mine:
Maternal grandfather: engineer for municipal tram line
Maternal grandmother: supervising nurse
Paternal grandfather: floor manager in a factory
Paternal grandmother (Nonna): housewife
mine:
Maternal grandfather: engineer for municipal tram line
Maternal grandmother: supervising nurse
Paternal grandfather: floor manager in a factory
Paternal grandmother (Nonna): housewife
Last edited by tomcat; 21-08-2020 at 09:15 AM.
Maternal grandfather: sailor, cook on merchant vessel (great sea stories)
Maternal grandmother: waitress
Paternal grandfather: strip coal miner (victim of black lung)
Paternal grandmother: housewife
Last edited by bowie; 21-08-2020 at 09:20 AM.
Maternal grandfather: military
Maternal grandmother: housewife
Paternal grandfather: transport Co. and then farmer
Maternal grandmother (Nanna): housewife & farmer
Maternal grandfather: Fought in WW1 and returned to NZ and became a farmer
Maternal grandmother: Housewife/farmer
Paternal grandfather: Fought in WW1 and returned to NZ and became a farmer
Paternal grandmother: housewife
Both grandfathers fought in WW1, on returning to NZ their numbers were entered into a ballot where their names were drawn. Through the ballot they both were awarded plots of land of about 100 acres each in the Whakatane district. Both plots were across the road from each other.
Last edited by Barty; 21-08-2020 at 08:28 AM.
Maternal grandfather: Engineer.
Maternal grandmother: Housewife & part-time Textile work.
Paternal grandfather: Fitter / Turner & Cabinet Maker. (2 occupations quite common back then).
Paternal grandmother: Housewife.
Last edited by kmart; 21-08-2020 at 09:05 AM.
Why does everyone have two maternal grandmothers??? I clearly come from an oddball family.
Hahaha oops... I cut 'n pasted from tom's, copied the error over.
Both grandpas: farmer/ fisherman
Both grandmas: housewife/ farmer
Maternal grandfather: Fishermen
Maternal grandmother: United States Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve)/Housewife
Paternal grandfather: Tavern/Pub owner and landlord
Paternal grandmother: Housewife (wheelchair bound due to contracting polio)
Airman in Australian Airforce
Owned a Vineyard
Engineer in Irish Army
Housewife
Which paddock?
Oh dear . . .
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Maternal grandfather: Soldier in the Legion
Maternal grandmother: Egg, dairy and cheese seller on a cart
Paternal grandfather: Diplomat (yes, yea . . . a family thing)
Paternal grandmother: Seamstress and then housewife
Maternal grandfather: professional poodle taunter
Maternal grandmother: quarry
Paternal grandfather: rocket scientist
Paternal grandmother: astronaut
Paternal Grandfather: Print worker (Fleet Street)
Maternal Grandfather: Coal miner (South Wales)
Grandmothers: Housewives. (They didn't have homemakers back then.)
Army
Textiles
Supermarkets
Admin office for supermarkets.
Don't know, 3 of the above passed before I was born.
Supermarkets were passed onto Edmond Snr and brothers.
Paternal Grandad- jewellery manufacturer. Went bust, then worked at Cadbury for the rest of his working life. Alcoholic, embittered, jewish, wife beater- his kids hated him unfortunately.
Grandmum- housewife
Maternal Grandad- JCB operator. Came to England from Ireland during WW2, basically clearing out bomb sites. Taught himself to read and write. Much loved and respected alcoholic.
Grandmum- housewife, & prolific breeder
Paternal grandfather Dentist
Grandmother former nurse
Maternal GF Not mentioned in polite conversation
Maternal GM Ran a coach business.
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