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Where do you come from?

donnashuggy — Wed, 14 May 2014 05:21:30 GMT

Does anyone come from anywhere exotic?

I'm from NSW with ancestors from England (not very exotic)

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downeyas — Wed, 14 May 2014 06:00:10 GMT

Born and raised in London UK until I was 20 - not very exotic either lol

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ufo_investigations — Wed, 14 May 2014 06:02:30 GMT

Donna I can't tell you all my secrets you know 😉

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daydream**believer — Wed, 14 May 2014 06:07:54 GMT

Nope. Im boring. I was the first of my family to be born in Australia. All the rest are English

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katymatey* — Wed, 14 May 2014 06:11:45 GMT

The great great grand daughter of an escaped english convict and an irish famine orphan.

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purple_haize — Wed, 14 May 2014 06:13:55 GMT

I was born in Adelaide, have lived in Sydney and Brisbane and have now been in Melbourne since 1972.

My ancestors are Scottish & Irish.

I fully intend to go to Scotland one day.

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lakeland27 — Wed, 14 May 2014 06:16:37 GMT

Glenelg

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small_creeps_friend — Wed, 14 May 2014 06:21:06 GMT

In 1853 a **bleep** son came to Oz. Gwad knows who/what/where happened in the next Century or so ...but I'm here now

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bluecat*dancing — Wed, 14 May 2014 06:34:46 GMT

English, Scottish and Welsh ancestory. However, one of my ancestor's was one of William the Conqueror's cohorts and is thought to have been either Dutch or French.

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lionrose.7 — Wed, 14 May 2014 06:45:41 GMT

I was born in Dannevirke New Zealand, same place as a certain Queenslander.

On my mothers side, her family lived in the same English village for 400 years.

On fathers side a few well known Aussies but not a Castle in sight any where.

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kopenhagen5 — Wed, 14 May 2014 06:52:44 GMT

Not really exotic, but I was born in Tokyo and our family is from Denmark.

My uncle has traced our family back to year 1100 and my grandmother is direct descendant from Von Barner family.

There is a private castle in Denmark that's still in the family. Complete with moat all the way around.

Re: Where do you come from?

nicnacs_4u — Wed, 14 May 2014 07:08:01 GMT

@donnashuggy wrote:
Does anyone come from anywhere exotic?

I'm from NSW with ancestors from England (not very exotic)

My mum..

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poddster — Wed, 14 May 2014 07:11:59 GMT

No kidding.

I came from Ma's 🙂

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electric*mayhem*band — Wed, 14 May 2014 07:15:38 GMT

Erm, England. Where I still am, incidentally. No, not very exotic as someone said - well we haven't got waving Palm trees, white sandy beaches, and clear blue, warm seas - however, I suppose it's a bit like the Curate's egg - good in parts. 8.15 am here, and a nice sunny morning. If we're lucky, it might last all day.

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joz*garage — Wed, 14 May 2014 07:26:13 GMT

im in maddington mate

rellos go back to the old country - transylvania

if i wanna dig deeper - mongolia

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lakeland27 — Wed, 14 May 2014 07:26:22 GMT

i wonder about that . does the curate prefer the white to the yolk or was the egg only half cooked ?

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imastawka — Wed, 14 May 2014 07:26:46 GMT

Let's see. Mongrel mix really

My first Aussie ancestor came in chains in 1825 from Scotland -

age 17 - 7 years transportation. Landed Sydney

Another lot came from England 1853, arrived Melbourne

One of this lot married a chinese guy who came for the gold rush

in Victoria, arriving also in 1853 coincidentally.

We've been in Victoria since then.

I married an Aussie born Polish/German so it's more mixed

for my daughter and grandkids

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punch*drunk — Wed, 14 May 2014 07:37:28 GMT

I go back to the early 1800's in Australia, before that English/Irish/Scottish.

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debra9275 — Wed, 14 May 2014 07:40:30 GMT

nothing very exciting to report here. my ancestors were Scottish and Welsh. I was born here as were my parents.

OH's family is more interesting than mine, one oif his made this>>>>>>

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*elizabeths-mum* — Wed, 14 May 2014 07:40:58 GMT

Hotchpotch like many Australians with ancestors arriving from the late 1700s to the early 1800s. Some in chains, some not. If you have Rose, Green or Yates ancestors (and others I can't remember) we are probably rellies. 😄

Traced back to King John as well and as he is known as 'the father of England' because so many sprung from him, illegitimately as well as legitimately, we are probably related there too.