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Old 17-12-10, 08:24
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Default Take one 3xG-Grandparent week 8 17 - 23 Dec 2010

This week, we are focussing on your mother's mother's father's father's mother.

If you want to take part, just start a new thread on this board and put your 3x-great-grandmother's name in the Title. If you don't know her name then put whatever you like in the title!

Copy the following form and fill in the answers that you already have, then over the course of the next week you try to fill in the blanks and everyone else helps you. If you're lucky enough to have all the information already, then you can still post it up if you want, so that search engines can pick it up.

Can you fill in all of the following information about that person:

Name - "official" name and what they were known as
Date and place of birth
Names of parents
Date and place of baptism - if applicable
Details of each of his or her marriages - if any
Occupation(s) - if any
Addresses where they lived (including county if in UK) - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on (if s/he lived in census times!).
Date, place and cause of death
Date and place of burial.
Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable
Memorial inscription - if any


Adoptive or step-3x-great-grandparents welcome! Also you may post up threads for both your own ancestor and your OH's ancestor.

Please note - TO3G will be taking a break for Christmas and will be back in the New Year!
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Old 17-12-10, 08:42
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Bother! I have posted this in the wrong place. Could you please move it, KiteRunner?
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Old 17-12-10, 08:43
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That was quick - thanks, KiteRunner!
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Old 17-12-10, 08:46
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I can't do OH's line this week as no-one knows who his grandmother's father was. His grandmother knew, but refused to tell anyone.
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I can't do OH's line this week as no-one knows who his grandmother's father was. His grandmother knew, but refused to tell anyone.
That's worse than no one knowing, isn't it?
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Old 17-12-10, 09:18
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That's worse than no one knowing, isn't it?
Yes, Merry!

When I started doing OH's tree his grandmother was still alive and she wasn't very happy! My daughter, in her childhood innocence, asked her who her father was, and other questions. She even lied about her maiden name. When we found out what it was (from the marriage certificate) my m-i-l wasn't pleased! I somehow think that there must be a clue somewhere as there were two children (girls) with the same father, born five years apart. It wasn't just a casual fling.

OH's great-grandmother was a ladies' maid and it is said in the family that the father was someone of some standing. (But I suppose they would say that!)
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EDIT: Posted this in the wrong place. .. Oooops

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Are we ever going to tackle Grandparents? I realise that a lot of younger members have grandparents who are still alive but many of us lost them many years ago and still have questions.
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Sounds like a good idea, Marg.
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