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What were your great grandfathers called?

235 replies

salharg · 25/06/2022 19:25

Following on from the grandmother thread, also looking for an old fashioned name for DS

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GarethKeenan · 26/06/2022 04:34

Joseph
Arthur
Thomas
Edward

Longt · 26/06/2022 04:42

William in my mum’s mum’s side.
realised I don’t actually know any of the others !

BasiliskStare · 26/06/2022 04:48

Francis and Charles

VivienneDelacroix · 26/06/2022 05:49

All four of mine were called William!
Born around 1890s.

Loulou1712 · 26/06/2022 05:54

George
John
Wilfred
Unsure on the 4th

Interestingly we've chosen wilfred (wilf) for ds1 due later this year before knowing of the family connection.

FindingMeno · 26/06/2022 06:21

One was Ezekiel but I have no idea with the others.

Ouchmytoe100 · 26/06/2022 07:10

Robert and Frederick

sanityisamyth · 26/06/2022 07:13

No idea!

Sunflowerdroop · 26/06/2022 07:20

William, Frederick, Samuel and John

ItsSnowJokes · 26/06/2022 07:21

Archibald

CaffiSaliMali · 26/06/2022 07:31

Thomas
William
Jack
Huw

Mumofgirls2017 · 26/06/2022 07:48

Herbert, Frederick, Arthur, William

RedRobyn2021 · 26/06/2022 08:06

My grandfather was called Ken, don't ask about my fathers side because I do not know unfortunately

RedRobyn2021 · 26/06/2022 08:09

My great grandfather on my mothers side was called Oliver too. Sorry didn't realise we were doing the greats too 😂

waitingpatientlyforspring · 26/06/2022 08:14

George, Joseph, John (I think) and I can't remember the other one.

HopeForTheBest1 · 26/06/2022 08:22

Frederick
Jack
Alexander
James

SpringIntoChaos · 26/06/2022 08:28

Agar (paternal)
William (maternal)

Not sure Agar will EVER make a come-back...but it's a pretty splendid moniker 🤣🤣🤣

elfycat · 26/06/2022 08:34

Lyle
Leo
Neville
Donald

knickersniff · 26/06/2022 08:43

Leonard & Robert

AllThingsServeTheBeam · 26/06/2022 08:44

Norman and Clearance. Don't know the other 2

Redrosesandsunsets · 26/06/2022 08:50

James
John
Thomas
Arthur

DjoChateaux · 26/06/2022 08:52

All my great grandfathers on both sides and both grandfathers were called William/Bill. Very popular in the West Midlands in the 1900's apparently.

CoodleMoodle · 26/06/2022 08:54

Francis
William
George
Erich (with an H, he was German)

crossstitchingnana · 26/06/2022 08:58

This thread has got me thinking, I have no idea what their names were. I shall be asking my parents.

MooseBreath · 26/06/2022 09:13

Daniel
Harry
Joseph
William

All seem fairly standard these days.

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