Ancestry

[K-97]

The coolest fact I know (should probably say I am Ugandan) is that on my Mum's side are relations to the Royal Family of Buganda (Province in Uganda). So theoretically if I wait long enough and a lot of people die I could be King of Buganda.

[idlehands]

Goldmarble said Father's side:
Finnish Farmers.
German Farmers.

Mother's Side:
British, not really sure what they did.
British, possibly nobles, more likely highwaymen.

Boring family is boring.

Nothing is boring, especially when you think of what they saw in their lifetimes and how they made the decision to leave their homes go across an ocean to start a new life in a strange land. When I think about it, I think of all the untold stories buried in the past, and it's fascinating to imagine.

[Hellis]

Blitzkrieg said
You look Serbian.I do know that my grandma had a decent amount of Bohmeian Gypsy.

Behemian? So east german Roma? Those guys where numerous as hell.

[Cpt Toellner]

Hellis said
Behemian? So east german Roma? Those guys where numerous as hell.

Bohemian, part of Czechoslovakia.

[idlehands]

Blitzkrieg said When my grandpa died, I inherited all his family history stuff. My last name: originally: "Töllner" was an occupational name for a collector of tolls or customs levies in the Northern Germanic dialects. Records I have seen place us a a poor noble family operating the ferry system across the Rhine. We eventually became part of Prussia and like our entire family history is littered with Prussian Military Officers.

We came to the US after the civil war and took land in Nebraska as part of the homestead act. An argument in the late 1800's resulted in the entire family moving to Oklahoma except one of the sons named "Peter", who went on his own to Wisconsin.

I love finding things out like this. It's just fascinating.

[Hellis]

I'm 'tarded. You are correct.

[idlehands]

Hellis...I have to know. Vikings? Plz?

[BrobyDDark]

How does anyone find this stuff? It seems impossible!

[Hellis]

Possibly on mothers side. We have Caroliners, the most badass lineinfantry to ever exist. Granadiers who were big guys with bombs. ANd Dragoons who were fierce cavalry. You cannot really trace past 1400's usually. People who say they have, are either royalty or nobles, or VERY LUCKY when it comes to records kept. I have Sami blood in my veins. Viking blood? Likely since I am 6'3, blonde nad blue eyed XD

[idlehands]

It's pretty likely then, since you're family seems to have been there for many generations.

[Hank]

idlehands said
Hellis...I have to know. Vikings? Plz?

My estranged anonymous father is Norwegian. That's all I know about him, though.

[Hellis]

idlehands said
It's pretty likely then, since you're family seems to have been there for many generations.

Mothers side has been here for at least 700 years according to research. Prolly more. So very likely.

[idlehands]

Norwegians were considered Danes at the time, raiding in the west. You could have had an ancestor looting an Irish church. I may or may not have Norse blood, I doubt it though. I do know a majority of my English blood is Anglo-Saxon as is my last name. Everything is pretty jumbled up there since Britain was invaded so much.

Hellis said Mothers side has been here for at least 700 years according to research. Prolly more. So very likely.

That's so cool. I wish I knew more about how far back my roots go in the different countries blood lines come from.

[Griever]

ImANargleHunter said
I asked my dad where our ancestors were from and he said "WE'RE CANADIAN."and that was that

Not derprised you're Candidian.

[Dervish]

K-97 said
The coolest fact I know (should probably say I am Ugandan) is that on my Mum's side are relations to the Royal Family of Buganda (Province in Uganda). So theoretically if I wait long enough and a lot of people die I could be King of Buganda.

Better start hiring some very discrete hitmen. XD

Anyways, on my dad's side I'm primarily German with the occasional Irish thrown in there and French that goes back to the earliest days of the colonies in Canada. My grandmother's maiden name was Des Islets, which means 'Of the Islands', which was a very common surname (or it's many variants) for immigrants from France who were coming to start over and settle the New World. Someone on my dad's side of the family was pretty damn meticulous in keeping track of the family tree, so I know with a pretty solid deal of certainty where my family's from part way through the 1800s onwards. A particular point of interest was that somewhere in my grandmother's line, a Des Islets married a Frontenac, which may mean I am distantly related to Count Frontenac, a very famous and predominant governor of Quebec who was something of a badass. I have no way to confirm this past the coincidence of name and the fact that both families came from around the Quebec city region. If that's the case, it probably accounts for a great deal of my stubbornness. The lineage attached to my surname is German, and most of my German ancestors came from a region called Alsace-Lorianne around the turn of the century up to about 1910ish, back when it was under German control and before the Great War. Pretty sure they settled around Toronto/ Kitchener and my family's primarily been located in South Ontario ever since.

My mom's side I know far less about, I'm pretty sure it's mostly Scottish, although there's probably a good chance of Irish and English in there, too. No clue when they all immigrated over here, or generally where they're all from, it's kind of an enigma to me.

[The Nexerus]

My father's side is Irish and Ukrainian. Irish grandfather, Ukrainian grandmother. The Irish first headed to Ontario once they were in Canada, but a branch of the family wanted to keep to their agricultural roots and ended up moving out west to Saskatchewan. Probably a similar story with the Ukrainian.

My mother's side is British, inclusively. English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish... apparently a bit of French too, which my grandfather coyly denies. They'd simply call themselves 'Canadian', though.

[Griever]

Blitzkrieg said
You look Serbian.I do know that my grandma had a decent amount of Bohmeian Gypsy.

Fun Fact: My mother's maiden name translates into English as "Mushroom."

Siberian and Proto-Slavic (Eastern Bloc, before it was Eastern Bloc) people were known for Reindeer Husbandry.

(Mario Mushroom)

[Dervish]

It's in my experience that white and red mushrooms are totally safe to eat and should be consumed at every opportunity for good luck, no questions asked.

[Hellis]

idlehands said
Norwegians were considered Danes at the time, raiding in the west. You could have had an ancestor looting an Irish church. I may or may not have Norse blood, I doubt it though. I do know a majority of my English blood is Anglo-Saxon as is my last name. Everything is pretty jumbled up there since Britain was invaded so much.That's so cool. I wish I knew more about how far back my roots go in the different countries blood lines come from.

Tell that to a norwegian and you'd find yourself with a bootprint on your ass. The Norwegian tribes where not considered Danes, there were different kings and Jarls for the different regions. Hell, Swedes were divided into Svear and Götar at the time. Denmark did have some of southern weden and norway for a while however. Around the same time Danes ruled parts of england.

[Griever]

Dervish said
It's in my experience that white and red mushrooms are totally safe to eat and should be consumed at every opportunity for good luck, no questions asked.

Only the thorny bits on the head of the mushroom (that's what she said) are psychedelic and can cause convulsions and hallucinations.The red part and stem is not recommended to eat, but won't do anything bad to you.