How far removed are you from the land

[Matlock]

The 8th of December culchie thread made me think of this. How far back would you have to go on either side of your family to find a farmer?

For me, Grandfathers on both sides were farmers. Parents were not, none of my siblings are.

 

[Duffs]

Maternal grandparents were both farm workers. They met at a hiring fair.

 

[Tube a Pringles]

Grandmother on my mother's side

 

[Spank The Donkey]

My cousin was an extra in an episode of Bracken, apart from that no farmers in my family.

 

[Matlock]

My cousin was an extra in an episode of Bracken, apart from that no farmers in my family.

Interesting. Are ye city folk?

 

[Spank The Donkey]

Interesting. Are ye city folk?

Kinda, both grandfathers are from a long line of military types.

 

[jeepers]

Great grandfather was born on a croft in Scotland. That's the closest.

 

[Perry_Mace_On]

My brood ended up on this land of the setting sun by way of Dublin, and England before that. My father's side have a real Sasanach family name, while my mother's is as Irish as a blighted potato.

My ancestors were people who chucked peasants out on their ear on behalf of absentee landlords. I may also be directly related to Slobodan Miloševi?.

I'm more scorched earth than tilled soil.

Tbf, it all adds up.

 

[carrig4life]

both my grandparents were farmers.


i'm going out with a farmers daughter so i'm not that far removed

 

[Matlock]

My brood ended up on this land of the setting sun by way of Dublin, and England before that. My father's side have a real Sasanach family name, while my mother's is as Irish as a blighted potato.

My ancestors were people who chucked peasants out on their ear on behalf of absentee landlords. I may also be directly related to Slobodan Miloševi?.

Tbf, it all adds up.

I went to the town in the Pyrenees were my father's family name originates from last Summer. Mad to see your family name in a Spanish town. It does explain my great love of croquettes though ;-)

My mother's family were certainly English back along, possibly German prior to that.

Recent enough converts to Catholicism on both sides.