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What where/are your Grandmothers called?

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Greenandcabbagelooking · 19/01/2019 21:42

Inspired by the Grandad thread!

Mine were Elizabeth and Hilda. One is a great name that I'd use, the other not so much.

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ilovepixie · 19/01/2019 22:54

Martha and Ruth

ChardonnaysPrettySister · 19/01/2019 22:54

Ottilia and Leni

gentlyscented · 19/01/2019 22:54

Militza (she went by the name Millie. And the other is Maureen

Scoose · 19/01/2019 22:54

Kathleen and Vera

LadyofDispleasure · 19/01/2019 22:54

Elsie and Vera

violeticecream · 19/01/2019 22:55

Doris Winifred and Lillian Maude

Redshoeblueshoe · 19/01/2019 22:56

Mine were Elizabeth and Christine, I wish we had all put the years they were born, mine would have been late 1800's Shock
Yes I am old 🍷

wendywoopywoo222 · 19/01/2019 22:56

Clara and Lena.

MelanieCheeks · 19/01/2019 22:56

Barbara and Maud.

FrenchyQ · 19/01/2019 22:56

Doreen and Mary

Starlighting888 · 19/01/2019 22:57

Hazel and Winifred (Winnie)

GoJohnnyGoGoGoGo · 19/01/2019 22:57

Audrey and Elizabeth

ivykaty44 · 19/01/2019 22:57

Gramma and granny

EspressoPatronum · 19/01/2019 22:58

Janet

Don't know my dad's mum's name, they did not get on...

buttonup26 · 19/01/2019 22:58

Jennie and Jessie

ilovesooty · 19/01/2019 23:01

Florence and Dorathea

Jiggins · 19/01/2019 23:04

Grace and Lena. Both born in the 1890s.

All my grandparents were born in the late Victorian period which is weird because I'm only in my late thirties.

donkey86 · 19/01/2019 23:05

Kathleen (always Kay) and Dorothy

EskiVodkaCranberry · 19/01/2019 23:05

Mary and Emily (pem)

Dollymac · 19/01/2019 23:05

Dorothy. Dolly always though!

Dollymac · 19/01/2019 23:06

Oh and Iris.

Frankley · 19/01/2019 23:07

Dapplegrey A girl when l was at school was called Sydney. ( Am wondering if this was your Gran as it was a long time ago as l am getting old!)

redredrobins · 19/01/2019 23:09

Annie and Ellen

penelopepig · 19/01/2019 23:11

Josy and Marjorie :)

Lunde · 19/01/2019 23:11

Annie and Agnes