how old is your link to Accrington

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Retlaw

Theres only a few places left that still have gravestones on their original sites, Accrington Cemetery circa 1860's, Dill Hall Lane, St Barthomomews Gt Harwood, St James Altham, St James's Church Kirk. Oak St, Macpelah, & the Wesley Chapels have gone, some of the stones from Macpelah are in the graveyard up New Lane. Some of the oldest grave stones are in Church Kirk & Altham. As for 4 generations per 100 years, my grandfather was born in 1852 in Baxenden, thats 160 years ago.

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.

[churchfcrules]

Originally Posted by garinda

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.

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

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Retlaw

my grandfather was born in 1852

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

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

[garinda]

Originally Posted by churchfcrules

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

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

[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by garinda

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.

You missed out the words cantankerous & iracible.

[US Angel]

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

[redrum21]

[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

[Gremlin]

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

Still not fully accepted.