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What were your great grandfathers called?

235 replies

salharg · 25/06/2022 19:25

Following on from the grandmother thread, also looking for an old fashioned name for DS

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bro101 · 25/06/2022 22:18

Why do people have 4 grandfathers? Am I being thick??

moominbellaa · 25/06/2022 22:11

Frederick
Reginald
John
Michael

Scissor · 25/06/2022 22:07

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Clovacloud · 25/06/2022 22:06

Frederick x2
Arthur
Percy

DH side

Jonas
Hubert
George
and shocker Frederick! 😂

soulinablackberrypie · 25/06/2022 22:06

Oh goodness, now you're asking.

On one side, Herbert and "Don't know"

On the other side, Richard Henry and "Don't know"

Pamparam · 25/06/2022 22:03

The two I know of were John and William. Strong theme going on in these names judging by this thread!

QuebecBagnet · 25/06/2022 22:00

Garnett
charles
tedbar
harry

Noshowlomo · 25/06/2022 21:59

Denis
Edwin
Griffiths
George

Laquila · 25/06/2022 21:58

Pietro
Richard
Patrick
Richard

WithASpider · 25/06/2022 21:55

I only know of my Grandmother's father, he was Frank and a giant of a man.

MrsMaverick · 25/06/2022 21:52

Albert
Henry
David
?

Whatisgoingonhere · 25/06/2022 21:47

Hugh, Harold and Joseph

almondflake · 25/06/2022 21:45

Kinross James and Clarence Bourne they were there Christian names not surnames

TitInATrance · 25/06/2022 21:43

John, William, Abel, James

Morph22010 · 25/06/2022 21:43

Thomas, george, Laurence and Michael

AliceMcK · 25/06/2022 21:42

Patrick
Thomas
Edward
Patrick

RaininSummer · 25/06/2022 21:41

I have just realised that I have no idea what my great grand fathers were called.

Abraxan · 25/06/2022 21:40

My great grandad's names were

Joseph Reginald
Walter Harry
George William
Arthur

Runnerduck34 · 25/06/2022 21:39

Thomas
James
Albert
John

MrsMigginsCat · 25/06/2022 21:33

Charles, Percy, Henry and William.

Poshjock · 25/06/2022 21:32

I love Reuben as a name.

Bernd Uldrich (norwegian)
Robert
Duncan
Alexander

All very typical Scottish names apart from the Norwegian Sailor!

wizbit93 · 25/06/2022 21:28

Richard
Robert
John
Meinhard

ElizabethCaroline · 25/06/2022 21:25

Thomas Denis Jack Joseph

muimpre · 25/06/2022 21:23

Finn
James
Cole
Henry

mrsjackrussell · 25/06/2022 21:21

William, john, Ronald and Elias.

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