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What trade did your ancestors do

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Interesting to see if you followed in there footsteps I know my grandad was a milliner what were yours

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dry stone wallers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Is “murderers” classed as a trade?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Is “murderers” classed as a trade?"
were they successful

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Is “murderers” classed as a trade?were they successful "

Well yeah, or they’d have been “attempted murderers”… we don’t fail in my bloodline

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By *irthlingMan
over a year ago

stroud

I’ve researched back to the 1600’s. Most of them were farm hands, paviours or labourers. Many of them only used an ‘X’ for a signature.

Thankfully I bucked the trend and have a very nice creative role in a large organisation. This means I get to sit around scratching my chin for large parts of the day before producing something ‘artistic’ that most people don’t understand but, are too afraid to admit.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I’ve researched back to the 1600’s. Most of them were farm hands, paviours or labourers. Many of them only used an ‘X’ for a signature.

Thankfully I bucked the trend and have a very nice creative role in a large organisation. This means I get to sit around scratching my chin for large parts of the day before producing something ‘artistic’ that most people don’t understand but, are too afraid to admit."
good stuff back to the 1600 s

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

im adopted, so have no idea, but my adoptive grandfather on oneside was a civil enginner, the other one was something in the city, never really met him tho he died when i was young, my dad adoptive dad was a lawyer, i ended up as a race car mechanic, so it kind of proves that nature is stronger than nurture lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Butchers, aviation mechanics and carpenters.

I work in software development.

But I'm a damn good cook, know my way around an engine and not bad at DIY!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"im adopted, so have no idea, but my adoptive grandfather on oneside was a civil enginner, the other one was something in the city, never really met him tho he died when i was young, my dad adoptive dad was a lawyer, i ended up as a race car mechanic, so it kind of proves that nature is stronger than nurture lol"
very true x

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

Photographers and Pirates

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My great great great grandfather was a pirate though!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"im adopted, so have no idea, but my adoptive grandfather on oneside was a civil enginner, the other one was something in the city, never really met him tho he died when i was young, my dad adoptive dad was a lawyer, i ended up as a race car mechanic, so it kind of proves that nature is stronger than nurture lolvery true x"

My dad was usless at all things practical, i used to have to go round to hang pictures up for him, but academicly he was a genius, i certainly am not

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

Miners,

Military

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By *unloversCouple
over a year ago

rotherham

Dad was a milkman

Mum worked at Bassets

I ended up being a singer for 26 years

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My great great great great great great great great great grandfather had a woolly mammoth emporium. I very much wanted to take over but unfortunately they were extinct by the time I was on work experience so I had to go into the other family business.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Miners,

Military "

My great grandfather was a miner, respected job in South Wales

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"My great great great great great great great great great grandfather had a woolly mammoth emporium. I very much wanted to take over but unfortunately they were extinct by the time I was on work experience so I had to go into the other family business. "

you could have used elephants and glued massive wigs on them

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

Real mixed bag, military, farm labourer, baker, cart man, printer, tobacconist, miners, publican cooper and cobbler. The women were mostly factory or farm labourers, maids, dressmakers and one accountant

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"My great great great great great great great great great grandfather had a woolly mammoth emporium. I very much wanted to take over but unfortunately they were extinct by the time I was on work experience so I had to go into the other family business.

you could have used elephants and glued massive wigs on them "

That’s what the other family business was, Woolly Mammoth Lite ltd.

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By *ustfortheforumsWoman
over a year ago

no


"Is “murderers” classed as a trade?"

Because of where you are from one name keeps popping up......

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Is “murderers” classed as a trade?

Because of where you are from one name keeps popping up......"

Think we’ve had a fair few murderers in/from Manchester, you thinking Ian Brady and Myra Hindley or good old Shipman?

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By *eepdown61Man
over a year ago

Winchester

Farmers for over 400 years on my mother’s side and a mixed bag on my father’s side accountant, engineer, bank manager, bookseller, master mariner involved in Trinity House, which is responsible for the lighthouses and all the marine navigation markers in the UK.

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By *ustfortheforumsWoman
over a year ago

no


"Is “murderers” classed as a trade?

Because of where you are from one name keeps popping up......

Think we’ve had a fair few murderers in/from Manchester, you thinking Ian Brady and Myra Hindley or good old Shipman? "

Myra hindley and Ian Brady

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Farmers for over 400 years on my mother’s side and a mixed bag on my father’s side accountant, engineer, bank manager, bookseller, master mariner involved in Trinity House, which is responsible for the lighthouses and all the marine navigation markers in the UK."

So Portland Bill?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My fella’s side East Anglian smugglers & ended up in Australia.

My Side mixed

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Is “murderers” classed as a trade?

Because of where you are from one name keeps popping up......

Think we’ve had a fair few murderers in/from Manchester, you thinking Ian Brady and Myra Hindley or good old Shipman?

Myra hindley and Ian Brady "

Neither as it goes haha I come from Viking ancestry though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Teachers . Blacksmiths

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Dad was a milkman

Mum worked at Bassets

I ended up being a singer for 26 years"
singing what a career.having singing lessons myself love it x

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By *hesblokeMan
over a year ago

Derbyshire village

Blacksmith

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By *ustfortheforumsWoman
over a year ago

no


"Is “murderers” classed as a trade?

Because of where you are from one name keeps popping up......

Think we’ve had a fair few murderers in/from Manchester, you thinking Ian Brady and Myra Hindley or good old Shipman?

Myra hindley and Ian Brady

Neither as it goes haha I come from Viking ancestry though "

Phew...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They used to pick a pocket or two

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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago

Finedon ,

Farmers on my Mothers side.

Motor Car Dealers on my Fathers side

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By *tella HeelsTV/TS
over a year ago

west here ford shire

Thatchers

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By *atBottomGirlsWoman
over a year ago

St Austell-ish

Family was "laird" of a castle/lands given to the family by Robert the Bruce.

Later, a few revolutionaries who fought the English for our independance (happy 4th, and thanks for the welcome back, from me), doctors, farmers, a few con men and one or two distillers/brewers.

In the past century, mostly farmers, teachers, or scientists of various sorts.

(my parents loved geneology; it sounds good until all your holidays revolve around visting old cemetaries).

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"My great great great great great great great great great grandfather had a woolly mammoth emporium. I very much wanted to take over but unfortunately they were extinct by the time I was on work experience so I had to go into the other family business.

you could have used elephants and glued massive wigs on them

That’s what the other family business was, Woolly Mammoth Lite ltd."

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By *tella HeelsTV/TS
over a year ago

west here ford shire

My grandmother on my mums side was a ballerina

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Spice merchants

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Grandad (on Mum’s side) was a Batman in The Army in WW2 then a barber when he came home.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Grandad (on Mum’s side) was a Batman in The Army in WW2 then a barber when he came home. "

Batman is a cool profession

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By *tephanjMan
over a year ago

Kettering

My ancestors were sailors and army people and I'm a very distant relative of the Scottish Stewart clan

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My ancestors were danish vikings

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

One half of the family did Invasion to a high standard - the half did invaded very well

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By *urreyMassageGentlemanMan
over a year ago

Ashford

The earliest I can go back to with certainty is the 1500’s and all of them between then and the late 1800’s were Rectors and Schoolmasters. It would seem that the two went hand in hand. Bless you, my children!

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By *urreyMassageGentlemanMan
over a year ago

Ashford

Sort of explains my fondness of the cane I suppose lol!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mine were winemakers in South Africa.

And yes... I still own the vineyard

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By *ersey GirlCouple
over a year ago

Glasgow

On my dads side

Granda - locomotive engineer

Granny- Taylor's Cutter

Great Granda - Coal miner

Great Granny - House wife and mother of 13

On my Mums side

Granda - White metal worker

Granny - Caterer

Great Granda - Shipyard Labourer

Great Granny - Died really young

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

Police, Royal Navy and piano tuners!

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