How old were you when you lost your last grandparent?

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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.

I was about 35, but was very lucky as I still had 3 left in my early 30s (they all lived to their mid 90s). I had all 4 until I was 16.

In contrast, my children had lost three of their grandparents by the end of their teens so have only have one left, plus a step grandparent, who we haven't seen since my dad died ( I feel a bit guilty about this but she lives quite a long way away and has dementia and doesn't recognise her own children, let alone me or the children).

15. My mother’s parents died before I was born (her mother at age 50 and her father at age 78) and my father’s parents died in their 90s but I was 12 when my grandfather died and 15 when my grandmother died. I’m the second-youngest in the family of all the cousins so most of my cousins got more time with my grandparents than I did.

Most people I know had their grandparents around much longer than I did but it’s all I know so it’s normal for me. I do have a hard time empathizing with people who are bereft after losing their grandparent in their 40s, with the grandparent dying at 100 or even older. It’s odd to me. If you have that long with your grandparents and they get to meet your children you’re very fortunate.

On my fathers side they both died very young and before I was born, on my mothers side they died when I was 5 and 7. So I never really had a grandparent experience.

DH had 3 grandparents until the last few years, one left now but he’s nearly 40. My DCs have had great grandparents for longer than I had grandparents, plus 4 very healthy and involved GPs, and I feel so lucky. Seeing their bond and love for each other makes me extremely happy for them but a little sad at never getting to know my own

13. The other three were dead before I was born.

I was 41 when my last grandparent died - but now at (nearly) 62 I am incredibly lucky to have both parents still alive.

Bonnes - yes, I also prioritise my pension . My father has been a pensioner for almost longer than he worked. And the last of the 'final salary,index linked pensions' so he and my mum now have a really good lifestyle!

I was 33 but he lived in a different country all my life and I only met him and my grandmother a handful of times.
The grandparents who I did know well died when I was 17 and 19

35. Two died before I was 5, one when I was 20.

I was 18. My granny had dementia and lived quite far away, I wish I had known her better. Grandad died when I was 6/7. My mums parents both died before I was born, they were only in their fifties.

Maternal granddad died when I was 33 and pregnant with dd, maternal grandma when I was 35 and pregnant with ds, I was in my 20s when my paternal grandad died and 41 when my paternal nan passed away.

Lost my last grandparent at 30. DH is 48 and still has a grandparent.

20. Lost three in three years. One died before I was born.

DH is 36 this year and still has a grandmother alive.

I was 37 when my grandad died - he was 103 (other grandfather died when I was 3 and my grandmothers when I was 16 and 25).

I was 48. If step grandparents count.

I've still got 3 alive. I'm 32.

However, my children have only got 2, as my mum and partners dad have died. So they've currently got more great-grandparents than grandparents.

My great grandma died two years ago so for a couple of years my children had a great great grandma as well.

About 14, the others had passed away a good few years before, never knew either of my grandads

I was 19 when my maternal Grandfather died. Lost my Mum’s Mum at 15, Dad’s Mum at 13 & my Dad’s Dad when I was 10.

@JayeAshe - Are you my cousin in Oz? My DGM was 104 when she died and was born in 1910!

22, but I lost both of my parents by the time I was 14

I was 32 when I lost my last grandparent. My maternal grandmother. Unfortunately she wasn't a very nice person.

My last grandparent died last year, I was 39. Was utterly devastated, still not grieved properly.

10ish.
25ish
38ish
48.

I had great grandparents too.
One died when I was about 3
Another died around 20ish,
Last great grandparent died when I was about 25.

I feel very lucky to have known and loved so many of my relatives.

But my own mother died when I was 2. So luck hasn't always gone my way.

Lost my first grandparent at 14, next one at 17, third one at 27 and still have my last one at 37.

I lost my dad as a teenager though so DS has already lost one and as DH and I are slightly older, late 30s and DS only 2, chances are he will be younger than me when he loses his.

Lost mine at 12, 14, 16 and 20. That was a fun decade

I'm 35 and have 2 grandmas left and 2 step grandads. Out of my two biological grandads (both grandmas remarried, one before I was born and the other about 28 years ago) one died before I was born and the other 2 years ago.

I only had one maternal grandmother as my grandfather died when mum was 8 and paternal grandparents died before my dad met my mom.
Loved my grandmother and she died 2 days before my 34th birthday. I am 40 now.