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You mentioned that, when l last mentioned how many generations most genealogists reckon's the average we have, over millenia, given life expetancy, number of issue etc.

You're the exception to the rule.

You long lived old goat.

:D

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sort of works out with my family, the relative im talking about his daughter was born just after turn of century, her, grandmother, mother, me, my eldest was born 1986, thats 5 for us

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My great-great-grandmother was also born in 1852, perhaps they had a dance?

Although if he was cantankerous, I'm guessing not.

:D

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Over centuries and centuries, it does seem to average out at four.

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Now we are the spring chickens of the group since we came here in the mid 1960s

Re: how old is your link to Accrington
 

[QUOTE=churchfcrules;1012876]reading on another thread, i saw someone state that, their great great great grandparents grave was in sj james church

got me thinking, how far back is there trace of your ancestors in accrington, i dont mean your knowledge, or recorded in a book knowledge, i mean gravestones, pictures in the town hall, that sort of thing, something anyone can just "see" when walking round accrington

mine would be Sgt James Edward Partlin, his name is on the cenotaph in oak hill park, died of his wounds, flanders 1917, he was my great great grandfather, and his wife May Partlin was shipped over to spend time with him as he was dying, apparantley a common occurrence during "the great war"

hi i was told when i was young by my great Autie ELLEN her father name is on the oakhill memorial James edward parklin .we played in the park as childen me and my brother.she had a sister called cathy my family are from Accrington..
my auntie had 3 sister she had one picture of JAMES Edward partlin:)

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1967, I'm a newcomer, a legal immigrant from Yorkshireland.

Still not fully accepted.