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  • #31
    My Dad's side is mostly English, with a little bit of Swede and Scot thrown in. He was born and raised in Cardiff, Wales, but the family goes back a long ways in Devonshire. My Dad moved to Canada in '47 after the war, and then down to the US in the '60s.

    My Mom's side is mostly Italian (Sicily, actually), with some English and Croat for spice. She's 2nd generation born in the USA.

    So...

    50% English
    25% Italian
    12.5% Croat
    6.25% Scot
    6.25% Swede

    Give or take

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    • #32
      In order of percentages...

      German (around Nuremburg)
      Irish
      Polish
      Welsh
      Scottish
      French

      Wouldn't be surprised to see some others in the mix.
      Last edited by DanS; June 24, 2002, 12:35.
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      • #33
        Re: Paternal Great-grandparents

        Originally posted by SlowwHand
        They were styling.
        the best part is the resemblance to your avatar, Slow
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        • #34
          Vast majority French, with a pinch of Pole, a dash of English, and just a hint of First Nations... Lakota, IIRC.
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          • #35
            English, German, Russian. Forget the exact amounts.
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            • #36
              Re: Re: Paternal Great-grandparents

              Originally posted by orange


              the best part is the resemblance to your avatar, Slow
              You know, I hadn't noticed, but you're right.
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              • #37
                Father's father: Mostly German, with a little bit of French
                Father's mother: General mismatch of German, Scandinavian, and other unknowns
                Mother's side: she's half irish, half scottish

                Which makes me exactly 1/4 irish, 1/4 scottish, and approximately 1/4 german plus about 1/4 unknown mismatch including some french and scandinavian
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                • #38
                  Very interesting mixture, Vesayen.
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                  I cannot let my life be ruled by threads" The Web Frogs
                  Middle East!

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                  • #39
                    1/2 Scot
                    3/8 English
                    1/8 French
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                    • #40
                      this is an interesting bump
                      "Chegitz, still angry about the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991?
                      You provide no source. You PROVIDE NOTHING! And yet you want to destroy capitalism.. you criminal..." - Fez

                      "I was hoping for a Communist utopia that would last forever." - Imran Siddiqui

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                      • #41
                        Somebody was digging waaaaaaaaay back
                        Tutto nel mondo è burla

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                        • #42
                          American Indian (Wyandot Tribe) (Father's Side)
                          German (Family Name "Kramer") (Father's Side)

                          Scottish (MacLean Clan) (Mother's Side)
                          German (Family Name "Somer") (Mother's Side)

                          Or in another word, a "Heinz 57"
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                          • #43
                            Lotsa Krauts in Amerika...
                            Tutto nel mondo è burla

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                            • #44
                              Father's side: I'm pretty sure that it's entirely Finnish.

                              Mother's side: Mostly Irish, but also partly German and Dutch.

                              So, approximately:
                              50% Finnish
                              25% Irish
                              15% German
                              10% Dutch
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                              • #45
                                Some random combination of the following: Irish, Scottish, Hungarian, Polish, German and possibly some Belorussian.

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