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Joanne in Burgess Hill™

Joanne in Burgess Hill™ Report 30 Dec 2007 22:51

These were mine:
Ellen Louisa & Robert Sidney
Florence (brickwall) & Horace John
Gertrude & Richard (both brickwalls)
Mary & Albert


Joanne x

Anne from Scotland

Anne from Scotland Report 30 Dec 2007 22:49

Thank you RS - I am going to a Ball tomorrow night - will bring in the New Year in style!

Anne xx

♥ Kitty the Rubbish Cook ♥

♥ Kitty the Rubbish Cook ♥ Report 30 Dec 2007 22:43

Mine were

William and Sarah
Albert and Mary
George and Ellen
George and Mary

xx

RStar

RStar Report 30 Dec 2007 22:39

Hi Anne, Happy Hogmanay!

Anne from Scotland

Anne from Scotland Report 30 Dec 2007 22:36

Hi RS
my maternal grandparents were John and Anne (that's hubby and me now!)
my maternal great grand parents were William and Margaret Anne.
My parental grandparents were Francis and Margaret and parental great grandparents were Patrick and Mary.

RStar

RStar Report 30 Dec 2007 21:43

Hiya Caz and Daff :-))) Long time no speak, Happy New Year to all.

MrDaff

MrDaff Report 30 Dec 2007 21:09

What a lovely thread... some lovely names, too.

my gt grandparents were

William and Mary Ann

Charles Edwin and Elizabeth Mary

George and Ann

Samuel and Selina

I have inherited two of those names, plus one from my Grandmother, lol

Love

Daff xxx

Cumbrian Caz~**~

Cumbrian Caz~**~ Report 30 Dec 2007 21:02

Hiya RS,


Mine wer not as exotic as yours! They were;

Anthony and Elizabeth,

Hannah and Thomas,

Albert and Mary,

totally unsure of others....Irish lol!!


Caz xxx

Sarabby

Sarabby Report 30 Dec 2007 20:47

Paternal gt grandparetns were Richard and Mary/Charles and Alice

grandparents Richard and Alice

Maternal gt grandparents were Thomas and Mary/John and Elizabeth

grandparents Catherine and John

I'm named after both grandmothers

Kath

SueinKent

SueinKent Report 30 Dec 2007 20:29

Maternal ggrandparents
Edward and Florence

Patenal ggrandparents
Phoebe and Thomas

Maternal grandparents
Eliza and Lucien

Paternal grandparents
Phoebe and Thomas

My paternal grandparents named their eldest son and daughter Thomas and Phoebe respectively.

Sue

Sally Moonchild

Sally Moonchild Report 30 Dec 2007 18:33

Mine go on, generation after generation......maternal gt.grands.....Thomas and Elizabeth, James and Maggie.... paternal gt. grands..... William and Mary Ann, Henry and Ann....

My latest grandson has been given William Michael, both family names.....the rest of the family have new names, and modern.....like Ellie, Evie, Kenzie etc....

perhaps easier searches for the future......

Clare

Clare Report 30 Dec 2007 18:00

Charles Henry and Alice Matilda
Philip Myrddin and Matilda Jane
William and Mary Ann

(only 3 sets!!)

Gypsy

Gypsy Report 30 Dec 2007 17:48

Mine were,

John and Catherine, (Irish)
James and Bridget, (Irish)
George and Madonna (English)
Pierre (Romanian) and Jeca (Austrian).

Pat

cariad

cariad Report 30 Dec 2007 15:46

william and Charlotte
griffith and Mary

William and Catherine
William and Sarah

Easter Bunny

Easter Bunny Report 30 Dec 2007 14:03

Jane and Robert
Phoebe and Robert
Ranson and Sarah
Andrew and Margaret

Carole

Carole Report 30 Dec 2007 13:59

Mine were
Pearmain and Ann
Arthur and Sarah Ann

(¨*•.¸(¨*•.Pauline loving my grandson(¨*•.¸(¨*•.

(¨*•.¸(¨*•.Pauline loving my grandson(¨*•.¸(¨*•. Report 30 Dec 2007 13:33

My grandparents Jack & Isabella, Annie & Donald
Grt grandparents Arthur & Eliza, Henry & Faith,
Grt Grt grandparents Jonathan & Maria, William & Amelia.
Grt Grt Grt Daniel & Mary.
Grt Grt Grt Grt Daniel & Hannah.
Grt Grt Grt Grt Grt Daniel & Anne.

Ingrid in Oz

Ingrid in Oz Report 30 Dec 2007 12:26

G Grandparents
my side

James & Agnes
Richard & Hannah
Henry James & Elizabeth Ann
Patrick & Agnes Neil

Hubby's side
Fred & Florence
Harry & Florence Gertrude
Frederick Owen & Mary Jane
Joseph & Rosina Florence

I Love some of the old names
Cheers

Kathlyn

Kathlyn Report 30 Dec 2007 11:43

Mine were:-

Mary & John

Mary Ann (Polly) & William

♥†۩ Carol   Paine ۩†♥

♥†۩ Carol Paine ۩†♥ Report 30 Dec 2007 11:36

William (1854) & Mary Ann (Smith) (1853)
Daniel (1850) & Denness Albina (1850)
David (1841) & Kate/Kitty (1838)
Henry Lovel (1837) & Isabella (1839)