What is your family history - Page 3

Phil47uk · 07-26-2008, 11:00 AM

A couple of pics of one of my Great Grandfather's hotels he owned in Switzerland and the south of France. This one is the famous Hotel Du Lac in Vevey Switzerland.
Don't ask were all the family fortunes went.. Squandered at the turn of the century by a silly bugger English soldier who married into the Swiss side. He wasn't any relation of mine but my Mothers stepfather. My poor Granny didn't know what she let herself in for when he took over her finacial affairs.

I have got some furniture from that hotel though. The reclining armchair Humph sits in. Some bureau's, a Louis 14th corner cabinet and a huge Venetian glass mirror in gilt ormelu frame..

Oh well.. Dream on...... Bollocks!!!........

A Victorian reclining armchair, once in that hotel during the 1800's but now home to Happy Humphrey and friends in my music room in Dorset England. Imagine the stories that chair could tell..

single cut 54 · 07-26-2008, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by thewellgoodshow

i just woke up one day, sitting at the computer and on mylespaulforum, i dont have memories of my past or anything all i have is this guitar in my hand 0_0 haha

Hey wellgood,''don't Bogart that joint''.

single cut 54 · 07-26-2008, 11:50 AM

Bloody hell Phil, you're Aristocracy Mate! If I ever came to Dorset I wouldn't know whether to bow ,courtsey or have a noodle on Humph.[nice geetar]

Lovely friends too.

DrJones8675309 · 07-26-2008, 12:54 PM

Phil47UK - Those are cool pictures... We have not fully traced our family history other than to know that there are many Native-American (Cherokee), but my father was adopted as a child. He spent a good amount of time in Wales, singing in a boys choir.

BONEDADY1068 · 07-26-2008, 01:08 PM

On my mothers side, my gradparents are from Mexico. My grandfather rode with Pancho Villa. On my fathers, both grandparents were from Spain. But my grandfather's parents ship sank, which left my him an orphan here in the US. He was adopted by a greek family & raised as one. During the time of the prohibition, he ran an underground saloon & tried to gain political power. He was shot in the back of the head by a rival & died in my uncles arms. My father was only 3 yrs old. Pretty interesting stuff. I'm named after him.

shal1234 · 07-26-2008, 01:19 PM

I know we got French Canadian in there, and Finlanders, or "Laplanders", most of them were musicians in finland. It's in the genes! On the other side it's French and Italian. Apparently there's still relatives living in Italy, unfortunately my family has no contact with them. Other than that, the rest is history! I wish my family could trace it's roots back thousands of years, wouldn't that be awesome. I'd like to believe i'm a distant relative of Galileo, or Aristotle. Actually I honestly think that i am, and no one can tell me different.

Most of us are probably related somehow.

Phil47uk · 07-26-2008, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by single cut 54

Bloody hell Phil, you're Aristocracy Mate! If I ever came to Dorset I wouldn't know whether to bow ,courtsey or have a noodle on Humph.[nice geetar]

Lovely friends too.

Afraid not any more single cut..It all went out of the window at the turn of the century, long before I came along. My Mother went from having private nannies when she was a kid in Switzerland to having to pawn her wedding ring in London after the war all in the space of one generation..

Phil47uk · 07-26-2008, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DrJones8675309

Phil47UK - Those are cool pictures... We have not fully traced our family history other than to know that there are many Native-American (Cherokee), but my father was adopted as a child. He spent a good amount of time in Wales, singing in a boys choir.

Hey Dr Jones... There's that Cherokee link again.. That's amazing. I really don't get that.. Why so many Cherokees. Where did all the other tribes go??
And some welsh as well eh.. Wow!

Phil47uk · 07-26-2008, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by BONEDADY1068

On my mothers side, my gradparents are from Mexico. My grandfather rode with Pancho Villa. On my fathers, both grandparents were from Spain. But my grandfather's parents ship sank, which left my him an orphan here in the US. He was adopted by a greek family & raised as one. During the time of the prohibition, he ran an underground saloon & tried to gain political power. He was shot in the back of the head by a rival & died in my uncles arms. My father was only 3 yrs old. Pretty interesting stuff. I'm named after him.

Whoaa! A Mexican bandido too. Excellent stuff.. This thread get's more interesting by the day.

El_Greco · 07-26-2008, 03:46 PM

Damn greeks

Phil47uk · 07-26-2008, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by shal1234

I know we got French Canadian in there, and Finlanders, or "Laplanders", most of them were musicians in finland. It's in the genes! On the other side it's French and Italian. Apparently there's still relatives living in Italy, unfortunately my family has no contact with them. Other than that, the rest is history! I wish my family could trace it's roots back thousands of years, wouldn't that be awesome. I'd like to believe i'm a distant relative of Galileo, or Aristotle. Actually I honestly think that i am, and no one can tell me different.

Most of us are probably related somehow.

Yeah, you must get into geneology man. It's fascinating. I never gave it much thought till one day the phone rang and guy in a broad Irish accent said.. " Hi this is your cousins son phoning from Dublin "..

. I didn't even knew I had relations in Ireland. He gave me a link to the family genealogy site he had built on my Fathers side.. And there it all was.. My Grandparents.. Great Grandparents.. Cousins.. Hundreds of the buggers. The site presently contains 619 people in 185 families with 6187 pieces of data
I recently learned that my great great great Grandfather was a Russian Jewish guy named Zvi Halevi.. Meaning from the tribe of Levi.. ( Hey might pick up some cheap jeans eh? ).. The Levi tribe being the tribe of Moses..
Now I know why my ancestors wandered the desert for forty years.. Somone dropped a shekel.

Man! it's fascinating stuff I tell you..

monroe · 07-26-2008, 05:25 PM

My Great-Grandparents on my father's side immigrated through Ellis Island from Germany and settled in Marinette, WI. My Grandfather was born there in 1893. At age 8, he became the man of his family (mother and three sisters) when his dad was killed working in the lumber industry and he started working as a cookie (cook's helper) in a lumber camp. After a rather large forest fire caused the evacuation of the area, the family moved to Detroit, where my Grandfather was a Fireman, a Policeman, during the depression he owned and operated a service station on Fort St in Lincoln Park. He evenually became a carpenter/builder and finally retired as the Trenton, MI building inspector. He was recruited out of retirement in his mid 70's to again be a building inspector for the city of Grosse Ile. He passed away at age 92 while shoveling snow. He had two boys and two girls. His youngest boy is my dad.

My Mom's parents immigrated from Austria-Hungary just before WWI and settled in West Virginia where my Grandfather was a coal miner. They lived in mining towns and barely survived. There were 11 children, three of which died in infancy or as toddlers. Just after WWII, one of the sons bought them a farm on a section of land in Kingwood, WV where they lived out their lives, both dying rather young. My mom moved to the Detroit area at age 14 to work as a nanny and a maid for rich folks in the city. While working as a waitress in Sibley Gardens restaurant, she met my dad who was at the time working for McLouth Steel. They moved to WV where my dad opened a hardware store, and that's where I was born. I have lived in Michigan since about age 2. Parents are seperated but both still living (80's).

BONEDADY1068 · 07-26-2008, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by El_Greco

Damn greeks

LOL! Since my last name is greek (Lemos), most people think I am. But then again, jews think I'm jewish, italians think I'm italian, etc, etc. I'm like Anthony Quinn!!! But I did met a greek ship captain that told me he worked for the Lemos family for many years. He said they were very wealthy & owned a line of ships. Unfortunately, since I'm name only, I haven't been part of the family fortune! Oh well.

Phil47uk · 07-26-2008, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by monroe

My Great-Grandparents on my father's side immigrated through Ellis Island from Germany and settled in Marinette, WI. My Grandfather was born there in 1893. At age 8, he became the man of his family (mother and three sisters) when his dad was killed working in the lumber industry and he started working as a cookie (cook's helper) in a lumber camp. After a rather large forest fire caused the evacuation of the area, the family moved to Detroit, where my Grandfather was a Fireman, a Policeman, during the depression he owned and operated a service station on Fort St in Lincoln Park. He evenually became a carpenter/builder and finally retired as the Trenton, MI building inspector. He was recruited out of retirement in his mid 70's to again be a building inspector for the city of Grosse Ile. He passed away at age 92 while shoveling snow. He had two boys and two girls. His youngest boy is my dad.

My Mom's parents immigrated from Austria-Hungary just before WWI and settled in West Virginia where my Grandfather was a coal miner. They lived in mining towns and barely survived. There were 11 children, three of which died in infancy or as toddlers. Just after WWII, one of the sons bought them a farm on a section of land in Kingwood, WV where they lived out their lives, both dying rather young. My mom moved to the Detroit area at age 14 to work as a nanny and a maid for rich folks in the city. While working as a waitress in Sibley Gardens restaurant, she met my dad who was at the time working for McLouth Steel. They moved to WV where my dad opened a hardware store, and that's where I was born. I have lived in Michigan since about age 2. Parents are seperated but both still living (80's).

Have you tried to trace back your line in Germany and Austria? Could be some interesting stuff there as well Monroe. Great story...

Phil47uk · 07-26-2008, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by El_Greco

Damn greeks

Yeah they had quite a civilisation going for them if I remember rightly...

Phil47uk · 07-26-2008, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by BONEDADY1068

LOL! Since my last name is greek (Lemos), most people think I am. But then again, jews think I'm jewish, italians think I'm italian, etc, etc. I'm like Anthony Quinn!!! But I did met a greek ship captain that told me he worked for the Lemos family for many years. He said they were very wealthy & owned a line of ships. Unfortunately, since I'm name only, I haven't been part of the family fortune! Oh well.

Get tracing man. you'll be amazed at what you can dig up.

ReverendJWblues · 07-26-2008, 10:04 PM

I'm just a plain white man.

Anchorman · 07-26-2008, 10:12 PM

4 generations born in Australia on my mother's side.

8 Generations born in Australia on my father's side.

English/Scottish before that. All arrived courtesy of British govt (as convicts) or sponsored by British aristocracy to build roads.

Family name: Able

arcanis494 · 07-27-2008, 12:18 AM

British Jews and Sephardic Jews on my Mom's side
German and Russian (Ashkenazi) Jew's on my Dad's Side

Funny Story: My real last name should be Kaplan. But My dad's paternal Grandpa Couldn't afford a passport. He bought one off of a bum...
Hence my current last name Stammer!!!!

Speaking off all of that I just finished Munich tonight. One spooky movie...

shotgunlew · 07-27-2008, 12:33 AM

German french on my fathers side, irish polish ( we believe ) on the mothers. its funny, my grandfthaer on my mothers side says hes polish but his brother says hes keruation ( spelling is way off ) and my grandmothers father was adopted but we related to steve mcqueen.

Paul_Cat · 07-27-2008, 12:37 AM

Japan, baby!!

SFK · 07-27-2008, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Phil47uk

Great Pic Phil.

How on earth did you get them all to pose so nicely?

Beautiful Friends you have there.

Guido · 07-27-2008, 12:49 AM

From my dads side:
Grandfather>Italy
Grandmother>Turkey

From my moms side:
Grandfather&Grandmother>Spain

Interesting mixture

monroe · 07-27-2008, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Phil47uk

Have you tried to trace back your line in Germany and Austria? Could be some interesting stuff there as well Monroe. Great story...

No, I haven't, but I probably should. My mother's family might be much harder to trace because the borders have changed several times since they lived there. I doubt very much if I'm related to the Habsburgs...LOL. Also, both family names were distorted during immigration. Sometimes this happened because of spelling errors, (many immigrants were illiterate) and the people working at places like Ellis Island would guess at the spelling. Other times they would actually shorten or ammend names they deemed too odd or long. My last name is spelled as it is in Scotland, but it should be the German spel

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Phil47uk V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: 'Ye merry olde England' Posts: 2,708 Thanks: 11 Thanked 37 Times in 9 Posts	Re: What is your family history A couple of pics of one of my Great Grandfather's hotels he owned in Switzerland and the south of France. This one is the famous Hotel Du Lac in Vevey Switzerland. Don't ask were all the family fortunes went.. Squandered at the turn of the century by a silly bugger English soldier who married into the Swiss side. He wasn't any relation of mine but my Mothers stepfather. My poor Granny didn't know what she let herself in for when he took over her finacial affairs. I have got some furniture from that hotel though. The reclining armchair Humph sits in. Some bureau's, a Louis 14th corner cabinet and a huge Venetian glass mirror in gilt ormelu frame.. Oh well.. Dream on...... Bollocks!!!........ A Victorian reclining armchair, once in that hotel during the 1800's but now home to Happy Humphrey and friends in my music room in Dorset England. Imagine the stories that chair could tell.. __________________ 'Long tenons......Short tenons. When the drummer comes in, what the fuck does it matter'.

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single cut 54 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: england Posts: 1,149 Thanks: 17 Thanked 16 Times in 4 Posts	Re: What is your family history Bloody hell Phil, you're Aristocracy Mate! If I ever came to Dorset I wouldn't know whether to bow ,courtsey or have a noodle on Humph.[nice geetar]Lovely friends too.

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DrJones8675309 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Indiana USA Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What is your family history Phil47UK - Those are cool pictures... We have not fully traced our family history other than to know that there are many Native-American (Cherokee), but my father was adopted as a child. He spent a good amount of time in Wales, singing in a boys choir.

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BONEDADY1068 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Las Vegas NV Posts: 156 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What is your family history On my mothers side, my gradparents are from Mexico. My grandfather rode with Pancho Villa. On my fathers, both grandparents were from Spain. But my grandfather's parents ship sank, which left my him an orphan here in the US. He was adopted by a greek family & raised as one. During the time of the prohibition, he ran an underground saloon & tried to gain political power. He was shot in the back of the head by a rival & died in my uncles arms. My father was only 3 yrs old. Pretty interesting stuff. I'm named after him.

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shal1234 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Netherlands Posts: 444 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What is your family history I know we got French Canadian in there, and Finlanders, or "Laplanders", most of them were musicians in finland. It's in the genes! On the other side it's French and Italian. Apparently there's still relatives living in Italy, unfortunately my family has no contact with them. Other than that, the rest is history! I wish my family could trace it's roots back thousands of years, wouldn't that be awesome. I'd like to believe i'm a distant relative of Galileo, or Aristotle. Actually I honestly think that i am, and no one can tell me different. Most of us are probably related somehow. __________________ If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music. -Gustav Mahler Without music, life would be a mistake. -Friedrich Nietzsche

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monroe Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 532 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What is your family history My Great-Grandparents on my father's side immigrated through Ellis Island from Germany and settled in Marinette, WI. My Grandfather was born there in 1893. At age 8, he became the man of his family (mother and three sisters) when his dad was killed working in the lumber industry and he started working as a cookie (cook's helper) in a lumber camp. After a rather large forest fire caused the evacuation of the area, the family moved to Detroit, where my Grandfather was a Fireman, a Policeman, during the depression he owned and operated a service station on Fort St in Lincoln Park. He evenually became a carpenter/builder and finally retired as the Trenton, MI building inspector. He was recruited out of retirement in his mid 70's to again be a building inspector for the city of Grosse Ile. He passed away at age 92 while shoveling snow. He had two boys and two girls. His youngest boy is my dad. My Mom's parents immigrated from Austria-Hungary just before WWI and settled in West Virginia where my Grandfather was a coal miner. They lived in mining towns and barely survived. There were 11 children, three of which died in infancy or as toddlers. Just after WWII, one of the sons bought them a farm on a section of land in Kingwood, WV where they lived out their lives, both dying rather young. My mom moved to the Detroit area at age 14 to work as a nanny and a maid for rich folks in the city. While working as a waitress in Sibley Gardens restaurant, she met my dad who was at the time working for McLouth Steel. They moved to WV where my dad opened a hardware store, and that's where I was born. I have lived in Michigan since about age 2. Parents are seperated but both still living (80's). __________________ Proud user of: Gibson Guitars, Fender Guitars and Amps, Fargen Amplification WCR Pickups, Jason Lollar Pickups, Weber VST Speakers

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arcanis494 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,747 Thanks: 16 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: What is your family history British Jews and Sephardic Jews on my Mom's side German and Russian (Ashkenazi) Jew's on my Dad's Side Funny Story: My real last name should be Kaplan. But My dad's paternal Grandpa Couldn't afford a passport. He bought one off of a bum... Hence my current last name Stammer!!!! Speaking off all of that I just finished Munich tonight. One spooky movie...

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Guido V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 4,254 Thanks: 8 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: What is your family history From my dads side: Grandfather>Italy Grandmother>Turkey From my moms side: Grandfather&Grandmother>Spain Interesting mixture __________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ MLP PICKUPS FOR CHARITY CONTEST! ________________________________________________