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What were/are your grandfathers called?

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pod100 · 21/03/2016 21:10

Just copying from the other thread as some lovely girls names have popped up in it!

Mine were Edward and Albert

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OddBoots · 21/03/2016 21:11

Vaughan and Joseph

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TrashPanda · 21/03/2016 21:13

Geoffrey and Henry

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RaeSkywalker · 21/03/2016 21:13

Edward and Stanley

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228agreenend · 21/03/2016 21:13

Leonard and Cyril

Not names that have made a comeback yet!

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DramaAlpaca · 21/03/2016 21:13

Both were called James.

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stabbybitch · 21/03/2016 21:14

David & sidney

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Cinnamon12345 · 21/03/2016 21:14

Christian and William.

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paddypants13 · 21/03/2016 21:15

Thomas Edward and Ronald. I miss them.

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perpetuallybewildered · 21/03/2016 21:15

Charles and Patrick.

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LouTheMac · 21/03/2016 21:16

Michael, Hugo & Terrence

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MrsAukerman · 21/03/2016 21:16

Rex and Felix

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BikeRunSki · 21/03/2016 21:16

Rex and Arthur
DH's were Samuel and Frederick

None are still alive.

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Mouthfulofquiz · 21/03/2016 21:16

James and David.
Or Jim and Fred (not sure how he got Fred from David - but why not??!)

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InanimateCarbonRod · 21/03/2016 21:17

Frank and Christopher

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2Offwhitecurtains · 21/03/2016 21:18

Thomas and James

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oldlaundbooth · 21/03/2016 21:18

Leslie and Bertrand.

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blamethecat · 21/03/2016 21:18

Herbert James and Henry (Harry) James.

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oldlaundbooth · 21/03/2016 21:18

Like these better than the grandma names!

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GlitteryFluff · 21/03/2016 21:18

Gordon.

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FellOutOfBedTwice · 21/03/2016 21:19

George and (adopted) Ernest (birth) Ronald.

DHs were Harry and John

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OllyBJolly · 21/03/2016 21:19

John and Francis

Francis - there's a name that hasn't really come back into fashion. My maternal grandparents were from Southern Ireland. There were loads of Franks and Frannies in Glasgow back then.

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Justanothermanicfriday · 21/03/2016 21:20

Benjamin and Eli

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Champagneformyrealfriends · 21/03/2016 21:20

Alun (Welsh spelling) and Eric

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5BlueHydrangea · 21/03/2016 21:20

George and Henry

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AWhistlingWoman · 21/03/2016 21:21

Hugh and William

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