General Chat

June My Grandma went to Canada in 1909, married my Canadian born Grandad in 1919 when he returned from England after fighting in the C.E.F. in WW1 and they had my Dad (the eldest of 5) in 1921. My Dad came over to England as a soldier in WW2, met & married my English Mum and stayed here. Sue xx

Sue my grandad was english but he fought in WW1 for a Canadian regiment was wounded in france shrapnel and rec a canadian pension till the day he died .. June xx

Hi In have Engine drivers, Shoemakers ,Carmen,crane workers, Carpenters and Labourers. A mixture really. Julie

My Maternal Grandfather born 1910 worked in a factory, something to do with electic. My Paternal Grandfather born 1978 worked in the Motor Industry along with his Brother, Gt Uncle Albert who was Pioneer of the Japanese Motor Industry. Jenny.

Maternal grandfather: worked his way up from clerk to become Leicester City Transport Manager (between the wars, when they still had trams). His father was a grocer and his mother was a shoe binder. Maternal grandmother: hosiery machinist. Her father was a butcher, and her mother was a barmaid. Paternal grandfather: hospital orderly (in Australia). His father was a labourer. Paternal grandmother: don't know. Her father worked as a butcher, plumber, coalman and labourer at various times. Her mother worked as a spinner from the age of 10 until she got married.

My paternal grandfather was a Shipwright, as were the 3 (at least) generations before him, all the boys in the family were. He had an accident at work where he damaged some ribs and after that he worked on building sites until they moved to Rayleigh in Essex and took over a sub post-office (Brockett's Stores, which someone on here remembered once!). Maternal grandfather was an Engine Driver on the GNER working out of Stratford (east London). All his in-laws and their parents and grandparents worked on the railway too. My 3 x gt grandfather is listed as an Engine Driver in 1861. Paternal grandmother didn't work, except in the sub post office. Her father was a master butcher, so she didn't 'need' to work. Maternal grandmother was a maid at first, then worked at a printer's checking foreign banknotes until her marriage in 1921. Maz. XX

My paternal grandfather was a schoolmaster.......my maternal grandfather was a wholesale confectioner. Reg

Hi June My mums dad was a Carpenter/French pollisher - l have a beautiful chair he made:o) The poet John Bentjamin apparently mentioned him in one of his poems. Grandfather worked for John B's son. Mums mum was a barmaid and then a housewife. My dads dad was an artist and war correspondent/artist, don't know about his first wife. Off't to bed now - nite nite:o) jude sarf wales :o)

Lovely people thank you once again all these interesting jobs keep em comin June xx

Morning June your up bright an early!!

Good Morin Love actually just got out of my jamies hope all is well at your abode June xx

Fine ta now off for me cuppa x

Got to go now house work calls June x