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What were your grandparents called?

474 replies

Oopsie · 12/06/2011 15:50

I'm looking for some good oldie names.

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Sheepasaurus · 13/06/2011 22:31

Terence (Terry) & Hazel
Stanley (Stan) & Audrey

Audrey's mother was Maud.

I do like the name Hazel and would consider using it as a middle name.

duffybeatmetoit · 13/06/2011 22:38

Elizabeth, Bertram, Mabel, Arthur

Jux · 13/06/2011 22:40

Cynthia and Frederick
Marion (Alison) and Frederick

Funnily enough, I had never noticed that both GFs had the same name. Both died long before I was born, and dad's mum barely spoke to me and certainly never mentioned her second husband, let alone her first.

EttiKetti · 13/06/2011 22:45

Been doing some genealogy recently.so know we have names like....
Peggy/Marjorie
Vera
Horace
Alfred
Esme
Caroline
Henry
Rowland
Elsie
Emma
William
Harriet
Henrietta

emmanumber3 · 13/06/2011 22:47

Jack & Nora
Charles & Elsie

DH's were:-

Joseph & Louisa
Walter & Minnie/Violet (Minnie died very young & Violet was FIL's younger siblings' mother).

FebreezeYourJeans · 13/06/2011 22:47

Lewis and Winifred
Leah and Reginald

Asinine · 13/06/2011 22:55

Kitty
Charles
George
John
Stewart
James
Mary
Theadora
Emma
Jessie
Ross
Alexander
Cairine
Margaret
Patricia
Edward

Not all grand parents, but from last few generations.

BadRoly · 13/06/2011 22:57

Eileen Muriel
Eric Alfred
Beatrice
William Ernest (known as Ernie)

MabliD · 13/06/2011 22:57

Mine:

Florence Edith and Clifford
Doreen and Trevor

DH's:

David (Dai) Caledfryn and Glenys Shelia
Irene and Huw

Great-grandparents (mine) all born between 1890 and 1901:

Elsie Maud and Rupert
Elsie May and Joseph Robert
Beatrice Elizabeth and Charles Eli (Eli)
Harry and Annie

BillyJoel · 13/06/2011 22:58

Sam & Minnie
Jim & Mollie

Isthreetoomany · 13/06/2011 23:02

Ronald and Audrey
George and Margaret

UndiscoveredApprentice · 13/06/2011 23:06

Allan, Elizabeth, Jane and John.

pigletmania · 13/06/2011 23:19

My friends called there children:

Stanley George
Audry
Elsie

bosch · 13/06/2011 23:26

What a lovely thread. I do love real names with real spellings!
Mine are Gertrude and Leonard, and Jennie and John.
Don't know what dh's are, must find out for the children's sake (ie to give them a laugh. They're going to love Gertrude - both Gertie and Trudie to her friends - aren't they!)

Keziahhopes · 13/06/2011 23:46

Herbert, Horace, Constance ,Ethel

ggirl · 13/06/2011 23:50

Agnes and Robert
Elizabeth and Andrew

other names a few generations back are
Thomasina and Alexandrina

delphinedownunder · 14/06/2011 01:47

Albert, Florence, William, Dorothy. Great aunts and uncles include Sidney, Henry, Marjorie, Reginald, Mary, Clarence, Clara, Margaret, Barry, Ethel

PurpleLostPrincess · 14/06/2011 02:33

Ernest and Emmeline
Daniel and Margaret

My middle name is Emmeline taken from my Nanny, and DD2 also has it as a middle name Smile

LeoTheLateBloomer · 14/06/2011 06:22

John and Mary
Nicholas and Dorothy
Patrick and Beryl

Some great names here Smile

samoa · 14/06/2011 06:47

William and Ann
Thomas and Dinah.

My greatgrandmother was called Queenie.

Ziggimajiggi · 14/06/2011 08:08

Iris and William
Althea and Charles
My great grandmother was fionuella

Beans33 · 14/06/2011 08:32

Joan and John
Norman and Desiree (yes, as in potato), known as Dizzy

CLS101 · 14/06/2011 08:36

Janet & Peter
Nan Kay & Hubert (Nan K has another (totally unrelated) name but unsure what it is? Hubert is step, not sure what my biological grand dads name was?)
Also I have Ann & Sid my step dads parents and tbh the best grandparents ever Grin

No idea on OH!

LittleDonkin · 14/06/2011 09:00

Reginald, Beatrice, Joan, Albert

EmHeg · 14/06/2011 09:30

My grandparents were Doreen & Ernest (the latter due a revival I think but not so Doreen!); Lily and Martin. Good luck!

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