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Old 19th December 2009, 16:38
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Originally Posted by Dave Rowland View Post
How on EARTH can your great great great great grandfather have been on a train in 1915? I'm 60, and MY g-g-g-g grandfather was born in 1755, it's highly unlikely he ever got to SEE a train, let alone live to the ripe old age of 160 and actually TRAVEL on one! Even my brother's kids' (both under 10) g-g-g-g grandfather was born around 1772. I fear an element of error may have slipped into your calculations SFE. Merry Christmas anyway.
It all depends on ages of people when they have children.
Most of my decendents have had childeren in their 20s and I am half your age as well.
I may have also got my figures wrong as well.
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