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What were your Great Grandmother’s names?

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Theoldwoman · 25/06/2022 15:17

Mine were:

Ada Frances
Millicent Margaret

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TheOriginalEmu · 12/02/2023 17:22

Addys
Martha Jane
Gwenllian
Louisa

IJustHadToLookHavingReadTheBook · 12/02/2023 16:36

Beatrice
Elizabeth
Elvera
Sadie

Not sure of middle names. Can't see Elvera making a comeback any time soon but the others are all okay.

Greentree1 · 10/02/2023 15:31

Catherine
Jane
Alice
Eliza

Xenia · 10/02/2023 15:10

It illustrates the demographic of MN in terms of who answers this thread anyway.

SapphireSunday · 10/02/2023 10:09

It’s amazing how so many of these names wouldn’t sound out of place at a nursery today eg Millie, Ivy, Ava, Elsie, Grace. I wonder the current generation of these will go for the names of their great grandmothers eg Tracey, Debbie, Karen etc and it will all keep going in cycles.

Mine are: Harriet, Susanne, Hilda and unknown!

thegreylady · 09/02/2023 00:00

Harriet
Elsie
Rosa
?

hlc123 · 07/02/2023 23:29

Annie, Jessie, Alice, Claira

yourenottheonlyone · 07/02/2023 23:01

Clara
Jane
Alma
Edith

Ikeatears · 07/02/2023 22:45

Isabella
Ellen
Jane
Mary

SoShallINever · 29/01/2023 20:34

Ellen
Ann
Maryam
Alexandria

LadyOfTheCanyon · 29/01/2023 18:00

Nancy
Lil
Marguerite
Elspeth

Cakeybake · 29/01/2023 16:58

Winifred
Grace
Gladys
Nellie

Mollymalone123 · 29/01/2023 16:40

Anastasia which I love but was too grandiose when my first girl was born!

DorritLittle · 29/01/2023 16:36

Create10 · 27/01/2023 23:59

My oldest great grandparents was born in 1868. When I'm in my 70s (which many Mumsnet users are) they'll have been born 200 years ago. It's not that unusual or surprising.

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My great grandmother was born in 1878, 100 years before me. It seems astonishing that my mum (74) had a Grandmother born in the 1800s. Her oldest great grandparent was born around 1840.

Oldandcobwebby · 28/01/2023 18:25

Ellen Maud
Alice Elizabeth
Bertha
Annie May

AnotherSpare · 28/01/2023 18:21

Lucy, Emily, Elizabeth, Amelia.
All born 1900-1910 but could easily fit today!

xyzzyx · 28/01/2023 18:13

Nora
Edith
Winifred
Annie

Mrsjayy · 28/01/2023 18:13

Isobel and Annie. I have no idea the other 2

BridieConvert · 28/01/2023 18:10

Elizabeth
Charlotte
Mary-Jane
I'm not sure of the last one!

Melsy88 · 28/01/2023 13:08

Dora, May, Maude and Hettie

Xenia · 28/01/2023 10:20

Mine above were great grandmothers. The one born in 1839 had 10 children including 7 sons of which my grandfather was the very last born in 1880. He married a bit late and my father was his last child born when my grandfather was 48 and then my parents did not have children until their 30s and I am over 60 which is how we get back to 1839 for my oldest great grandmother.

If we moved to great great ones that would be 8 of them and they are:
Mary
Frances
Isabella
Isabella (another Isabella)
Ann
Margaret
Mary (another Mary)
Catherine

(Born 1803 to 1852)

(I have done our family tree which is why I know all this. It is very interesting)

VioletCharlotte · 28/01/2023 07:34

I've just realised I only know two of mine - Ada and Louise. I must find out what the others were.

Glorieta · 28/01/2023 07:18

Mary
Isabella
Anabel
Gertrude

HoboHippo · 28/01/2023 07:12

SemperIdem · 28/01/2023 00:35

That seems like an unusual number of great grandmothers - biologically it can only be four?

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GG = great-great. I've already done my great grandmothers upthread.

SemperIdem · 28/01/2023 00:35

HoboHippo · 22/01/2023 22:16

GG were Amelia, Mary, Sarah Ann, Isabella, Annie, Elizabeth, Emma, Emma

That seems like an unusual number of great grandmothers - biologically it can only be four?