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I've never lived where I was born.

I was born in Hampshire, but as an adult I've moved many times, including overseas. Now in Kent, where we've been since 1985 hence my sign-in name.
No intention of moving again.

I have a distant family member who will soon be 93 and still lives in the house where he was born. I can trace direct ancestors in that village back to 1770s so far.

Gwyn

No - I was born in London but now live in Kent.
I wouldn't know where to start explaining about the movements my acestors made! Lol.
The most travelled is my great grandfather who was born in Romania, He travelled throughout the Balkans and Europe as a child. He went to Canada and then the US aged 12 before returning to Romania as a young man. After his marriage he went back to Canada and then the US before travelling on to Brazil and Uraguay. He travelled from Montevideo landing in Liverpool. He ravelled into Scotland, Wales and Ireland extensivley before 'settling' in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire where he died in 1945.

Pat

I haven't moved far from where I was born. But my m-i-l's family have only moved about about 400 yards since 1841!

Fourteen moves in my life, Born in Kent, lived in Durham, London, Derbyshire and Staffordshire. Hoping this place is the one I end up in, moving is the pits.

No,I dont
Couldnt afford to live there,even if I wanted to
lol
I was born in Mayfair W1.
Raised in Hounslow area,and still live there
One side of the family from Essex, the other side from Cambridgeshire.They met up and lived in West Ham and Fulham

Hi All,

I was born in Oxford and moved to Cambridgeshire when I was about 18months old and have stayed there ever since!!

My ancestors are a nightmare , they all turn up in different counties in each census and also not many of them followed the tradition of getting married in the brides parish! makes them a nightmare to research!!

Julia

No I don't live where I was born (Herts). We left there when I was 4, and we only lived there because of Dad's job, not because of family roots. Then we moved north, further north, south and south west.
After that, as an adult, I've lived in more places than I can remember, offhand, so when people ask me where I'm from I'm never sure what to say, so I just say the town where I was born.

My Dad's ancestors all wandered into London at various stages and from various parts of the country - Surrey, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire and Ireland - and they stayed living in London until the 1960's, so I guess city life either suited them or they were never rich enough to make the move and get heck out of it!!

Mum's side were Lithuanian immigrants to Scotland.

Don't even ask how my parents met, that's a whole other story involving another part of the world!!!!!!

Who am I and where am I from?
Reminds me of that fantastic book "Behind the Scenes at the Museum" and if you haven't yet read it - go and get it immediately!!!!!

K

Yes I do live where I was born Yorkshire but have lived in Devon Germany Wales Blackpool Parents are from Staffordshire ancestors now all over the World

Dont live where I was born but where I grew up from a small child. Left the area travelled the world in the Navy and lived everywhere from Portsmouth to Hong Kong. Settled in the early 1990's in West Cornwall and returned to Staffordshire just 1 mile from my childhood home in 2000

I don't live where I was born . I was born in Waltham Cross ( Hertfordshire ) but grew up in Suffolk ( in a sea-side town ) , moved again at 11 to just over the boarder into Norfolk ( and another sea side town ) where I have been ever since.
Most of my Dads ( on his Dads side ) where proper Londoners but his Mum was Welsh and that is where he was born .
I have discovered ancestors from Kent , Surrey , Sussex , Worcestershire , Warwickshire , Monmouthshire , Essex...................and none what so ever in the area that I live ......lol
My OH on the other hand has all his ancestors going back generations in a 10 mile radius of here..................and isn't the slightest bit interested in it..........................lol

Born London
then lived:

Essex
London
Essex
Herts
Germany
London
Essex
Spain
London
Essex
Kent
Cambs
Essex
Wales x 3

Strangely ended up a few miles from where one gt.gt.gt. grandma was born.

Sue x

No it wasn't Cat lol...but I tend to use it on here just to identify general area without showing which side of the river;) as I still have rellies there who might be indentified and might not want to be lol.

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Hi Rose :-)

I live in the same town I was raised in (won't say born because the hospital I was born in is in another district but was the nearest hospital if you get what I mean lol) but I now live in a different county to that which I was born in. Most of my ancestors come from Lancashire, although one is from Ireland and another from Scotland.

Btw not wishing to be picky (but I'm going to be lol) I think you'll find Merseyside wasn't in existence when your ancestors were born/alive.

I live in the same town as the maternity home in which I was born, and it is now my Vet's. Ha Ha. Lived in Scotland as a child, dad was with the navy, then came back to the actual same house we had left to go to Scotland, but this time dad bought it with help from the British Legion. Have lived around this area after getting married, but moving from village to village. After 2nd marriage we went to Oxfordshire, but came back to our home area. Maternal ancestors were from Whittlesey, Cambs, and Paternal from Lincolnshire
Julia in Derbyshire

I live a short distance from where I was born - only 12,000 miles:)))

Sue xx

I have one chappie on my maternal gt grandmother's side ....


Chappie was born in Edinburgh - he married a gal from Kent (again not far from me now lol) - they had 7 chidren the first 4 born in Leeds and the others born in London lol

So yes - i guess he wandered a bit lol

I had thought my ancestors on paternal side came form Merseyside , but found they don't...they were from Essex via Grimsby lol

I have lived in Wales, Cornwall, Kent, Somerset, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Isle of Man... but none of the places where my ancestors were born .

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I was born in Lancashire (Dad sent there to work on ordnance factory beginning of ww2). Then family moved back to North East.

My Maternal side originate from Ireland & Northumberland,always worked near the sea.

Paternal side from Sussex....or so I'm led to believe,(they were definitely wanderers) lol
My next visit to research will be to Battle where Grandfather was born.

Incidentally any members have info. about that area? would love to know more.

Good thread Rose :O)