Where are you from?

[AlexD333]

So I was wondering about this, quite an interesting topic I think.

Where does everyone originate from, birth and blood? :nenau

I was born in devon as a little country boy, by the age of 3 I had moved to Ealing and then to ruislip for the majority of my life, now in northolt with my partner of 5 years and I miss the countryside :lol

My blood is a weird mix, English, Irish, Scottish and I think Devonshire counts too :lol

C'mon all, spill the beans :naughty

[jonela]

I was born in Bradford, in west Yorkshire,where I lived until 2003 when my wife of 30 years and I moved to France,we are soon to return to the uk when our house is sold :clap. My Fathers side are English and my maternal grand mother was Scottish. :thumbs

[Lazy-Ferret]

I keep asking but my mummy won't tell me, she just mumbles something about 2 little bees, and a bird!!!!:doh

[judd750]

I was born in Bradford, in west Yorkshire,where I lived until 2003 when my wife of 30 years and I moved to France,we are soon to return to the uk when our house is sold :clap. My Fathers side are English and my maternal grand mother was Scottish. :thumbs

i thought you were from smurfland ?

[Sweety]

Well i've lived in SE Northumberland almost all of my life & apart from about 3.5 years i've lived in my home town:lol Lived in Newcastle for about 6 months after moving out of the family home before moving to Blyth in Northumberland where I lived for 3 years then got married & back to my home town of Cramlington. My bloodline is 75% English & 25% Welsh (Grandad was born in Wales but the family moved to England when he was very young) TBH like the town we're in as we're surrounded by fields & woods & only 5 miles off the sea but have the A19 & A1 to the south & west of the town

[macabethiel]

Well in 1947 my Mum who was Austrian worked in the NAFFI canteen in Klagenfurt that was occupied by the British Army on the Rhine.

My biological father was a Lance Corporal Albert Edward Dean who was posted initially to Italy and then to Austria where he was an Army Cook in the Catering Core.

I was the product of their short relationship unfortunately my father caught Tuberculosis and died in Prestwood Sanatorium in 1948 when I was 5 months old.

Its a long story but when I was 5 years of age my Mum who had raised me as a single parent managed to get us both into the UK. She later married my step father thereby obtaining British Citizenship through marriage. I applied for British Citizenship when I was 12 years of age. I am returning to Austria for a holiday in July to return my mothers ashes to her home village where I have a cousin Heidi.

The little German I speak is as a result of taking a course in spoken German whilst at Bradford University 1967-71 reading Chemical Engineering. I worked in Krefeld in what was West Germany in 1969/70 as a part of my degree course.

I have a Derbyshire Accent having lived in the County since 1953 I see myself as British in every sense of the word but if England played Austria at football I would have to support Austria on the sneak!

[AlexD333]

Wow blimey, that last one is a story and a half! Austria is such a lovely place I wouldn't mind living there myself :D

[MicraShed]

I was born under a wandering star....

[Banshee]

What happened to the members map?

I can't remember who was looking after that now was it Clivvy? :nenau

I've lost the link either way :doh

[firebobby]

What happened to the members map?

I can't remember who was looking after that now was it Clivvy? :nenau

I've lost the link either way :doh

I thought it was Zippy or Makeitfit :nenau

I have Irish, English and I think some Jewish blood in me, although, not 100% sure about the Jewish bit as my mum is dead (god bless her).
I was born in Reading and go past the house I was born in, most days. We moved to High Wycombe and now live in a local village

[Lazy-Ferret]

What happened to the members map?

I can't remember who was looking after that now was it Clivvy? :nenau

I've lost the link either way :doh

Mr Zippy looks after the Members map, and with a quick PM, as long as you are included on it, he will send you the link.

Having said that, I think it could do with a bit of pruning, as many people on it, are no longer members unfortunately.

[supergnome]

Zippy comes up as non-member so dont think he will be able get PM's. The map was good for seeing who's near you when you need sympathy or hand with a job. David.

[firebobby]

Zippy comes up as non-member so dont think he will be able get PM's. The map was good for seeing who's near you when you need sympathy or hand with a job. David.

Try zippy656 :thumb2

[CliveG]

I was born in Chiswick,London in 1963,my older brother and sister also.My mum came to the UK from New Zealand in 1935 after their family home burnt down.My mums mum was originally English and was a volunteer visitor at a convalescence hospital in Walton-on-Thames for injured New Zealand servicemen from the 1st World War.She met her husband,my grandad when he was brought to the UK after being injured in battle in Alexandria,he was a New Zealand cavalryman.They married and emigrated to New Zealand where they raised 4 girls until the fire.
My dad was from Merthyr Tydfil,the youngest boy from a mining family.He and my mum married and moved to Ashford,Middlesex.My dad died when I was 8 so my mum raised us on her own.She still lives there,my brother lives not far from her,my sister in Spain and myself now in a place called Pineuilh in the Gironde,SW France with my 2nd wife and my 2 daughters,
et voila!:thumb2

[supergnome]

Sent him a pm to show the maplink for me

[zippy656]

Having said that, I think it could do with a bit of pruning, as many people on it, are no longer members unfortunately.

Oh send a list ill cut it about.


Have sent pm for new link

[rustic]

I was born in Chiswick,London in 1963,my older brother and sister also...
Interesting, I've never known any triplets before...
All born in 1963:thumb2

[Adz]

my mother

[solarman216]

Probably off topic but I married a triplet, born 1946 identical until their teens My Mrs and her identical sister used to swap jobs (hairdressers) and no one knew, but I could tell them apart from day one, Rick

[AlexD333]

my mother

Lol dude :doh

Is that you in your link below next to the shogun? :nenau

[Adz]

Lol dude :doh

Is that you in your link below next to the shogun? :nenau


:lol :augie

If your refering to my forum :nenau

They where taken at Kirton Off Road Centre & there all friends of mine :thumbs

The red L200 on the left is a monster :sly :naughty :D

[AlexD333]

:lol :augie

If your refering to my forum :nenau

They where taken at Kirton Off Road Centre & there all friends of mine :thumbs

The red L200 on the left is a monster :sly :naughty :D

Yeah that's the link I was referring to :thumb2

Just wondered if that was you in the top picture :nenau

[quixote]

Born & raised in Germany (dad was Army) until I was 7, then off to Australia for a few wonderful years, then back to Germany until Dad left the Army when I was 14 & we moved to Scotland. Then I joined the RAF & they immediately sent me back to, yep you guessed it, Germany :D

[jims-terrano]

Born & raised in Germany (dad was Army) until I was 7, then off to Australia for a few wonderful years, then back to Germany until Dad left the Army when I was 14 & we moved to Scotland. Then I joined the RAF & they immediately sent me back to, yep you guessed it, Germany :D
Sorry but that I find funny :thumbs

[CliveG]

Sorry Rustic,both siblings older than me,not worded very well,anyway they saved the best for last!:clap:thumb2:lol

[quixote]

I find funny

It was, kind of. I was a wee bit hacked off until I discovered all the things I was too young for when I lived there the first time around................i.e: beer and women :D

[rustic]

Sorry Rustic,both siblings older than me,not worded very well,anyway they saved the best for last!:clap:thumb2:lol

I did think that in the back of my mind:lol:lol

When my wife's sister rings, I shout across to my wife, hoy.... Cinderella, your sister is on the line...
:lol:lol:lol

[firebobby]

I did think that in the back of my mind:lol:lol

When my wife's sister rings, I shout across to my wife, hoy.... Cinderella, your sister is on the line...
:lol:lol:lol

Brave man Rustic :lol

[Adz]

Yeah that's the link I was referring to :thumb2

Just wondered if that was you in the top picture :nenau

Nope, I have only ever had Terrano's / Maverick's :thumbs

[AlexD333]

Nope, I have only ever had Terrano's / Maverick's :thumbs

Phew :augie

I was thinking that guy looked a bit butch, might get myself mugged in Essex :jesterbg