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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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Bluntness100 · 12/09/2018 17:06

Filomena and Amelia,

CoodleMoodle · 12/09/2018 17:07

Paternal: Barbara Joan.

Maternal: Ruth Brunhilde. She was German, and in Germany they called her Brunhilde Ruth. I'm fairly certain that was the "correct" way around, IE what was on her birth certificate. She lived a lot of her life in Scotland as well, and was known as Bonnie among my Scottish relatives (via DGF) and friends.

jaynelovesagathachristie · 12/09/2018 17:07

Both Margaret one was Margaret rosemary

passwordfailure · 12/09/2018 17:13

Everyone was called Margaret and all it's variants!

Rebecca36 · 12/09/2018 17:14

Emma and Ellen

OnlyBeeInYourBonnet · 12/09/2018 17:14

Valerie Jean and Elizabeth. Great grandma was Beatrice Ivy...probably quite a popular name combination now.

buttonup26 · 12/09/2018 17:14

Jessie and Jennie

NotMrsTumble · 12/09/2018 17:16

Their first and middle names:
Gladys
Rose
Hilda
Mary

rosettesforjill · 12/09/2018 17:24

Massively outing because it's so unusual, but she was one of nine so I think they were running out of names... Tanis!

My other grandma was Gabrielle Smile

TooExtraImmatureCheddar · 12/09/2018 17:24

Grandmothers Carole and Patricia
Great-grandmothers Nora, Jess, Lilian and I think the last one was either Catherine or Caroline but I’m not sure.

kshaw · 12/09/2018 17:26

Margaret may
Gloria

Great grandmas - Lena, faith and Charlotte

Dd got May as her middle name

dracolovesharry · 12/09/2018 17:30

Ethel Lilian and Hilda Joyce.

I'm doing family tree at the moment and there are lots of Henrietta.

dontcallmelen · 12/09/2018 17:35

My paternal GM Julie, which was quite unusual I think she was born about 1904.
Maternal GM Violet.
Dh were Kathleen & Helena.

Cobblersandhogwash · 12/09/2018 17:37

Dilys (Welsh) and Gertrude (German)

InteriorLulu · 12/09/2018 17:38

Dorothy, known as Dot
Doris, known as Dulcie

frightenedrabbits · 12/09/2018 17:39

Rosemary
Elizabeth

stabbybitch · 12/09/2018 17:39

Kathleen
Hazel

HainaultViaNewburyPark · 12/09/2018 17:40

Caroline Mary and Eileen Winifred.

IthinkIsawahairbrushbackthere · 12/09/2018 17:42

My grandmothers were Lydia and Lucy Helen. Without consulting the family tree I only know the names of two gt grandmothers - Mary Ann and Eliza.

Grreat · 12/09/2018 17:44

Dorothy
Joan

Step-grandmother was named Ruby

IllBeAtTheBarIfYouNeedMe · 12/09/2018 17:47

Ethel known as Maude
Joyce known as Mary

Sparrowlegs248 · 12/09/2018 17:49

Bertha and Cecilia.

LightDrizzle · 12/09/2018 17:50

Grandmas: Winnifred & Vera
Both born early 1900s

thesockgap · 12/09/2018 17:50

Mildred and Alice

Both of their mothers were called Annie!

Chocolatecoffeeaddict · 12/09/2018 17:57

Madge and Philomena

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