General Chat

I come from a long line of Agricultural labourers (don't we all LOL). On my marriage certificate I am....An agricultural Labourer!! But like Nell, i find the geographical coincidences most amazing. My father's mother's family were from West cornwall. His is father's family from Devon, but moved to Barrow in Furness. As a child we lived in Mevagissey, I've since found all his mother's family buried in Creed and Probus - South cornwall, within 8 miles of Mevagissey. I moved around a bit as an adult and at one point lived within 2 miles of Barow in Furness. We also lived in Fawley in the New Forest when I was young, since found 7 generations of my mother's family are buried there!!! Moved to Southampton as a youth. at my g aunt's funeral met a G uncle for the first time - he lived round the corner from me! Moved to Winchester - my gran then tells me she used to live here - something even my mum didn't know!! maggie

my dad has researched his tree and discovered a house he and mum lived in when first married , they had rooms there as it was owned by a friends mother, dads father was brought up there as his parents owned it and never said a word, as he grew up, when dad was young he lived in a street where his grandfather owned some of the houses, my brother then bought a house in the same street after he split up from his wife, job wise grandad was a lorry driver , dad repaired them, and drove them and my cousins drove them,

My g/g/g/grandfather was a teacher, as was his brother. 175 years later, my mother qualified as a teacher and her cousin was promoted to headmistress.

My paternal great granfathers were a photographer and a publican. I have a deep interest in photography and I've worked behind the bar in many pubs. My maternal side were agricultural labourers/market gardeners/horse keepers and railwaymen. I've always adored trains and love to garden and ride. Must be genetic as I didn't know about the publican! Viv

My grandfather, g-grandfather, g-g-grandfather, and g-g-g-grandfather were all paper hangers by profession. No prizes for guessing what I’m good at!!!

Can't say I have - in jobs terms, but geographically... I have found that my mother's grandfather and my father's grandfather both lived in Cotswold villages, but my parents weren't brought up there. Mum and dad after they met found they had often been in the same place at the same time but didn't know eachother. My Norfolk grandfather lived in lodgings across the road from where my husband's great-grandparents ran a pub. His father's side of the family were all in the brewing trade and I joke that my lot must have drunk in the pubs at some point! Also found that my mum's aunt lived in Battersea where one of my dad's uncles was stationed as a policeman. What I have found interesting is that I have commuted for years past the road where my paternal grandmother was born, and that I've unknowingly drunk in a pub in Richmond Green next to a beautiful Georgian listed house. Well, I knew I'd drunk there and that the house was beautiful. I DIDN'T know that my great-grandfather was born there or that his father ran it as a lodging house for about 5 years. nell

Strange isn't it.Yes I have a 3x great aunt who worked for Wedgewood,she was a flower painter.I too am a botanic artist and have done a floral record of the Isle of Portland. My 4x great grandfather was a tailor by trade and I too took City and Guilds Tailoring in the 60 and always made my husband's trousers and my boy's coats ,trousers and any other clothes they needed. I made all the wedding outfits in the family through the years - I have also upholstered our furniture when it got tired and make loose covers too.Now I have discovered that my own grandfather was an upholsterer.I think I have inherited a lot of very useful skills-Rose

Do you think maybe we're are re incarnations of them as their occupations etc are in our blood? lol

Wow Jess that is genetic inheritance. Other similarities I have seen are that both my grandfather , my father and his brother are Railway enthusiasts and chipping away at the tree I found many of their direct ancestors worked on the railways in one form or another. However at present my Grandfather has been the only one to be a policeman in the whole entire tree lol!! Much happiness Debi

My sister is researching her late husband's family - he was a compositor, and she has discovered that his ancestors were, too. Joy

I met my birth sister and we are very good friends. we were bought up miles apart and yet were very alike., up to and including having chosen the same career, not to mention having chosen men to share our lives with which are like two peas out of the same pod. Guess it is our genetic inheritance coming out there Jess x

As my family come from Walsall, the heart of leather goods, my one maternal line were all in making leather goods and my other maternal line were in the pub trade, this I found out while researching my tree, I have got NVQ and city & guilds in leather goods, I have also been a landlady of 2 pubs, so you could say it was in the blood... Bev

It makes you wonder doesn't it. I found a history of gardeners in my Dads line, he never knew any of his relatives on one side and always wondered why he felt drawn to it, unfortunately his parents prevented him from following his dream of a career in gardening. I have often wondered if they knew the family history and were just trying to block out all links with the past or whether it was because they didn't think it was a suitable way for him to support a family. Yvette

My son joined the police force. Only found out when I started on the tree that my wife's ancestors include policemen. On the other hand, my lot were carpenters and I can't cut a piece of wood straight to save my life! Lol.

I recently was in contact with my father in laws real mothers family. My father in law never knew his mother and never wanted to look her up . He never even wanted his FULL birth cert. Last summer he gave me permission to obtain it and research that side of his family. I found she had died in 1990 as a spinster - no ther children and a only child herself. However she had many cousins. These cousins were in the Book Binding and printing trade. Worked on many National Newspapers in London as compositor's. How interesting it has been knowing that my husband ( un beknown to him ) has trode these very same footsteps and indeed has worked for a couple of the same National's ............ Have you too notice similarities within your tree and your life? Is it in the blood?