How 'british' Are You?

[237SJ]

This thread made me think of this (sorry Baldric :-) http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/ChatterBank/Question1459505.html Has anyone got a long lineage?

[Baldric]

No need to apologise, I stand by what I said.

[Baldric]

And British with a capital 'B' would have been good!

[-SharonA-]

A long lineage??

[237SJ]

Yeah, a capital B would have made such a difference to the question. Sorry.

[jourdain2]

My lineage is pretty long. By the way, I cannot answer a lot of the questions asked in the rather silly 'Britishness' quiz which people are asked to take these days for citizenship, honestly it's daft. It's more to do with deep understanding and feeling.

Back to OP - my family name goes back to a Viking translation of the ethnic peoples they encountered when they invaded the North of England. My family (as far as I can trace to about 1700) have been localised within about 100 miles. This is on my father's side.

On my mother's side, I am Scottish with origins on the Isle of Mull. Her surname (Savage) was given by the invaders of the Saxon shore to the inhabitants as they drove them back north.

I reckon that I am of fairly ancient lineage in these isles!

[237SJ]

Jourdain - have you thought about joining Ancestry? I`m thinking about it.

[woofgang]

Don’t know don’t care. Here and now is much more important than ancestors.

[jourdain2]

237sj - I hadn't thought about it, but you have intrigued me. I'll give it some thought. My daughter did a lot of research, but got stuck at 1710. :0)

[Baldric]

My Passport says I'm British, I prefer to call myself English.

[237SJ]

joudain - a friend of mine joined Ancestry. Apparently, they have deals whereby you can join up for free and have access for one month

[tonyav]

I found 'Find My Past' to be pretty good. I got back to around 1640 on my fathers side.

[jourdain2]

Thanks for that 237SJ :)

[Prudie]

I can't get very far as my mother's father is debatable (a family skeleton) and my paternal grandmother may have been adopted (another skeleton). I do have the Celtic bump on the back of my skull though.I think my line goes back to dark hairy Welsh mountain men :-)

[jourdain2]

Prudie - I've got the 'Celtic bump' as well! EventuALLY WE WILL BE RELATED!!!

[237SJ]

I wish I could have the resources that the BBC provide for the subjects of Who Do You Think You Are. I expect it is possible but very expensive (unless you are famous)

[jourdain2]

Me too! I've just recalled that my various dentists swoon over my 'Viking' upper jaw. My daughters have it as well so it seems to be a true trait!!
(Apparently the arch is much steeper and more pronounced.)

[bobbie22]

I have never heard of the Celtic bump. What is it? I am Welsh, so could well be descended from the Celts

[Prudie]

In expert world it's a bit debatable bobbie but it's a nobble at the base of your skull where it finishes at the back about an inch up from your hairline. meant to be Celtic or Viking trait. Jourdain and I have it, we must be related :-)

[jourdain2]

bobbie232 - feel the back of your neck where it joins the skull. If it is a pronounced 'step' then you have a 'Celtic bump'. If not, don't despair, you are probably anglo-saxon - not a great big deal when all is said and done. :)

[bobbie22]

Am not sure Prudie. My head feels a bit bumpy in places, so I can't really tell.