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GiantSpiderGoat On February 14, 2015
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#1New Post! Mar 24, 2011 @ 15:59:06
So I was interested in seeing if people knew how there family came to the Uk, America or Australia. I know part of the story for my Mums and Dads side.

My Mums Great Grandad was a half Jewish/half gypsy who lived in the poor neighbourhoods of London and his Jewish father was off fighting in the War. I'm not sure about now, but when he lived in the London because of he was half jewish/half gypsy he was picked on from a young age and was fighting people left right and centre who targeted him because of his race. He got into so many fights that they put him into a Boys school, which really just acted as a jail for boys. He spent 3 years in there until he was 15 when his mother was able to bail him out of prison. She then sent him down too the docks to catch a boat too Canada too family he had there. But instead jumped on a merchant ship he got work one and travel'd the world on it for a few years. Until he arrived at the docks in Fremantle. Which is how that side of the family came too Australia.

Now my other Great Grandad lost his mother when he was young and had an evil step mother. He lived in some part of England but I think he was originally Welsh and his father worked on the trains. Anyway I think his father got terribly ill and died. So at the age of 7 he ran away from home with his sister. From what I recall him and his sister went around the country side for a while until he got picked up by authorities once he got too London. He was then sent out too a boys farm in Australia which he worked on till he was about 15 and thats how that side of the family came too Australia.

Both my Great Grandad's had amazing lifes and I even got to know one of them. He wrote out his memoirs and many people said he should of turned it into a book. I personally can't wait too get my hands on his memoirs so I can read about all the stories he told me about his life.
foxytrot On February 04, 2015
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#2New Post! Mar 24, 2011 @ 16:03:12
My mama's side came from Mexico during WWI by enlisting in the US Army (her side is traced back to the Mayans). Dad's side came by immigration way before the revolutionary war from England and has been traced to 1500's from all over Europe. There's the gist

Sounds like they both had quite an adventure!
GiantSpiderGoat On February 14, 2015
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#3New Post! Mar 24, 2011 @ 16:05:36
@foxytrot Said

My mama's side came from Mexico during WWI by enlisting in the US Army (her side is traced back to the Mayans). Dad's side came by immigration way before the revolutionary war from England and has been traced to 1500's from all over Europe. There's the gist

Sounds like they both had quite an adventure!



The both did. I think thats why I feel like I have such a craving for adventure in my blood. As soon as I am through with Uni I am going to go backpack through Europe and I will have to visit all the places where my relis have lived.
foxytrot On February 04, 2015
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Oceanside, California
#4New Post! Mar 24, 2011 @ 16:09:39
@GiantSpiderGoat Said

The both did. I think thats why I feel like I have such a craving for adventure in my blood. As soon as I am through with Uni I am going to go backpack through Europe and I will have to visit all the places where my relis have lived.



I'm the same way. I've probably have already done and seen more than anyone I know, but there's always more! I want to go visit South America and the same backpacking expedtion you want
GiantSpiderGoat On February 14, 2015
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#5New Post! Mar 24, 2011 @ 16:11:11
@foxytrot Said

I'm the same way. I've probably have already done and seen more than anyone I know, but there's always more! I want to go visit South America and the same backpacking expedtion you want



it would be awesome having a job that just lets you travel the world.
jmo On April 29, 2021
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Yorkshire, United Kingdom
#6New Post! Mar 24, 2011 @ 16:12:33
As far as I know my maternal family came here from Scandinavia during the time of the Vikings. My paternal family where originally from the south west of Scotland but moved around due to Oil and ended up in the North East.
foxytrot On February 04, 2015
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Oceanside, California
#7New Post! Mar 24, 2011 @ 16:14:37
@GiantSpiderGoat Said

it would be awesome having a job that just lets you travel the world.


Right!?

@jmo Said

As far as I know my maternal family came here from Scandinavia during the time of the Vikings. My paternal family where originally from the south west of Scotland but moved around due to Oil and ended up in the North East.



To say that your family came from the Vikings is all you need to have the title "BADASS"
eli On July 18, 2011

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#8New Post! Mar 24, 2011 @ 16:34:55
ummmm...researching my family history I found out we started in scotland...migrated to England. Where our name was translated into what it is now then came here to america
plebian_angel On April 25, 2012
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#9New Post! Mar 24, 2011 @ 16:43:51
One set of my maternal great-grandparents came over from England.

No idea of my paternal side, they are w**kers anyways.
boobagins On August 03, 2013
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#10New Post! Mar 24, 2011 @ 16:46:26
We won a visa lottery.
Grasshopper On January 11, 2023
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Fort Collins, Colorado
#11New Post! Mar 24, 2011 @ 16:52:43
Well, I think my great grand parents on mom's side escaped straight from Germany.

And Great Grandpa on dad's side is from Sicily.

Guess I'll Have to ask them.
Grasshopper On January 11, 2023
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Fort Collins, Colorado
#12New Post! Mar 24, 2011 @ 16:56:05
@plebian_angel Said

No idea of my paternal side, they are w**kers anyways.



That's not very nice.
plebian_angel On April 25, 2012
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a great future,
#13New Post! Mar 24, 2011 @ 16:57:24
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That's not very nice.



But true. They are a bunch of a*****es who don't think you count if you are born a girl.
sister_of_mercy On March 11, 2015




London, United Kingdom
#14New Post! Mar 24, 2011 @ 17:17:51
My great great maternal grandfather was a Jew apparently, so I imagine we probably came from somewhere in Europe. Think the other side has always been British, for as long as I know anyway.
xRuby_Kissesx On June 14, 2011

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#15New Post! Mar 24, 2011 @ 17:23:36
@plebian_angel Said

One set of my maternal great-grandparents came over from England.

No idea of my paternal side, they are w**kers anyways.



Oh I'm related to the w**kers too. It's a small world!
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