general What's Your Ancestry?

[long gone 8,929]

German, Scottish, English, Italian, Polish and Hungarian. Apparently the Scottish part comes from some guy named James Gow, who sailed from Scotland to what became the United States alone. I have never been able to find any relevant historical records on him.

[Treble Bolt 1,122]

Irish and Scottish.  My mother is half and half, whereas my father is full Irish, he immigrated to America with his parents back in 1930.

[MrPandaa 204]

 

 

Yes, i know some guy con  my age that work with machinima, so there's nothing wrong in trying, and cuando i get on my vacation, i'll start training football again and and maybe i'll get on a team por veremos si i'm good or not 

Yeah, nothing wrong with trying--you'll never know if you don't try!  And I'm sure that with some disciplined training, you'll be better than most of the guys on the team in no time!

 

 

German, Scottish, English, Italian, Polish and Hungarian. Apparently the Scottish part comes from some guy named James Gow, who sailed from Scotland to what became the United States alone. I have never been able to find any relevant historical records on him.

That's an interesting combination, and an equally interesting (and not to mention mysterious) ancestor!

 

 

Irish and Scottish.  My mother is half and half, whereas my father is full Irish, he immigrated to America with his parents back in 1930.

Whoa, Irish and Scottish!  Those are probably my two favorite cultures combined into one!  *to self* Okay, contain yourself, Panda...

[Thuja 3,659]

Half Polish/Irish and half Ojibwe.  It's been a rather interesting process finding out who I'm related to around here . 

[MrPandaa 204]

Half Polish/Irish and half Ojibwe.  It's been a rather interesting process finding out who I'm related to around here . 

Wow, that's an interesting one!  What's Ojibwe, if you don't mind me asking?

[Thuja 3,659]

Wow, that's an interesting one!  What's Ojibwe, if you don't mind me asking?

Ojibwe is a type of native american.  

[Treble Bolt 1,122]

Whoa, Irish and Scottish!  Those are probably my two favorite cultures combined into one!  *to self* Okay, contain yourself, Panda...

 

My husband is a full blooded Norwegian despite being a 7th generation American (he is tall too).  personally, I like bagpipes, and want to get an uilleann.  What will probably calm you down a bit...is look at the year my father immigrated....and now keep in mind I'm only 22....and my parents have a 46 year age difference..... do the math

[MrPandaa 204]

Ojibwe is a type of native american.  

Oh, okay.  Cool!  Y'know, I've been wanting for forever to learn some Native American language or another.  Do you know any of the Ojibwe language?

 

 

My husband is a full blooded Norwegian despite being a 7th generation American (he is tall too).  personally, I like bagpipes, and want to get an uilleann.  What will probably calm you down a bit...is look at the year my father immigrated....and now keep in mind I'm only 22....and my parents have a 46 year age difference..... do the math

And Norway, too?  Whoa...*does the math* whoa...that's pretty young.

[Thuja 3,659]

Oh, okay.  Cool!  Y'know, I've been wanting for forever to learn some Native American language or another.  Do you know any of the Ojibwe language?

 

A little bit but what I do know, I don't know how to spell ...  Though it can be a bit difficult to learn this specific language without hearing how it's pronounced since it's spelt with extra letters. 

[MrPandaa 204]

A little bit but what I do know, I don't know how to spell ...  Though it can be a bit difficult to learn this specific language without hearing how it's pronounced since it's spelt with extra letters. 

I gotcha.  Non-Phoenician alphabet on a Phoenician keyboard doesn't really work !

[Sugar Cube 4,843]

From my mother's side, I am Scottish and Irish, (grandmother) and Italian and Portuguese (grandfather). From my father's side, I only know that I am English and German. There might be some French, maybe Russian, and many other possibilities that I'm not completely sure of. I do know that I have a small percentage of Native American from my father's side as well, but I do not know which tribe. I want to guess Navajo, but I'm not sure. Unfortunately, my dad isn't around anymore, and I've never really known his side of the family, so I'm left with guessing.

 

Basically, I'm what you'd call a Heinz 57. A mixture of many different origins.

Edited November 24, 2013 by Sugar Cube

[MrPandaa 204]

From my mother's side, I am Scottish and Irish, (grandmother) and Italian and Portuguese (grandfather). From my father's side, I only know that I am English and German. There might be some French, maybe Russian, and many other possibilities that I'm not completely sure of. I do know that I have a small percentage of Native American from my father's side as well, but I do not know which tribe. I want to guess Navajo, but I'm not sure. Unfortunately, my dad isn't around anymore, and I've never really known his side of the family, so I'm left with guessing.

 

Basically, I'm what you'd call a Heinz 57. A mixture of many different origins.

Wow, that's some neat ancestry, girl!  Heh, Heinz 57! *snortgiggle* :lol;

P.S. Cool avatar!  Is it inspired by your Navajo ancestry, or just your similarities to and like of Apple Jack?

[Sugar Cube 4,843]

Wow, that's some neat ancestry, girl!  Heh, Heinz 57! *snortgiggle* :lol;

P.S. Cool avatar!  Is it inspired by your Navajo ancestry, or just your similarities to and like of Apple Jack?

Thanks!

 

Actually, I grew up in and spent the vast majority of my life in Arizona, which is home to at least 22 different Native American tribes, and I've always sort of found their many different vibrant cultures to be quite fascinating. When you live over there, you get educated about them as early as grade school. Not to mention the whole "Cowboys vs Indians" theme is a favorite of mine, so it's ironic and yet also pretty cool seeing a cowgirl like AJ in tribal wear. But yes, that tiny bit of Native American ancestry that is part of my family has triggered some added interest too.

[aoEAF2FBvC0MIo2Q 3,673]

Let's see...

My paternal grandfather was 100% Dutch

My paternal grandmother was maybe 75% Dutch and 25% African-Surinamese

My maternal grandparents aren't nearly as clear-cut...

My maternal grandfather... Well, the the surname he had was formed because of having been translated from Alegre which traces back to Spain. ¡Viva españa! Other than that, he could have really passed for a native hunter-gatherer before the Spanish and Portuguese arrived.

As for my maternal grandmother, she also had Dutch blood in her to be sure and was sure to be mixed herself. I just don't know how mixed, really. People here tend to be really mixed.

[Stellafera 3,836]

Geneology is hard!

 

Well, I'm culturally Jewish* for starters. My grandmother and great grandmother on my mother's side were both born in England, but moved to Australia. No frickin' wonder considering the time period. Mom was born in the states but moved around the country a lot due to my granddad being in the military. I suppose that technically makes me both a second generation immigrant and a minority.

 

Don't know as much about Dad's side of the family. Once you get back even to the great grandparents you have French people marrying Greek people and I think Germany was involved at some point too and some other countries.

 

Oh, and don't forget that somewhere on my dad's side was the son of an escaped slave who married a Frenchwoman!

 

I think the only consistent theme is that there was a lot of moving around in my family.

 

* (Well you see I'm ethnically Jewish but my father is Christian so we sort of mix and match holidays and then I'm an atheist anyways and I have a Buddhist sibling so yeah that's how things work around my house)

Edited November 24, 2013 by Stellafera

[RustyChevy 37]

Scottish & Irish on my dad's side, 100% German on my mom's. The main upside of this combo is that I can drink damn near anyone under the table and back out again.

[Renon Strike 67]

Indonesian-Chinese..though i don't speak a lick of latter and a bit of Bahasa .. I sometimes wish that my ancestors were Indonesian Sea Pirates that would be so cool..but you never know there is still alot i don't know about my mum's ancestry

[MrPandaa 204]

Thanks!

 

Actually, I grew up in and spent the vast majority of my life in Arizona, which is home to at least 22 different Native American tribes, and I've always sort of found their many different vibrant cultures to be quite fascinating. When you live over there, you get educated about them as early as grade school. Not to mention the whole "Cowboys vs Indians" theme is a favorite of mine, so it's ironic and yet also pretty cool seeing a cowgirl like AJ in tribal wear. But yes, that tiny bit of Native American ancestry that is part of my family has triggered some added interest too.

Wow, that sounds like an awesome childhood!  I've always wanted learn more about my Native American ancestry (I'm like a sixteenth Cherokee), but never actually, y'know, did it.  I think you've inspired me to put the various Native American tribes on my list of cultures to study!

 

 

Let's see...

My paternal grandfather was 100% Dutch

My paternal grandmother was maybe 75% Dutch and 25% African-Surinamese

My maternal grandparents aren't nearly as clear-cut...

My maternal grandfather... Well, the the surname he had was formed because of having been translated from Alegre which traces back to Spain. ¡Viva españa! Other than that, he could have really passed for a native hunter-gatherer before the Spanish and Portuguese arrived.

As for my maternal grandmother, she also had Dutch blood in her to be sure and was sure to be mixed herself. I just don't know how mixed, really. People here tend to be really mixed.

Wow, that's a lot of Dutch...leve de nederlandse!  And Spanish and African, too?  I think you're the first Dutch-African-Spaniard we've had yet, bro!

PS Metroid is amazing, si?

 

 

Geneology is hard!

 

Well, I'm culturally Jewish* for starters. My grandmother and great grandmother on my mother's side were both born in England, but moved to Australia. No frickin' wonder considering the time period. Mom was born in the states but moved around the country a lot due to my granddad being in the military. I suppose that technically makes me both a second generation immigrant and a minority.

 

Don't know as much about Dad's side of the family. Once you get back even to the great grandparents you have French people marrying Greek people and I think Germany was involved at some point too and some other countries.

 

Oh, and don't forget that somewhere on my dad's side was the son of an escaped slave who married a Frenchwoman!

 

I think the only consistent theme is that there was a lot of moving around in my family.

 

* (Well you see I'm ethnically Jewish but my father is Christian so we sort of mix and match holidays and then I'm an atheist anyways and I have a Buddhist sibling so yeah that's how things work around my house)

Y'know, I actually was thinking about you yesterday.  (I know, what a great way to begin a conversation, right?)  Well, not you exactly, but as I was putting up my laptop, I started thinking someone who was Jewish by descent, but not by religion, and how they would describe themselves.  Now I know that I was just, y'know, taking a glimpse into the future!

 

 

Scottish & Irish on my dad's side, 100% German on my mom's. The main upside of this combo is that I can drink damn near anyone under the table and back out again.

Sounds like an epic Oktoberfest to me!

 

 

Indonesian-Chinese..though i don't speak a lick of latter and a bit of Bahasa .. I sometimes wish that my ancestors were Indonesian Sea Pirates that would be so cool..but you never know there is still alot i don't know about my mum's ancestry

Whoa, Indonesian Sea Pirates?  And...that's getting added to my list of cultures I need to learn about!

[SC_coolguy44 32]

I'm born and raised in Canada. However my background is English, Czech, and Ukrainean.

[aoEAF2FBvC0MIo2Q 3,673]

Wow, that's a lot of Dutch...leve de nederlandse!  And Spanish and African, too?  I think you're the first Dutch-African-Spaniard we've had yet, bro!

PS Metroid is amazing, si?

I guess I didn't spell it out about my maternal grandfather. Going by his appearance and that of his own mother (from a portrait), it seems like he's descended from the native hunter-gatherers.

And yes, Metroid is my favorite video game series in fact :3

[MrPandaa 204]

I'm born and raised in Canada. However my background is English, Czech, and Ukrainean.

Whoa, that's cool.  I haven't seen Ukrainian before, and definitely not in that combination!

 

 

I guess I didn't spell it out about my maternal grandfather. Going by his appearance and that of his own mother (from a portrait), it seems like he's descended from the native hunter-gatherers.

And yes, Metroid is my favorite video game series in fact :3

Ah, I see...that's neat!  And, yeah, Metroid is awesome.  But, I'm a tad bit more partial to Zelda...grew up with it.

[Wingnut 6,994]

I'm American at least as far back as my great grandparents.  Beyond that my ancestry is mixed European. Mostly Irish on my mom's side and predominantly German with some Welsh on my dad's.  I don't have an extensive knowledge of my family tree though. 

[MrPandaa 204]

I'm American at least as far back as my great grandparents.  Beyond that my ancestry is mixed European. Mostly Irish on my mom's side and predominantly German with some Welsh on my dad's.  I don't have an extensive knowledge of my family tree though. 

You might be the first to be American through several generations.  Go 'Merca!  And Irish, Welsh, and German--that's an interesting one that I don't think I've seen before!

[Eureka 1,119]

Im 50% New Jersey and 50% New York because that is where my parents come from

 

I am Irish, German, Hungarian, and French :3

[MrPandaa 204]

Im 50% New Jersey and 50% New York because that is where my parents come from

 

I am Irish, German, Hungarian, and French :3

Hah, that first part was funny .  Cool ancestry, though!  You're perhaps the first Hungarian I've seen.

(PS I thought this thread had died two days ago...heh, just shows I don't know everything...)