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What are/were your Grandmothers called?

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MrsFoxPlus4 · 12/09/2018 02:12

Following from the grandad thread because it’s fascinating.

I had a granny Jessie.
Nana Elizabeth & Nancy.
Great gran Cecilia & Bessie but I can’t temebe Bessie’s full name.

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Pinkgin50 · 12/09/2018 15:57

Constance (Connie) and Lily

schnubbins · 12/09/2018 15:58

Mary and Mary

ZaZathecat · 12/09/2018 15:59

Violet (1903) and Annie (1905)

JiltedJohnsJulie · 12/09/2018 16:01

Hannah and Ada.

OnNaturesCourse · 12/09/2018 16:08

Elizabeth
Christina Mary

Great grandma there too.

SirSidneyRuffDiamond · 12/09/2018 16:11

Mine were:
Daisy Florence
Gladys Myrtle
Both born in 1908

DH's were:
Kathleen Ann (Kit)
Dorothy Maude
Born in 1911 and 1908 respectively

Corneliusmurphy · 12/09/2018 16:11

Annie and Florence
DPs are Doris and Rosemary

Dinosaursdontgrowontrees · 12/09/2018 16:15

Grace Elisabeth (1921) and Jean Florence (1919)

PippilottaLongstocking · 12/09/2018 16:16

Muriel and Sally

Juanbablo · 12/09/2018 16:17

Janet Mary born 1933
Maureen Anne born 1940

Cheripie64 · 12/09/2018 16:19

Mums mum- Alice
Dads mum - Violet
Mums dad - Herbert
Dads dad - Charles

Juanbablo · 12/09/2018 16:19

Dh's nan was called Winifred. There are loads of Winifred's on this thread! It must have been a popular name.

DollyTots · 12/09/2018 16:22

Doreen and Denise

Rhodes2015again · 12/09/2018 16:25

Elsie and Mavis

EssJayyCee · 12/09/2018 16:29

Patricia (Paddy)
Mavis

LeslieLR · 12/09/2018 16:31

Jeanne & Gabrielle (both French)
Jeanne always hated her first name so she's asked to be called Janine since her teenage years. Her sister was called Corentine, very traditional name from Brittany.

Bacciferous · 12/09/2018 16:36

Eileen and Bridget

n0ne · 12/09/2018 16:50

Doris and Cecile

ChimpyChops · 12/09/2018 16:51

Florence Maud and Emma.
Great grans were Emma Winifred and Alice.

ChimpyChops · 12/09/2018 16:51

No, Winifred Emma

BlackLambAndGreyFalcon · 12/09/2018 16:51

Between me and dh:

Carin Margareta
Edna elsie
Joan (No middle name)
Xenia

Bluelonerose · 12/09/2018 16:56

Joyce and Marie

thismeansnothing · 12/09/2018 16:57

Dorothy. Don't know about my other grandma

DHs was called Emily which is DDs middle name

Marmite27 · 12/09/2018 16:58

Margaret and Doris.

HPLikecraft · 12/09/2018 17:00

Catherine (known as Kay)
and Violet.

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