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.

27

31 when I lost the last one.
Such indelible memories. Almost tangible. I keep thinking I should write them all down for DD.

25. DH is 38 and has still has one.

I’m 34 and still have 3 out of 4 left. I’m very lucky.

14 - grandad , lost my beloved Nanna aged 6.

Around 8. My dads dad who I never knew. He was cruel to my dad, but dad still adored him.
My maternal grandparents are still around, 93 and 96, I'm 42. Their oldest grandchild is 55.

25 but my own children were much older, my oldest son was 43 when his last grandparent died.
I’ve just lost my last remaining Auntie, she was 94 and I am 62.

I was 11 I think I only knew two any way.

17. I never knew my dad’s parents as one was dead before I was born and the other had severe Alzheimers so physically died in my early teens but never recognised me. My mum’s parents were a big part of my early life.

I was 8.
My one and only grandmother. I never knew my others.
Her husband, my grandfather, died when he was 42 and my father was 10.
My maternal grandparents died years before I was born, both early 60s.
Oddly enough, I think about them all the time. I feel very much of them and have explored their histories and lives and the places they came from.

27, I only ever knew 2 of mine and lost the other at 17 although my husband still has 3 at 37 and doesn’t realise how lucky he is.

I was 17. Never met my Dad's dad - he died a few years before I was born.

40. One died before I was born, I was lucky to have the others all well into adulthood. My cousins had lost all theirs in their teens which really sucks.

21, my dads dad died before I was born. Mums mum when i was 13, her dad when I was 17. My husband is 44 and his nan is still alive, she's 99. I find it incredible when I meet adults who have more than 1 grandparent living. It's pretty rare in my experience.

I was four when my paternal grandmother died. I have no memories of her. All 3 of my other grandparents had died way before I was born.

Both my Grandads were dead before I was born, then my lovely maternal Grandma died when I was 10, my awful paternal Grandma died when I was 18.

However I was lucky enough to adopt my Dh's Grandad as my own who told me to call him Grandad when I first met him. Such a lovely chap. He died when I was 37.

I'm 39 and I lost one grandma last year. My other one is still alive, in her 80s. My biological parents were teenagers when I was born, which probably explains it.

I lost my adoptive grandmas when I was 15 and 17.

18. Had lost all but one by my ninth birthday.

Paternal Grandad died when I was 4 yrs old. My dad was the youngest of a big family, so his dad was quite old when he was born.

Paternal Gran died when I was 16.

Maternal Gran (my closest and most loved) died when I was 26, a year before my first child was born. I still miss her so very much in my 40s.

Maternal grandad died when I was 32.

24. I knew 3 of mine and the first one I knew died when I was 14. I adored all of mine and still miss them. I’m so sad my DCs never knew them.

My Dad’s Mum died the day before I was born. My Dad’s Sister was 11 years older than him and she was like a Grandmother to me. She died when I was in my early 40s and so she knew both of my DCs. I feel so lucky to have had her in my life for longer. She was a lovely lady.

19. I’d never met one, lost one at 9 and lost my favourite one at 17.

DH is 38 and we’re due to celebrate his DGM’s 90th soon. She’s been in my life for 18 years so by the time we lose her I imagine I’ll have had her longer than any of my own DGP’s.

I often think my own DC are very lucky to have all 4 DGP’s, all in good health and hopefully around for another couple of decades. It’s a very special relationship between children and their GP’s. 💜

I had all four until I was 35, when DGD died. The remaining three are still with us and I'm 39. They're all 90 now, bless them, and one is in a home because of her dementia. Sadly we don't think she'll last much longer. My paternal GM though is the most tenacious, stubborn person I know, she'll outlive us all.

26. They were all in their late eighties or older.

in my experience it’s better to have lost your GPs young so at least you have good memories of them. The ones who lingered the longest into my adulthood were a shadow of themselves

13 when I lost my gran
33 when I lost my nana last year
Never met my grans husband he died young.

And my other grandad still here but doesn't seem to well since he lost my nana