Have your dc got great grandparents still alive?

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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?

Yes, DC have only ever had 1 GGP, who is still going at 91. Sadly only 2 GPs left.

Yes, they have a great- grandma, but she’s 89 and I would be surprised if she was still alive in 4 or 8 years when they are 15. All their grandparents are still alive, but only one parent.

None on DHs side but 3 on mine, was 4 until earlier this year. The remaining 3 are in their 80s but all in decent health so will hopefully live to see my cousins and siblings have children in the coming years too.

I had one great grandparent as a child and she died when I was 10. I have so many amazing memories with her I'm glad my DC can have similar great grandparent relationships.

No, only one was still alive when they were born md she died when ds1 was 3.5y and ds2 was 1w.

My eldest had 3 GGP when she was born, one passed within 2 years (her younger sibling never met them), the next whilst she was in her teens and the last when she was at uni. All on my side, all DH had passed before he finished uni and I didn't even meet them.
I can just about remember one of my GGP but it is a hazy memory as I had not started school before they passed.
My GM, DM and I all had our first born in our mid 20s so it isn't too much of a stretch.
My SIL still has 2 living GP and her eldest turns 16 this year.

Ds is 21 now and my grandmother died when he was 5 and my grandad when he was 8.

Sadly not. DD had two when she was born but they both died before she was 18 months old.

One of eight. DS1 had two of eight but the younger ones just have the one. He is 13 and hard to tell if his great grandfather will still be alive in two years as he's in his 90s now and not in the best health.

We have my DH Nan who is 92 and still going. We lost my last grandparent in March.

The idea of knowing your great grandparents is amazing to me - my family go in for long generation gaps so my own great grandparents were actual victorians (and I'm only 39) and my grandparents had all died almost 20 years before my eldest child was born.

All three of mine do! All now adults and granny still with us.

it’s not unheard of.

I'm 31 and my great grandma is still alive. She's 97.

So my children (aged 5 and 2) have a great great grandparent, and 7 great grandparents.

Our girls (18 & 12) have 3 great grandparents alive (my grandfather died just before my second child was born) & all grandparents alive. My Nan is a Great Great Nan now.

I also grew up with two of my Great Grandmas both lived till I was 16/18.

I know I’ve been very lucky to have grown up with grandparents & great grandparents. My husband never met his Mums parents as they passed away before he was born. And his Dad father also had passed away - he was close to his Granny but she died when he was around 15.

I was 18 when my last great grandmother died. My parents had me in their 30s so I think thats reasonable. I didn't lose my Grandmothers until I was in my 40s either.

I don't have any parents, and all my grandparents have died, the last two in 2000 and 2002

but I do have a great uncle and aunt that are still alive, married to each other and in their 90s. They are great, great great uncle and aunt to my grandson

My two eldest children had a great grandma on both sides when they were born. My Nana died a few days before my youngest was born so he has only ever known one great grandparent. My children were 2.6, 4.4 and 4.9 when she died. I often think how sad it is as they are now 16, 18 and 21 and she would have been so proud to see how well they have done.

I was 36 when my Nana died. She was 44 when I was born.

Yes, she's 8 1/2 months and has 3 Great Grandmothers still alive, she did have one great grandad when she was born but sadly he's passed away since.

not my kids but my grandchildren do

My children had 3 great grand parents up until last year now they only have 1 on my side of the family.
Dd is 15 now

Dc1 had a great grandparent alive until he was 20, and a great great grandparent until he was 18.

Younger DC's were 7 and 6 when their great grandparent died and 5 and 4 when great great grandparent passed.

Both grandparents were women, on different sides of the family.

My little 5 year old girl did until a month ago, my dear Nan passed away. Still feels surreal but I am so happy she got to meet 4 great grandchildren 😊

My DS7 knows one of his GGP. I never knew mine didn't even know all my grand parents.

My great grandmother - the only one I ever had living in my lifetime- died when I was 18. My mum, now in her 60s, also had a great grandmother until she was 18. My dad, now in his 70s, had a great grandmother and grandfather father around until he was 19.

My two aged 4 and 6 have one living GGrandmother who is aged 92… the other died when they were 2 and 4 (and she was 88). Both GGrandfathers died before they were born, although they have a living step GGrandfather. He was their GGrandmas toy boy though, so he’s about a generation younger and only in his late 70s.

Just asked my husband, he never had any of his great grandparents alive in his lifetime.

To add, I met both of my mums grandparents, knew both of her parents. My dad's grandmother died when I was about 22 although I never met his grandad.

Exh grandma passed 3 years ago, I was in my 40s!

DD has a great grandparent who will be 103 next month