Originally Posted by Rosgirl:
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:
Originally Posted by Baz:
tis bazzy
Her eyes are going now Ros ..along with her knees ! 
shut it
bazzy is such a meanie dammmmee
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:
Originally Posted by Baz:
That's good 
I hit a brick wall cos my great great grandparents came from Ireland ....and the records are sparse But I do know my great , great grandad was killed in a railway accident ....and I have got my dads army records
she struggled with Ireland too Baz .....not good at keeping records were they 
No ....
Originally Posted by Sprout:
Originally Posted by Rosgirl:
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:
Originally Posted by Baz:
I have done one side , back to the mid 1800s ...
Dolly's done one side and half of the other of our grandparent, I just accept it when she's finished she's got as far as early 1700 on the McKinney side.
wow -I did start - traced mums side to the Lake district Salford and Glossop with some Irish but not got any further
Aww have to go on...if you can
I intend to sprooty - its just time - oh a lot in Bristol as well
Originally Posted by Sprout:
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:
Dolly's son was partying with Paul cook and Matt Damon in Beijing the other night
I'm on about Paul Cook the designer......but Matt Damon, it must be great working for Timeout.......he's always partying
Originally Posted by Rosgirl:
Originally Posted by Sprout:
Originally Posted by Rosgirl:
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:
Originally Posted by Baz:
I have done one side , back to the mid 1800s ...
Dolly's done one side and half of the other of our grandparent, I just accept it when she's finished she's got as far as early 1700 on the McKinney side.
wow -I did start - traced mums side to the Lake district Salford and Glossop with some Irish but not got any further
Aww have to go on...if you can
I intend to sprooty - its just time - oh a lot in Bristol as well
Originally Posted by Baz:
I also have some paperwork , poems etc. that he brought home from the prisoner of war camp ...
we have one of granddads medals........that's how we traced his army records and found out he wasn't a bloody cook in the Great war like he always said
Originally Posted by Baz:
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:
Originally Posted by Baz:
That's good I hit a brick wall cos my great great grandparents came from Ireland ....and the records are sparse But I do know my great , great grandad was killed in a railway accident ....and I have got my dads army records
she struggled with Ireland too Baz .....not good at keeping records were they
No ....
my grandad on mum's side had connections with Ireland as well - the census showed him staying as a house guest in Glossop
I ripped up Ukip stuff that came through my door
Originally Posted by Rosgirl:
wow -I did start - traced mums side to the Lake district Salford and Glossop with some Irish but not got any further
hiya cuz you must try and go further Ros
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:
Originally Posted by Baz:
I also have some paperwork , poems etc. that he brought home from the prisoner of war camp ...
we have one of granddads medals........that's how we traced his army records and found out he wasn't a bloody cook in the Great war like he always said
My great , great , was killed in a town/ railway near Ros 
Originally Posted by Baz:
Originally Posted by Rosgirl:
Originally Posted by Baz:
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:
Originally Posted by Baz:
I have done one side , back to the mid 1800s ...
Dolly's done one side and half of the other of our grandparent, I just accept it when she's finished she's got as far as early 1700 on the McKinney side.
That's good I hit a brick wall cos my great great grandparents came from Ireland ....and the records are sparse But I do know my great , great grandad was killed in a railway accident ....and I have got my dads army records
yes I have got a lot of dad's Merchant Navy stuff
I also have some paperwork , poems etc. that he brought home from the prisoner of war camp ...
oooo peeps pay for that sort of stuff bazzy
Originally Posted by Rosgirl:
I ripped up Ukip stuff that came through my door
I've ripped most of them up, I'm finding it all depressing...avoiding talking about it and watching it...it will be what it will be
Originally Posted by Baz:
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:
Originally Posted by Baz:
I also have some paperwork , poems etc. that he brought home from the prisoner of war camp ...
we have one of granddads medals........that's how we traced his army records and found out he wasn't a bloody cook in the Great war like he always said
My great , great , was killed in a town/ railway near Ros
Originally Posted by Rosgirl:
Originally Posted by Baz:
Originally Posted by Rosgirl:
Originally Posted by Baz:
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:
Originally Posted by Baz:
I have done one side , back to the mid 1800s ...
Dolly's done one side and half of the other of our grandparent, I just accept it when she's finished she's got as far as early 1700 on the McKinney side.
That's good I hit a brick wall cos my great great grandparents came from Ireland ....and the records are sparse But I do know my great , great grandad was killed in a railway accident ....and I have got my dads army records
yes I have got a lot of dad's Merchant Navy stuff
I also have some paperwork , poems etc. that he brought home from the prisoner of war camp ...
oooo peeps pay for that sort of stuff bazzy
Yes ,I know ...but I was thinking of donating them to the National Arboretum ...in Staffs ....I think they deal with Jap POW stuff ...
eueew a cafe from donated foodsorry just me - brings out shades of OCD foodiness
Originally Posted by Baz:
My great , great , was killed in a town/ railway near Ros
My granddads sister was killed near Haigh Pit by a train.......they said she was stealing coal, she was 12...she had no need to steal coal, all her family worked in the pit and they got their coal allowance
Originally Posted by Baz:
Originally Posted by Rosgirl:
eueew a cafe from donated foodsorry just me - brings out shades of OCD foodiness
Me too 
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:
Originally Posted by Baz:
I also have some paperwork , poems etc. that he brought home from the prisoner of war camp ...
we have one of granddads medals........that's how we traced his army records and found out he wasn't a bloody cook in the Great war like he always said
I know a lot of veterans don't like to talk about/hide what happened. Do you think this was the case?
Originally Posted by Baz:
Originally Posted by Rosgirl:
I ripped up Ukip stuff that came through my door
I bin them all
ukip though
Originally Posted by Rosgirl:
I ripped up Ukip stuff that came through my door
I would too
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:
Originally Posted by Baz:
My great , great , was killed in a town/ railway near Ros
My granddads sister was killed near Haigh Pit by a train.......they said she was stealing coal, she was 12...she had no need to steal coal, all her family worked in the pit and they got their coal allowance
If I remember rightly ......it's been a few years since I looked at it....the train backed over him and he was decapitated
Originally Posted by Sprout:
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:
Originally Posted by Baz:
I also have some paperwork , poems etc. that he brought home from the prisoner of war camp ...
we have one of granddads medals........that's how we traced his army records and found out he wasn't a bloody cook in the Great war like he always said
I know a lot of veterans don't like to talk about/hide what happened. Do you think this was the case?
yes - its wasn't like today -stiff upper lip and all that and TBH refreshing compared to everybody social networking these days
Originally Posted by Baz:
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:
Originally Posted by Baz:
My great , great , was killed in a town/ railway near Ros
My granddads sister was killed near Haigh Pit by a train.......they said she was stealing coal, she was 12...she had no need to steal coal, all her family worked in the pit and they got their coal allowance
If I remember rightly ......it's been a few years since I looked at it....the train backed over him and he was decapitated
omg
Originally Posted by Sprout:
Originally Posted by Rosgirl:
I ripped up Ukip stuff that came through my door
I would too
can't stand them
Originally Posted by Sprout:
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:
Originally Posted by Baz:
I also have some paperwork , poems etc. that he brought home from the prisoner of war camp ...
we have one of granddads medals........that's how we traced his army records and found out he wasn't a bloody cook in the Great war like he always said
I know a lot of veterans don't like to talk about/hide what happened. Do you think this was the case?
My dad rarely talked about his imprisonment .....but still had nightmares right up to the day he died ....
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:
I really ought to start again and do my dads line ......I got back to my grandparents ....but the had a very common Welsh name
Originally Posted by Baz:
If I remember rightly ......it's been a few years since I looked at it....the train backed over him and he was decapitated
It was her leg...I think loss of blood and shock, she lived for a few hours. they carried her home and she deteriorated that night
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:
Originally Posted by Baz:
If I remember rightly ......it's been a few years since I looked at it....the train backed over him and he was decapitated
It was her leg...I think loss of blood and shock, she lived for a few hours. they carried her home and she deteriorated that night
Originally Posted by Baz:
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:
I really ought to start again and do my dads line ......I got back to my grandparents ....but the had a very common Welsh name
I can post that, it's nothing like my name
Originally Posted by Rosgirl:
I know a lot of veterans don't like to talk about/hide what happened. Do you think this was the case?
yes - its wasn't like today -stiff upper lip and all that and TBH refreshing compared to everybody social networking these days
My granddad was stiff upper lip, wouldn't talk about it..but made him a bitter old man
See, I know I'm one of the younger in this fred . The stuff that's just come out there......I would like to know what's gone on in my family, and I know nowt
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:
Originally Posted by Rosgirl:
I know a lot of veterans don't like to talk about/hide what happened. Do you think this was the case?
yes - its wasn't like today -stiff upper lip and all that and TBH refreshing compared to everybody social networking these days
My granddad was stiff upper lip, wouldn't talk about it..but made him a bitter old man
My dad actually wasn't bitter at all .....he always wanted to go back to Japan....he just said they were soldiers like him ....and what they did was just the way it was ....
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:
Originally Posted by Rosgirl:
I know a lot of veterans don't like to talk about/hide what happened. Do you think this was the case?
yes - its wasn't like today -stiff upper lip and all that and TBH refreshing compared to everybody social networking these days
My granddad was stiff upper lip, wouldn't talk about it..but made him a bitter old man
agree and know what you mean but needs to be between that and todays constant tweeting and FBing
Originally Posted by Sprout:
See, I know I'm one of the younger in this fred . The stuff that's just come out there......I would like to know what's gone on in my family, and I know nowt
research it Pam
Originally Posted by Baz:
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:
Originally Posted by Rosgirl:
I know a lot of veterans don't like to talk about/hide what happened. Do you think this was the case?
yes - its wasn't like today -stiff upper lip and all that and TBH refreshing compared to everybody social networking these days
My granddad was stiff upper lip, wouldn't talk about it..but made him a bitter old man
My dad actually wasn't bitter at all .....he always wanted to go back to Japan....he just said they were soldiers like him ....and what they did was just the way it was ....
Following orders?
Originally Posted by Sprout:
See, I know I'm one of the younger in this fred . The stuff that's just come out there......I would like to know what's gone on in my family, and I know nowt
Well research it ....I presume you have you mum and da'd birth certificate /marriage cert ......then send off for or your grandparents birth certificates ......