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Have your dc got great grandparents still alive?

153 replies

elliejjtiny · 10/05/2022 16:02

I was lucky enough to be able to choose to have my eldest dc fairly young. DH was 13 when his last great grandparent died. My DS1 is now nearly 16 with one great grandparent still alive. I think this is amazing as all my great grandparents died before I was born and by the time I was DS1's age I only had 1 grandparent still alive. Just wondering if anyone else or their dc still have/had great grandparents still alive when they were older than 15?

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AllThingsServeTheBeam · 10/05/2022 16:39

They had 4 until recently. Now they have 3 but the 3 they have are all fit and healthy 84 and 85 year olds. My nan has them for tea once a week and they rota weekends and 1 stops over night 1 week and the other the next

imnotwhoyouthinkiam · 10/05/2022 16:41

I just remembered that my Grandad is a great-great-grandad.

Hes a dad of 2. (In their 60s)
Grandad to 7. (Ages 10? - 41?*)
Great-grandad to 9. (Ages 4-21)
Great Great Grandad to 1. (Aged 2)

*not 100% sure how old my cousins are!

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NerrSnerr · 10/05/2022 16:43

I had one great grandparent who died when I was about 8 or 9. All my grandparents died in their 60s and 70s and all passed away years before I had children. My husband's grandparents all died 20 years ago or longer too.

My children have lost one grandparent (my step dad) but the other 5 are all fighting fit (ish) at the moment.

cadburyegg · 10/05/2022 16:44

Nope. Both my grandfathers died before I was born, my maternal grandma died when I was a toddler and paternal grandma when I was 16. On my ex's side, his paternal grandma died before he was born, and all of the others died before the DC were born.

They don't have all their grandparents, my dad died last year when the DC were 6 and 3, neither of them had seen him for nearly a year before his death due to him being in a nursing home (advanced dementia) and the restrictions meant they couldn't visit. DS2 won't remember him at all and I'd be surprised if DS1 did tbh

Fupoffyagrasshole · 10/05/2022 16:47

My great granny only died when I was 25!!

Ithinkwemightgetaholiday · 10/05/2022 16:47

DD is 18 and has a great grandma on DH side. Otherwise both my DC have 3 other grand parents.

axolotlfloof · 10/05/2022 16:51

My teenagers have a GGD. His other great grandchildren are in their 20s so they are lucky to have had him for so long.
I didn't even meet my Mum's Dad (died when she was 16), so even having grandparents is pretty amazing to me.
DH's family are long livers though (he had a full set of grandparents when I met him).

Sniffypete · 10/05/2022 16:51

When dd was born she had a grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great grandmother on one side. and a grandmother and great-grandmother on the other side.

Now though she only has a grandmother and great grandmother left.

TheCanyon · 10/05/2022 16:51

My maternal grandad died 15 years ago, maternal gran 5 years ago, paternal gran 2 months ago. Both dhs parents were adopted, not sure when their adopted parents died.

Only have (step) grandad left. My dc didn't/don't really know any of them due to distance.

I remember being utterly devastated when my great grandad Bob died when I was 10.

TeacupDrama · 10/05/2022 16:51

when I was born I had 2 great grandparents on my mothers side one died when I was 3 the other when I was 13, my Mother was 21 when I was born

DH and I were much older when DD was born so my daughter had 1 great grand parent when born died when she was about 18 months old , she is now 12 and only has 1 grandparent alive - my mother. my DH's father died when DH was 14, Dd was 7 when her granny died aged 91 and 12 when her grandpa died aged 98 so at least she knew someone who was actually involved in WWII

I think if you have kids in your 20's great grandparents are common if you are 40 they are very rare

dizzydizzydizzy · 10/05/2022 16:53

My DCs had 2 grandparents and 3 great grandparents at birth. All dead now, except grandma

However, when I was born all my grandparents and great grandparents were alive. My two grandmas have only just died and one of my great grandmas lived until I was about 30.

Dontlickthetrolley · 10/05/2022 16:54

My Grandad will be 100 next year, his oldest great granchild is 25 and by the end of the year will be a great great grandad.

AnneShirleysNewDress · 10/05/2022 16:54

Yes, a Great Grandad on my side and a Great Gran on DP's side. My own Great Granny died when I was 21.

Ringmaster27 · 10/05/2022 16:55

My DCs are incredibly lucky to have most of their great grandparents still alive!
I’m the youngest grandchild on my maternal side (late 20’s) and both my maternal grandparents are still with us.
My paternal grandmother isn’t in great health, but is still here. Lost my paternal grandad in my teens.
On my exH’s side, they still have both great grandmother’s still alive. ExH’s paternal grandfather died around 12 years ago, and his maternal grandfather died 5 years ago.

ResentfulLemon · 10/05/2022 16:57

My gran has just welcome her first great, great grandchild into the world. My children only have one great grandparent between both families though.

cptartapp · 10/05/2022 16:59

Until they were 13 and 11 they had their GGM. They remember their GGF too, her husband who died five years earlier. They were married for 66 years.
I was 44 when my last GP died. Also my last parent six months later.

TonksInPurple · 10/05/2022 17:00

Not here if lost all three gp who were alive when I was born by 18 through a combination of two dying young of cancer (one before I was born) and two who were very old parents/gps.

evilharpy · 10/05/2022 17:01

Sadly not. I never had a living grandparent till I met my husband and his grandma (his last living grandparent) adopted me as her own grandchild. She died the year before my daughter was born. I wish they could have met.

My dad was 83 when he died and my daughter would have been nearly 4. She remembers him (although I wonder how much of it is just remembering the "idea" of him" as I chat to her about him a lot). The other three are all still with us.

SickAndTiredAgain · 10/05/2022 17:06

Yes, 7 plus 2 step great grandparents.

dkedm15 · 10/05/2022 17:27

We're expecting our first DD this September and baby will have one great grandma and one great great grandma (both of their first great/great great grandchildren)! The great great grandma was thrilled because she thought she was the first in the care home to be promoted to double great before anyone else and was fuming someone had pipped her to it 🤣 xx

TigerRag · 10/05/2022 17:39

I only knew my great great grandma. She died when I was 16.

AntarcticTern · 10/05/2022 17:40

No, my DC's last surviving great grandparent died on the same day that DC1 was born!

They do have all their grandparents though.

Natsku · 10/05/2022 17:48

My OH's grandmother is still alive, although the children call her mummo (grandma) rather than great-grandmother but she's really getting on now and I don't think she'll last that much longer. There's also a couple of relatives of OH's stepdad that are the generation before him (we saw them at the weekend and DS had the best time sitting and chatting with them - its so nice)

BogRollBOGOF · 10/05/2022 17:48

I had a great-grandparent until 22.

DCs had a full set of maternal great-grandparents at birth. They're now down to their two great-grandmas at 9/ 11.

Their great grandmas are younger than their paternal grandma!

They went to the memorial service of their great, great, great uncle- my great grandma's brother who was a good number of years younger. My family specialises in generation busting age gaps.

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