Ancestry.co.uk is free to use this weekend so been having a surf round. There was a rumour that my paternal grandmother's side of the family was Welsh in origin from a couple of generations back, but I am delighted to discover that Rosie Perkins' family were Labourers from darkest Limehouse...
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Campo
Stevenage Dave
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Not Welsh
Stevenage Dave- Boot Cleaner
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Re: Not Welsh
But my Great, Great Granny was from Bermondsey....
Jiggs- 1st team
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Hmmmmm, not enough generations have passed for changes in the gene pool to completely eradicate this problem Dave.
Was Great, Great Granny from Mum or Dad's side?
Was Great, Great Granny from Mum or Dad's side?
Stevenage Dave- Boot Cleaner
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Mum's side, and she wasn't born there, just lived there during one Census - doing missionary work amongst the savages, I reckon...
Charlie Ham- 1st Team Bench
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Best keep away from sheep Dave.
Jiggs- 1st team
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If it wasn't missionary work, she would have been taken against her will, no doubt about it ......... A ransom involved too I'll bet ..... dirty south London bandits!
mottinghammer- 1st Team Bench
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Right result not being Welsh or coming from pikey land!!!
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My dad was born in Leeds, his parents were 'northern'.
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Campo- 1st team
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Re: Not Welsh
Mrs Campo done this a while ago
Mothers side were all from the east end ,pub landlords and other general workers
Dads side from the east end if we look back far enough.... shipped to Oz
Mothers side were all from the east end ,pub landlords and other general workers
Dads side from the east end if we look back far enough.... shipped to Oz