Family Background

[LarryNJ]

After reading a couple of post in a different thread, I thought it would be interesting to see where everyones roots are. What's your family background?

My parents and I were born in the US. My grandparents on my mothers side were raised in Italy. They came to the US in the early 1900's. My grandparents on my fathers side I always thought were from Checkoslovakia but recently we found out it may have been Hungrary. That part of Europe has total different than pre-WWI.

Italian/Slovak

[Sagerian]

Ukraine, Austrian, French and a wee bit of Irish, but all Aussie bastard.

[frontrow]

Irish/ Scottish for me, a fiery mix to be sure....och aye

[Darren]

Fathers side has along Australian born line with a bog irish ancestary, and a few top ups along the way. Th last I heard from my geneologist aunt, was that there is some confusion as to the first Aussie - there was apparently a convict and an officer with the same name.

Mothers side goes back about 4 generations Australian, with the ancestors being mostly paddies, jocks and taffies with just a tincture of tadpole (little insy winsy bit of french )

[chook]

Confusion in our family as we cant decide which came first, the chicken or the egg (and dont even start me on the mustard)?!

[Sagerian]

Irish/ Scottish for me, a fiery mix to be sure....och aye

Well my heritege revolves around backing down from any kind of fight, kicking you when you're down, being better than everyone else and drinking heavily.

Yup, sounds on the money. 8)

[LarryNJ]

with the ancestors being mostly paddies, jocks and taffies with just a tincture of tadpole (little insy winsy bit of french )

I'll google all those in the morning.

Clueless in US!

[Darren]

Paddies, Jocks and Taffies
=
Irish, Scotish and Welsh

[Flat-top]

Norn Iron through and through.

That's Northern Irish to you Larry

Careful now Coach, this side of the water the use of Paddy is pretty much accepted but Mick is a bit touchy

[Darren]

ooo... perhaps I'll edit ... brb...

[luke_the_pom]

well u could of guessed it

English through and through

[Jess]

parents are english (just don't tell dad he is english)
grandparents were scottish and my great great grandparents were irish.
But i'm an aussie.

[Skiza]

My parents were both born and raised in New Zealand. My mother's side are Pakehas (white european new zealanders) and my Dad's side......................my grandmother is 100% Maori and my grandfather is also a pakeha of descent from East Prussia, which is now a part of germany.
I was born here, but have always been torn between New Zealand and Australia.

[luke_the_pom]

parents are english (just don't tell dad he is english)
grandparents were scottish and my great great grandparents were irish.
But i'm an aussie.

irish, scottish and english - do any of ya family get along?

[Jess]

my parents are all i have in terms of heritage. my grandparents have all passed on.