How old were you when you lost your last grandparent?

[cinderellaaaa]

I have no grandparents left, my last died when I was 27. Yet I know someone who is almost 30 and has all of her grandparents still living. Can't help but feel a little jealous.

Husband 45. I was 32. But both were in late 90s so they did well.

I was 37 but DH is 40 and still has his Nan.

Between us we've lost 3 grandparents in the last 5 years so I feel very lucky that our DS met and was old enough to know/remember/have relationships with 4 of his great grandparents.

I’m almost 40 and still have one set. They’re in their 90s and utterly indestructible

I was also 27 when I lost my last, other three all passed away before I was old enough to form memories or before I was born. However I had my great great aunt who was everything a man should be and more until 2014 when I was 39. I still miss her every day.

One passed away 30 years before I born.
Lost another age 6, then age 16, then age 25.

My OH has 3/4 around and he's 30. I love his family and it's been wonderful getting to know them.

I was 43. My grandad died last year, 6 weeks before his 100th birthday. He lived an independent life and worked 3 days a week until 6 weeks before he died. He survived Dunkirk.

Everything a NAN should be. Ffs. Sorry!

"gwenhwyfar
My great grandparent is 95"

Ok, so quite short generations. Must have been two generations of teenage parents. Still very impressive.

My maternal grandparents started having kids when they were very young - my Nana was 17 when my eldest Aunty was born. So as a result of that, they got grandchildren while they were younger too.
I’ve still got both maternal grandparent, and my paternal grandmother. My paternal grandfather died when I was 15.
I’m 25 now.
Looking at my maternal side of the family, my eldest cousin (daughter of my eldest aunty) is 42 - so she’s quite “old” to have both maternal grandparents still alive!!

I was 8 when my last grandad died, he was in a home and mum use to nip in an check he had his trousers on first ;)

Then I married dh and inherited 5 new grandparents. 20 years later still have 2 left. Grandad still can't quite remember my actual name but always makes me feel welcome and loved, as does grandma who hasn't actually got any biological grandchildren (dh step family)but says if she could choose she would pick me :)

My two grandmothers at 26 and 28. My two grandfathers much earlier at 1 and 8.

All my grandparents dies before I was born so I had no experience of what a gransparents role was.

38, he was 102 though.

I was five, and they all lived some distance away so I didn't even know them. I feel jealous of people who got to have grandparents at all, so 27 seems like a very good run to me.

I lost my last, my grandad, on my 33rd birthday.

Not born when mothers father died, he died aged 38. Only 4 when fathers father died, but he was 82.

Both Grandmothers however, lived until they were 98 and 103, however I was still only early twenties, because I am the youngest child of the youngest children of large families, so the age gaps are huge.

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My maternal DGM died when I was 48 and my paternal one when I was 40. I still miss them both.

The men didn't last as long though. I was 18 when my mum's dad died.

Started out with 3,

Lost one to dementia at 15

One to cancer at 21

And the last to diabetes complications at 25

I was present at the death of one, and it was the one I loved the most

I'll never forget those last weeks, it was so hard

to all

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14. I never knew my paternal grandfather and my paternal grandmother died when I was 5. My Dad was the last but one of her 12 children so she was mid 70's when she died. By all accounts from my much older cousins she was a character. I wish she had been around when I was older.

I had 4 when I was born, now 24 and have one left

38. It was just a few months ago.

One GF died before I was born, GM on that side when I was young enough to not go to the funeral but not so young that I didn't understand what was going on. I can't remember exactly though but I was definitely younger than 10. Other GF died when I was 11 and his was the first funeral I went to.

I also have photos of me as a baby with one great-GF. I think he died shortly afterwards though and I don't know which side he was from, I would guess my dad's side as his parents were the younger ones so it's more likely.

My DC are teen/pre-teen age now and have been lucky to grow up with 3 grandparents (their paternal GM died before I met their dad) and 2 great-grandparents (now 1).

26. My XP never had any, all of them died before he was born

Both my parents were very young when they had me, so my GP were young too. I'm 48 and still have a GM. She's 90 next month. In fact, apart from one who died of cancer in his late 70s, the other two GP made it to 90. My GGM died at 100. Lots of longevity in my genes, hence why I prioritise a pension!