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Expecting 60 million Xmas presents
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Harry | Report | 20 Sep 2014 10:39 |
Many thanks to all who have shown an interest in this thread. some interesting replies. |
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Kense | Report | 18 Sep 2014 07:54 |
On BBC News Site today is this article about how the European gene pool originated from three tribes: |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 17 Sep 2014 23:37 |
Just reminded myself of my grand daughter's father's family. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 17 Sep 2014 23:29 |
My ex's dad's family lived in a small hamlet in Hampshire, part of Portal's estate. There is a row of cottages there. When his dad (b1906) was there (and he was there until he was 19) his relatives lived in every one. and had done for years. |
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Kense | Report | 17 Sep 2014 20:12 |
Ultimately we are all related, those of us with blue eyes are supposedly descended from one person who lived between 6000 and 10000 years ago. |
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GlasgowLass | Report | 17 Sep 2014 12:53 |
I'm thinking about some old Lanarkshire mining towns. |
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Kense | Report | 17 Sep 2014 11:51 |
As this is a reasonable sized island I don't think inbreeding has been more prevalent than anywhere else. |
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Sharron | Report | 16 Sep 2014 13:29 |
When I was growing up in this village I was related to something like sixty people |
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LadyScozz | Report | 16 Sep 2014 13:13 |
lol Sharron |
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Sharron | Report | 16 Sep 2014 12:58 |
We live at no2. |
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LadyScozz | Report | 16 Sep 2014 12:46 |
And I thought that was only my rellies who emigrated to Utah. |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 16 Sep 2014 11:45 |
As the Asian community has been established for a couple of generations, they probably could be included! |
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Harry | Report | 16 Sep 2014 11:39 |
Caught a snippet on the radio yesterday to the effect that , due to us being an island with lots of in-breeding, every in this country is at least your sixth cousin. |