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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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BabbleBee · 25/06/2022 18:24

Lydia x 2
Julia x 2 (one adoptive GM)
Daisy

Nadal · 25/06/2022 18:23

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HilaryThorpe · 25/06/2022 18:20

PestorPeston my great-grandfather was born in the 1830s before Queen Victoria came to the throne. My great-grandmother Was his second wife and much younger. He had 19 children. 😮

Eek3under3 · 25/06/2022 18:18

I have no idea but I LOVE this thread. Both of dd’s names have come up a lot, I would love to see the same for great grandads (need name inspiration for boy baby…!)

Hohofortherobbers · 25/06/2022 18:15

Ruth Esme Ella Elizabeth

pucelleauxblanchesmains · 25/06/2022 18:13

Cissie, Margaret, Louisa, Teresa.

Ablababla · 25/06/2022 18:12

May, Maude, unknown and Peter. I don’t know if the last was short for anything but she was definitely called Grandma Peter by my mum.

MolkosTeenageAngst · 25/06/2022 18:09

I genuinely don’t know any of their names.

HippeePrincess · 25/06/2022 18:07

Mabel
Eileen
Dora
Amy

PestorPeston · 25/06/2022 18:07

I feel really old now. The only great grand mother I have dates for was born in the1860s

Ada (provoking popular on here)
and
Harriet

Plus Emily and don't know on the other side

PollyannaWhittier · 25/06/2022 18:07

Maud May and Millicent Eleanor (Nell), I don't know the other two

Ishacoco · 25/06/2022 18:05

Marian (known as Cissie for some reason!)
Mabel.

Tarkan · 25/06/2022 18:04

Henrietta Agnes
Isabella (start pronounced eye-za not iz-a)
Mary
Janet

FoggySpecs · 25/06/2022 18:04

Jane
Jane
Kathleen
Emilia

moonlight1705 · 25/06/2022 18:03

Annie
Ellen May
Margery
Ruth Elizabeth

Moonshine86 · 25/06/2022 18:01

Vivian
Thelma

worraliberty · 25/06/2022 17:59

I hope no-one here uses these names as answers to security questions.

BackT · 25/06/2022 17:58

Anna
Anna
Stephanie
Olga

caringcarer · 25/06/2022 17:58
  1. Alice Maud Mary
  2. Dorcas Ellen
  3. Caroline Jane
  4. Emily May
Awwlookatmybabyspider · 25/06/2022 17:54

Mums maternal Nan was Winifred (Winnie)
Dads maternal Nan was Jane.

Mum paternal Nan was Peggy.
Dads paternal Nan was Amy.

MrsMartinRohde · 25/06/2022 17:54

Maggie-Ann
Ann
Janet
Jean

GreenCereal · 25/06/2022 17:53

Nura
Eva
Hilda
Rosalie

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 25/06/2022 17:50

Mums Nan was Winifred.
Dads Nan was Jane.

JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn · 25/06/2022 17:50

No idea. My grandparents were born between 1893 and 1907 so no idea who their parents were!

AlexandraPeppernose · 25/06/2022 17:49

Irene and Hilda.

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