What country do you originate from?

Cpt Matt Sparrow · Post by **Cpt Matt Sparrow** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 1:23 pm

Hi ladies and UR gentlemen

I know we are all ultimately mongrels, but what country/countries do you family originate from ie family tree?

My family from both sides go back to Wales originally. Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta Jones, Clive Owen are famous people that are Welsh. A lot of people say that the Welsh are dark because of the invasion by the moors.

My parents/grandparents were from Yorkshire and Liverpool (North Of England) and then my parents settled in London, England.

Matt

Paul Wolfe · Post by **Paul Wolfe** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:45 pm

I wish I knew. I am adopted and know nothing of my biological history. I like to think I hail from Krypton

Alex · Post by **Alex** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 10:34 pm

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Sarab · Post by **Sarab** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 2:55 am

Paul Wolfe wrote:I wish I knew. I am adopted and know nothing of my biological history. I like to think I hail from Krypton

Paul, we may be related! 2002, I was lucky enought to have found some info on my biological mother and where she was. Unfortunately, I wasn't quick enough to go and see her to get more information.

The only thing that I know about my "background" is that they were of Irish decent.

NicDots · Post by **NicDots** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:20 am

My dad recently got into genealogy, as that's what guys his age get into. That and stamp collecting. Anyway, I am primarily Korean and German. However, when you go FAAAAR back, I am Manchurian (with some North Korean in there) and a little Scottish and if you go even FUUUURRRTHER back, I am French Huguenot.

Cpt Matt Sparrow · Post by **Cpt Matt Sparrow** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:50 am

Nicole

I like the idea of you with a kilt on playing Crazy Train on the Bagpipes!

Mattxx

Post by **Trigger** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 3:16 pm

Well, very English but with more than a suspicion of the Middle East being our Ultimate origin, this is something I plan to workout when I have more time.

whoopiecat · Post by **whoopiecat** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 3:43 pm

My mother's side came from county Cork in Ireland, immigrated to Nova Scotia, then down into New England.
My father's side from Lithuania and England, then immigrating to NY then to New England.
Alex, that is some truly stunning countryside!

T.

Post by **Stiltzkin** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:27 pm

hmm, my moms side was born swedish & norwegian(one gen. born swedish, the former norwegian, and so on)
my paternal grandmother hails from northern Germany. that's as far as I know.

Queen Mama · Post by **Queen Mama** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:45 pm

my mums side,are all Old English stock with off shoots from Ireland and Scotland,My Dads were French and Austrian.

Gata · Post by **Gata** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:31 pm

On my father's side, my grandfather was a russian who fought in France during WW1 and my grandmother was italian. On my mother's side, my grandfather was french from Lorraine (with some german ascent) and my grandmother was from a franco-malagasy family (Madagascar). My cherished wife is from Bolivia, with a croatian grandfather and some spanish ascent at some point as well. Our two little kids are meltlng-pots on their own...

rice_pudding · Post by **rice_pudding** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:50 pm

Alex,

wonderful pictures! thats my kind of landscape

Rob

rice_pudding · Post by **rice_pudding** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:56 pm

My parents are obsessed with geneology and never shut up about it, its their number one hobby LMAO.

But as a result i do know about my origins.

To quickly surmise: My immediate family is 100% English; Geordie and Cockney. Beyond that i know my mothers line of the family came from Prussia (Germany) and Belgium. I also possibly have Romanian blood in me.

I'd ask more but i dont want to get my ear talked off LOL

Rob

NicDots · Post by **NicDots** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 8:02 pm

Ditto, that looks beautiful. I'd love to visit Scandinavia someday. Genealogy is very interesting, isn't it? Before I learned about my family's heritage, I always thought my background was simple: Korean, German. But then to find out that the Korean and German actually come from places that aren't exactly Korea or Germany (places like Manchuria and France, even though my Dad doesn't like to admit it! LOL) is fascinating. Here is an interesting article that claims that at least 16 million people are descendents of Genghis Khan!
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/11/scien ... gewanted=1

Oddly enough, one of my good friend's family left Russia during the pogroms. Her little sister was born with the Mongolian spot (wiki that term...it is extremely rare amongst whites and non-Asians). So imagine that! Ashkenazi Jews with Hun and Mongolian heritage.