10-10-2008, 06:39 AM | #11 |
Elf Lord
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I'm a Pict. Male line comes from the central Highlands of Scotland, moved to Aberdeen in the late 1700s then down the east coast of the UK. Dunno about the female line past grandfather; mostly Edinburgh through and through as far as I know.
Neither grandfather lived long enough to see me born, and my maternal one barely saw my mum (she was 1 when he popped his clogs). Maternal grandmother raised 3 daughters whilst earning her crust as an bookkeeper and caring for her own mother. During the 1930s & 40s. Hence she's my family hero. Paternal grandfather fought in WW1. He was at most of the major battles - Ypres, Somme, Passchendaele - in the front lines. He never said a word about it, other than to state his pride in entering the army a private and leaving it a private. (I take that to express quiet disgust at the officer class.) Subsequently became a tobacconist. A theme throughout is the sacrifices these people made to educate their children, who then did the same for my generation. |
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