General Chat

Do you have in your tree? Are they adjacent, or far flung? I have (east to west) CORNWALL, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, WARWICKSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, SURREY (Richmond), ISLINGTON, HACKNEY, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ESSEX and NORFOLK. Which proves that my forebears were all countrydwelling labourer types until they went to the big city. nell

So far - Beds, Herts, Berks, Bucks & Oxon, Glos & Worcs, Staffs, London (Bethnal Green, Whitechapel, Stepney, Spitalfields, Aldgate, Newgate, Islington, Lower Holloway, Pentonville, Clerkenwell, Holborn, Pancras, St Lukes), Surrey (Lambeth), Somerset, Devon & Cornwall, Cork & Scotland David

Mine so far Lancashire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, London(Islington, Putney, Herne Hill, Dulwich, Mile End) and just lately Gloucestershire. Ireland (Dublin) Pat x

Most of mine are from Skye, Glasgow, Leith/Newhaven and like most other Glaswegians...Northern Ireland. I've just found my first one down south from North Shields! Christine

Between us my husbnd and I have branches in Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Berkshire, Surrey, London, Middlesex, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex and possibly Yorkshire (not confirmed yet). We have managed to visit all these counties with varying degrees of success in tracing gravestones and the actual houses they lived in. Carolyn

Cor I suppose its bound to expand but it sounds like yours didnt settle for long. Oh and I forgot Yorkshire, god how can you forget Yorkshire. Pat x

oh my, now theres a question?? Sussex, Hampshire,Isle of wight, london middlesex, kent, norfolk,yorkshire, leicestershire, ireland,derbyshire and possibly some i can't think of lol sandra

Hi So far I have Westmorland, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Staffordshire and Shropshire. I am kind of glad that they didn't move around that much. Gem:)

Gemma maybe we should compare notes most of mine are those Counties. Now although this has stated Counties people (like Nell herself) will have Irish and I bet a lot of people have Scottish and Welsh in their families too, but Im betting nearly everyone will have the Irish though..... Pat x

Pat From what my mum can remember, she seems to think someone in the family came from Scotland, but so far, I have not found anyone from there. Gem:)

So far mine are..Melbourne, Sydney, Italy, Agra, Calcutta, London, Kent, Dublin, Cork, Warwickshire, Devon and Dorset..sure to find somewhere else sooner or later! Kaye.

Pat, it's true what I said. You'd be hard pushed to find a Glaswegian that doesn't have Irish ancestors. Christine

But I don't think it works the other way much? Pat x

After 30 years re-search, mine are: ESSEX,MIDDLESEX,LONDON,DURHAM,LANCASHIRE,YORKSHIRE,CORNWALL,NORTHUMBERLAND,then Scotland, LANARKSHIRE,Ireland, KILLKENNY,LIMERICK,then Australian states,STH.AUSTRALIA,N.S.W.VICTORIA And god bless e'm all. Tony.

Well Done Tony, that many years, Wow I dont have that many years left, well not the way Im feeling this time of night. Good Night Pat x

Hello Nell, Umm..... Aberdeenshire, Northumberland, Durham, Lancashire, Cheshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, London (various districts), Sussex, Birmingham, Herefordshire, Radnorshire, Montgomeryshire, Cardiganshire. Overseas, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). Philip

Well, having thought originally that mum's side were all from Essex, we have Essex, Beds, Kent, Cambs and Sussex on her side. From Dad's (London we thought) we have London, Hunts and maybe Bristol. All down South at the moment, but Bristol (when proved) may lead to Ireland I think - then the fun will start! Maz. XX

Hi Nell, on my mother's side so far I have found Derbyshire, Hampshire, and Kent (to my surprise) and on my father's I have Derbyshire, Lancashire and Staffordshire. If you include my children, then add Middlesex. If you include hubby's family then London and Counties Roscommon and Galway in Ireland. Not a very travelled bunch really! So 10 in all confirmed and a couple of unfounded suspects from Scotland in the 1700s and an escapee to Wales.

I've so far got Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Nottinghamshire, Middlesex, East End of London, Essex....and Germany!

Maz So all those inbreeding jokes are true! Only teasing. :-) nell (I know Islington & Hackney aren't counties, but this whole London/Middlesex thing is v. confusing for me)