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To ask if anyone past 30 still has a full set of grandparents?

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ComposHatComesBack · 24/04/2015 11:45

I'm mid 30s and have one grandparent left. Most people I know of a similar age are in a similar boat 0-2 grandparents still alive.

Out of curiosity really, has anyone been lucky enough to have made it past 30 with the 'full set' of two grandfathers and grandmothers?

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jenesuisplus · 24/08/2019 09:34

All grandparents, 4 great grandmothers, 1 great grandad and a great great grandmother at birth. 35 now and I have both grandmother's and 1 grandad still.

adaline · 24/08/2019 09:34

I've had no grandparents since I was 25.

Butterfly02 · 24/08/2019 09:35

I had 2 great grandads, 2 greatgrandmas and two grandmas and a grandad when I was born - aged 8 lost first one I'm 40s now just have the one left. I've always counted myself very lucky to,have known them.

Cerseilannisterinthesnow · 24/08/2019 09:37

I’m 31 and have 2 full sets of grandparents in their 70s

Butchyrestingface · 24/08/2019 09:40

I’m 40.

3 alive when I was born.
All dead by the time I was 27.

Craig86 · 08/05/2023 09:03

I’m nearly 37 years old and still lucky enough to have all my grandparents still alive who are all in their mid 80s

Kaaplumff · 08/05/2023 09:05

Both my grandpas passed when I was quite young, my granny passed away recently and the other one I don't talk to because she's abusive to my dad. So no grandparents for me in early 30s.

RocketIceLollie · 08/05/2023 09:10

Lost one Grandad before I was born. His wife then died when I was in primary school age. My other Grandad died before I was 28 and then my gran died when I was 31. She managed to meet my first child.

CheersForThatEh · 08/05/2023 09:15

This has been quite an eye opening thread for me as I hadnt realised that I'd been assuming anyone with grandparents in their 30s was an outlier.

I was born without 2 grandparents and the remainder died before I was 5 & 15.

My husband lost his surviving grandparent at 35.

My son has already lost one before he was born. He has 2 step-grandparents though so overall he has 5 who worship him :)

bruffin · 08/05/2023 13:48

I had 3 grandparents when I was born and all died by 15,
My DC only had 3 grandparents and they were 17 and 19 when their last GP died

elliejjtiny · 08/05/2023 14:57

I'm 41 and have 1 grandad left, he's 95. I feel very lucky to have him still here. When I met dh he still had all 4 grandparents so for a few months I had a full set of grandparent in laws.

LadyFlumpalot · 08/05/2023 16:44

LadyFlumpalot · 24/04/2015 16:38

Yes - and three steps still living as well. I'm very lucky

I posted this on this thread in 2015. By the end of 2018 I'd not only lost all my grandparents, but also two aunts and my mum. Things can change in a heartbeat.

WeeBenny · 08/05/2023 16:50

My DS 14 had a great great grandma and grandad when he was born. They died when he was 5 and 9.

s0s0rry · 08/05/2023 16:59

Nope. Paternal grandparents had passed away whilst my Dad was a teen.
My Nan when I was 13 and my Grandad when I was 18. They were in their 50s and 60s.

AlwaysAuntie · 08/05/2023 17:00

Only ever knew on set of grandparents and both of them are now gone.

FarmGirl78 · 08/05/2023 17:13

I made it to 30 with 2 Nans and 1 Grandad. I got to 40 with my Nan and Grandad still alive, them having been married 72 years.

I'm now 45 and my last remaining Nan passed last year at 94.

A colleague from work lost her last grandparent when she was about 54ish, and a grandparent herself.

HarrietPoole · 08/05/2023 18:16

Didn't even have a full set of parents by then.
Both grandfathers died before I was born, grandmothers at 13 and 19 respectively, and my mum at 26.

Sapphire387 · 08/05/2023 18:29

I'm 37. My step grandad is still alive; he was sixteen years younger than my grandma, mind.

I only ever had my dad's parents (and respective spouses) anyway.

TooExtraImmatureCheddar · 09/05/2023 07:53

I did. Grandpa died last April when I was 38. The other three are still going strong, touch wood, at 80, 82 and 86.

I had two of my great grandfathers and three of my great-grannies until I was 9. Four lived until I was 17, and my last great grandparent died in 2013 at the age of 102.

TooExtraImmatureCheddar · 09/05/2023 07:54

And in fact my daughter met her great-great granny and we have a photo of the five generations.

Sleeepdeprived · 09/05/2023 08:10

I’m early 30s and have all 4 grandparents. I am so, so lucky and never take them for granted.

One of my grandads has recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer so is unlikely to make it until the end of the year but has also just started on a brand new drug that can slow the growth so I could have my full set for some time more 🤞🤞🤞

Panda89 · 09/05/2023 08:14

I had a full set when I was 30, my grandad died when I was 31.
I'm 33 now and the other 3 are still going strong, they are all around 85/86.

Woahtherehoney · 09/05/2023 08:18

I lost my last grandparent in 2020 - my Nan (maternal grandparent) was 90 and I was 29 so all gone before 30. She was my best friend and I was devastated.

My maternal grandad passed away when I was 3. Didn’t know my paternal grandfather, he died about 10 years ago and my paternal grandmother died before I was born.

My DP lost both paternal grandparents when he was young, and both maternal grandparents died last year when he was 33 so he did but now has none at all at 34.

Methe · 16/05/2023 22:24

8 years after my first post on this thread, and at the age of 43, I still
have both on one side. We’re celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary in a few weeks ❤️

JSU1993 · 03/06/2025 17:03

I'm 32 and still have all 4 grandparents. I actually just found this website by Googling how common that is, and now it feels very special and I'm really appreciative of them and all the memories we continue to have together. So much so that I felt the need to make an account just to comment.

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