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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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HoboHippo · 22/01/2023 22:02

Emily, Nellie (Ellen), Florence and Dorothy

DorisParchment · 22/01/2023 21:12

Aydel Minna and Frieda Hedwig.

Don’t know my Dad’s side of the family at all.

gluenotsoup · 22/01/2023 21:11

I only know one - Carrie, short for Caroline

Keha · 22/01/2023 21:09

Alice
Laura
Kathleen
Florence

PritiPatelsMaker · 22/01/2023 18:28

Honestly I don't know but being as my DGPs were born 120 years ago I haven't really got anyone to ask!

Chococakes · 20/01/2023 22:32

Eleutheria & Theodouli & Evangelia .

Sorry but I can’t recall the 4th one.

Cinnamonandcoal · 20/01/2023 22:15

Evelyn, Fanny, Louisa, Rivka

Maybe don't go for Fanny.

lauraslops · 19/01/2023 16:33

Fitterbyfifty · 25/06/2022 15:24

Nice names - surely you have 4 though?

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Not necessarily. My grandfather grew up in an orphanage and didn't know any information about his family so I wouldn't have any details for that part of my family.

lauraslops · 19/01/2023 16:31

Ethel and Dorothy

Daffodilsandtuplips · 19/01/2023 16:29

Mary Ann.
Charlotte
Elizabeth.
Jane Ann.

EarlyYearsMe · 19/01/2023 10:20

I would need to double check with my mom, but I think
Nancy
Sylvie
Jean
Iris

all beautiful names and one of them is my daughters

HelebethH · 19/01/2023 09:51

Clara
Maria
Josephine
Rosalia

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 19/01/2023 09:42

Mums Maternal Nan was Winifred (Winnie)

Mums Paternal Nan was Peggy (I assume she was Margaret on her BC.

Dads Maternal Nan was Jane.

Dads Maternal was Amy. Ironically my sister is named Aimee not after this Amy. My Mum and Dad just liked the name.

Aphrathestorm · 19/01/2023 09:17

Elizabeth
Jane
Margaret
Lucy
Isabella

Ihavehadenoughalready · 19/01/2023 01:30

Barbara
Frances
Delima
Malvina

(American)

Snozzlemaid · 18/01/2023 23:28

Laura
Ruth
Beatrice
Hettie

I love all of these names.

CharitySchmarity · 18/01/2023 20:52

Ada Mary, I think possibly Maud Emma, Ellen (no idea if she had a middle name) and I found out recently that the last one may have been called Sarah, there's no-one left alive who can definitively confirm this. My grandparents were born between 1890 and 1908 so I guess their parents might have been born between about 1860 and 1880.

ThatshallotBaby · 18/01/2023 20:44

Marguerite
Florence Rosa
Elsie Patty
Laura

cravingtoblerone · 18/01/2023 19:02

Christina
Mary
Don't know the others...

neerg · 18/01/2023 17:47

Sarah, Mahala, Janet. The other one is unknown to me!

MissMarplesbag · 14/01/2023 20:30

Sara & Janet

User6761 · 14/01/2023 20:01

Lisette, Mary, Mary and Janet

Cottagecheeseisnotcheese · 14/01/2023 15:16

annie, rachel x 2, clara

Bobbycat123 · 14/01/2023 15:05

Isabella
Florence
?
?

Theemptychair23 · 14/01/2023 11:29

Emily and Minnie.
I don't know the others.