tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post7156969195041747350..comments2023-10-30T11:00:51.356+00:00Comments on Caro's Family Chronicles: 10 things my ancestors did to annoy meCarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977450933277241692noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-56651604023807958462012-11-05T13:21:14.717+00:002012-11-05T13:21:14.717+00:00Hi Caroline, I have one very frustrating fella who...Hi Caroline, I have one very frustrating fella who interesting enought has the same name as one of yours... and a rather suspicious background.<br /><br />My GGG Grandfather is Thomas Davis. He was born abt 1820 (at this point location unknown). His father was Clement Davis. <br /><br />My GG Grandmother thomas's daughter (Louisa) is noted on her marriage certification as being part maori. We are uncertain at this point whether that comes from her mothers side or her fathers side... what we do have is family folk lore that say her father was a wesleyan minister who hooked up with a local... and that they fled to Australia after a fall out with the maori family<br /><br />Like I said, nothing solid, but similar types of names (especially given that Clement isnt exacly a common name ... these guys have driven me up the wall until about a week ago, when I got confirmed death dates for Thomas from a newspaper clipping... now just waiting for the Death Certificate and hoping for that break thru...Liz Hardienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-53854854164104061902011-08-13T21:13:26.318+01:002011-08-13T21:13:26.318+01:00Thank you so much for your comments, Liz and Magda...Thank you so much for your comments, Liz and Magda. It is wonderful that this blogpost continues to resonate with people.Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977450933277241692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-50323083099466358562011-07-25T18:55:19.244+01:002011-07-25T18:55:19.244+01:00Love it ! And they are having a good laugh watchin...Love it ! And they are having a good laugh watching us trying to unravel it all .www.hungarianfamilyrecord.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-76108337228882849572011-01-30T04:06:55.016+00:002011-01-30T04:06:55.016+00:00Great post! I laughed, cried (out of frustration)...Great post! I laughed, cried (out of frustration) and related to almost everything you wrote! I am hopeful that when we reach heaven, we can ask our ancestors the questions AND GET ANSWERS for the things we couldn't figure out down here!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10022611712765114470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-50750830720142585222011-01-30T02:23:43.523+00:002011-01-30T02:23:43.523+00:00Thanks to everyone for the kind comments. This pos...Thanks to everyone for the kind comments. This post clearly struck a nerve as it has been by far the most read on my blog.<br /><br />GR8Dame: I can relate to the grandsons and great grandsons being named after Grandpa. In communities where there are strict naming patterns, that sort of thing can quite rapidly get out of hand!<br /><br />Nolichucky Roots: Have you also come across the twist where, if little John, George, Maria or Anna died, they named a younger child after the dead sibling?<br /><br />Nancy: I wouldn't claim to be an exceptional family historian but it certainly feels like I've been at it for 100 years (actually 26). I've had my share of luck but most breakthroughs have been down to the sheer slog of step-by-step research. All the more satisfying when they come that way, I think.Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977450933277241692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-65075797947209865392011-01-29T01:11:27.716+00:002011-01-29T01:11:27.716+00:00I chuckled my way through this post - and then the...I chuckled my way through this post - and then the reality hit me. Poor you! Either you are an exceptional family historian; you've been at it for a hundred years; or you've been lucky. Not only is it a great post, it also suggests some other ideas for searches for my own ancestors. Thanks!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-37253648770553124732011-01-26T20:26:47.548+00:002011-01-26T20:26:47.548+00:00Loved reading this.Loved reading this.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099651984506366012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-87047191126125802532011-01-19T01:45:48.738+00:002011-01-19T01:45:48.738+00:00Let me just add to what the others have said. It ...Let me just add to what the others have said. It is a great post -- really amusing.Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09417754385375586302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-3537580615893318592011-01-18T06:13:09.929+00:002011-01-18T06:13:09.929+00:00Do we get to slap them at the grand reunion in the...Do we get to slap them at the grand reunion in the sky? :-) JoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-46692953362746168192011-01-17T21:19:58.780+00:002011-01-17T21:19:58.780+00:00Superb post! Let me just add the families with nam...Superb post! Let me just add the families with naming traditions where ALL children were named John, George, Maria or Anna. Not until the 4th or 5th child would you get a remotely unique name.Susan Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009218875010743399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-78307390764774782592011-01-17T13:58:10.108+00:002011-01-17T13:58:10.108+00:00Terrific post! And I thought it only happened in m...Terrific post! And I thought it only happened in my family!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830769690458493191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-27343262168551164852011-01-17T01:06:32.841+00:002011-01-17T01:06:32.841+00:00Wonderful! I can relate to so many of those.Wonderful! I can relate to so many of those.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-30757330875539699622011-01-16T23:16:08.075+00:002011-01-16T23:16:08.075+00:00Those bastards! I find I have a few of most of th...Those bastards! I find I have a few of most of those types in my own family. Thanks for posting, this was an entertaining read!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407854481964964535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-9082551183376275102011-01-15T01:24:33.834+00:002011-01-15T01:24:33.834+00:00Very cute - let me add my own variation on "n...Very cute - let me add my own variation on "namesakes". Having six sons - all six sons name their first boy after grandpa. Each namesake grand son names their first son after (you guessed it, the same grandpa) - then THEIR kids started to inter-marry! It took me years to figure out how inbred we really were!GR8Damehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06633342989849102488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-54994238601332670112011-01-14T15:03:24.734+00:002011-01-14T15:03:24.734+00:00love that. a new angle for sure.I have a few basta...love that. a new angle for sure.I have a few bastards too. they play hide and seek. come out come out where ever you are. I might follow you today.!A rootdiggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02642330951208433671noreply@blogger.com