Your childhood and ethnicity

[Richard in Smithville]

I don't remember too much about when I was born so I'm only going by what everyone tells me. I was born in Swanley Village in the UK. My family traces through Wales, Ireland, and England. Now I have added a Canadian chapter to the family through my girls.

If you click on the link and bring up the map, follow Swanley Village road east until you find the M-25. You will see Ship lane. On the satellite picture, the very last house is where I was born. Please, send no flyers or junk mail there.

[eezlock]

childhood....

I'm 3/4 German and 1/4 Scotch-Irish.

[Bruce Cohen]

Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. Grandfather on my mother's side had to flee Russia, not because he was Jewish, but because he was a wanted horse thief and would have been hanged if they caught him. My mother's mother died in the Spanish flu epidemic.

My parents were both first generation American. My father used to play cards with Al Capone's brother. And supposedly, Meyer Lansky was a distant relative.

I'm Jewish but I celebrate Christmas too. My daughters are still trying to figure out what they are.

Bruce

[Cheeky]

My mom is from the Netherlands and my father is from the southern tip of Norway.

We used to spend the summers in Norway.....I miss those days.

[tedkitch]

I don't really know. My mother was adopted and I never met my biological father. I don't know who to blame the pot belly on. I've never really been able to find out much. I've told everyone that I'm anything from Polish to Jamacian, Dominican, Albanian and Japanese. Pretending is more fun than knowing at this point.

I was born and bred in Texas with a few stints in Kansas.

[MikeR]

On my dad's side, German and Irish, came to the US in the mid 1800s through New Brunswick.

On my mom's side, arrived in US in 1714 from Scotland, settled in coastal Georgia (St. Simon's and Sea Island). Intermarried with French settlers which explains my middle name, Burdette. (Bourdette originally)

So, I guess I'm that rarest of beings, American.

Cheers,

MikeR

[JSCOOK]

I'm a 100% full blooded 3rd generation Canadian ... but my Dad's side is British & Austrian, Mom's side is French & Irish ...