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Re: Having a senior moment with my nieces children and her grand children
« Reply #9 on: Friday 29 March 24 21:47 GMT (UK) »
“Grand” is an Americanism.

We see it on Ancestry

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Re: Having a senior moment with my nieces children and her grand children
« Reply #10 on: Friday 29 March 24 21:54 GMT (UK) »
“Grand” is an Americanism.

Not in my experience.  I have never heard it used, certainly not in my family.
Wiltshire:  Banks, Taylor
Somerset:  Duddridge, Richards, Barnard, Pillinger
Gloucestershire:  Barnard, Marsh, Crossman
Bristol:  Banks, Duddridge, Barnard
Down:  Ennis, McGee
Wicklow:  Chapman, Pepper
Wigtownshire:  Logan, Conning
Wisconsin:  Ennis, Chapman, Logan, Ware
Maine:  Ware, Mitchell, Tarr, Davis

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Re: Having a senior moment with my nieces children and her grand children
« Reply #11 on: Monday 01 April 24 11:29 BST (UK) »
When my nephews and nieces started having children I chose to be referred to as Grand Aunty and have used that for almost thirty years.

The grand-child of my eldest niece is my great-grand-niece, so I'm known as great-grand-aunty to her.

My logic is that I have grand-parents and great-grand-parents, I don't have great-parents and great-great-parents so using grand makes sense to me - and I rather like being called a grand aunty :-)
Gypsy DRAPERs, children of Billy and Mary - Ellen,Darnity,Spencer,Billy Jnr,Kisby,Ellick
Descendants of Fred and Esther (Garrett) WHITLOCK - Wavendon, Woburn Sands area
Descendants of George and Barbara (Willis) SUTTON - Earls Barton and Nether Heyford
BISSELL - Hanslope, New Bradwell, Bucks and Aston, Birmingham area
Lavinia DRAPER died 1840 Cranfield
Gypsies in the Bow Brickhill and Beds/Bucks border areas