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What were your Great Grandmother’s names?

363 replies

Theoldwoman · 25/06/2022 15:17

Mine were:

Ada Frances
Millicent Margaret

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MadameMinimes · 25/06/2022 16:41

Elsie, Phoebe and no idea about the other two.

PiggyPlumPie · 25/06/2022 16:41

Emma
Emily
Louise
Unknown

2tired2bewitty · 25/06/2022 16:40

Florence
Emily
Mary
Mary (married to Joseph 😀)

Thepowerofthelook · 25/06/2022 16:39

Emily,
Dorothy,
Florence,
Audrey.

Thepowerofthelook · 25/06/2022 16:39

Emily,
Dorothy,
Florence,
Audrey.

MrsMaverick · 25/06/2022 16:39

Clara
Annie Marie
Elizabeth
?

Eranzer · 25/06/2022 16:38

Ethel
Vera Esther
No idea about the others.

InTheNightWeWillWish · 25/06/2022 16:37

Doris
Hilda

Other side - I don’t know! I’ve just realised they’ve always been referred to as grandma surname and I don’t actually know their first names!

troppibambini6 · 25/06/2022 16:37

Mary
Mary
Anna Maria
Crocifisa

Quinque · 25/06/2022 16:36

Mine are:
Hannah
Sarah Charlotte
Emma Amelia
Rosina Sophia

All much lovelier than my own names. I wish I'd known the names when I was naming my DCs!

Mrsjayy · 25/06/2022 16:35

My paternal side*

hippolyte · 25/06/2022 16:35

Janet
Annabella
Jane
Mary

Mrsjayy · 25/06/2022 16:35

Lizzie and Isobel . I don't know the paternal side .

Jalisco · 25/06/2022 16:34

Margaret, Ada, Georgina and Bridget

NC12345665 · 25/06/2022 16:33

Theoldwoman · 25/06/2022 15:38

It’s late here and I’m pretty tired, but I only have 2 ?

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You're asking about grandmothers then.

missdemeanors · 25/06/2022 16:32

Two were Eleanor
Mary
Evangeline

Littlebirdyouaresosweet · 25/06/2022 16:32

Edith.
No idea of df's dgm.

Useranon1 · 25/06/2022 16:31

Theoldwoman · 25/06/2022 15:38

It’s late here and I’m pretty tired, but I only have 2 ?

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You said great grandma, so you shoud have 4

  1. Your dad's, dad's mum
  2. Your dad's mum's mum
  3. Your mum's dad's mum
  4. Your mum's mum's mum
Bollingerknickers · 25/06/2022 16:31

Elsie May
Elizabeth Ann
Mary
Agnes

Hendalle · 25/06/2022 16:29

Paternal:
Mary
Lilian

Maternal:
Ursula
Ena

PoleFairy · 25/06/2022 16:29

Clara
Hazel
Margaret
And I think Lillian

LadyJaneHall · 25/06/2022 16:27

I imagine the names that were common for our greatgrandmothers depends how old we are. I don't know any of mine but my grandmothers were born in the 1890s and they were Mary and Katherine. This was possibly when other posters greatgrandmothers were born.

17caterpillars1mouse · 25/06/2022 16:25

Laura Alice

MadMadMadamMim · 25/06/2022 16:24

Golly, I'm not sure I know GREAT grandmas.

One was Betsy, so I guess she was Elizabeth. I don't know the other.

On maternal side they were called Mildred? and Sarah I think.

DramaAlpaca · 25/06/2022 16:23

Actually, I have absolutely no idea! I need to find out.