=1981 never met my grandfathers as both had died many years before I was born.

Like others I can't remember talking to them about their family life - the only information I have came from my late mother.

Paternal Great Grandmother born 1859 I was 6 when I met her but have no recollections sadly except a photo
My Paternal Grandmother born 1882
Maternal Grandfather born 1866
Maternal Grandmother born 1869
My OH's father was born 1899

My Paternal Grandmother 1882-1959

Maternal Grandmother 1897-1971
Maternal grandfather 1892-1965

Very lucky to have known them, but what a wasted opportunity to have not discovered more about their earlier lives.

Although I do remember some of the stories from my paternal gran that have echoed through my research :-)

MY OH'S GRAN WAS BORN 1894,SHE WATCHED QUEEN VICTORIAS FUNERAL,

WHEN MY DAUGHTER DID HER O LEVELS SHE WROTE AN ARTICAL
FROM AN EYE WITNESS,
SHE WROTE IT WORD FOR WORD AS HER
GREAT GRAN TOLD HER,
IT WAS VERY MOVING
GREAT GRAN DIED AT 96 <3

My gt grandmother was born in 1890 and died in 1967 when I was 6mths old..My dad told me that she was obsessed with me and my sister...

Jules x

My Granmother (my father Mother ) was born in 1870 we lived with her until she died in 1946 I met her sister born in 1864 also her brothers born in 1873. 1878 and 1874 my mother and Grandmother use to take me to visit them nearly every week when I was a little girl.

On Mother side her mother was born in 1887 and I met nearly all he brothers and sister born 1873. 1879. 1880. 1883 1885 and 1889 my Gran we saw her nearly everyday. I didnt know any of my Grandfathers they died before I was born.

My dad ...

Also my my gran and grandad..

can remember them well ..

3 grandparents - 1877, 1890, 1892,
1 Step-grandparent - 1877
1 Grt Aunt - 1876

All of them died before there was an interest in FH. Such a shame.

In answer to the question in the OP. it's difficult to say. Although as a whole we are living longer, there is a swing for couples to start a family later in life. It sort of rules each other out.

Maternal grandfather born 1876.

Lived to see and hold my 1st child.

Died at the age of 94.



Why didn't I ask him more about his family??? :-)

Lovely stories & photo's, thanks for posting them :-)

Its really interesting just how many of us have met someone born in the 1800's

I have a photo of my Aunt, who was my Grandads Aunt. She was born in 1892. In the photo taken in the late 1960s are also her Daughter, my Grandads cousin, and my Sister, my Cousin and I. We must have been aged 4,5 and 6 at the time. I remember her very well and she died when I was in my early 20s

I remember my great grandmother well. She was born in 1861 and died in 1953.She used to let me clean the sweetened milk tin out,and sent me to the off licence for her nightly jug of beer. She also told me the story of the design on the willow patern service she had ( it was in ryme) does anyone know this as I have forgotten most of it. :-) <3 her very much