Is it unusal to have had victorian grandparents,their birth years are 1883,1890,1895 &1900?

Question

Is it unusal to have had victorian grandparents,their birth years are 1883,1890,1895 &1900?

Answer 1

If you are under 16, yes. If you are over 55, no. I'm 60. My (late) grandparents were all born before 1900.

If you look at a pedigree chart, the 16 great-great grandparents' birth years usually fall into a 20 - 30 year range; the differences in ages, even if you have a couple of  63-year olds with 21-year old chorus girl wives, average out over the generations.

The person I'm working on at this moment has GG GP's born 1882 - 1910, for instance. If you throw out the high and low, the ones left form an even tighter pattern - 1885 - 1905.

Answer 2

No it's not unusual. at all. My great grandparents were born in 1885-1897.

Answer 3

No!

Answer 4

All of my grandparents were born in the 19th century, from 1875 - 1880. One couple was even married in 1899 (Christmas Eve!) while the other was married in 1904.

Answer 5

No, it is not so unusual

jane

Answer 6

To a certain extent, but it depends on how old you are.  I am 32 and my grandparents were born in 1889, 1917, 1926, and 1929.  Of the 4 grandparents, two are still living; the ones born in 1917 and 1926.  If you are much younger, then yes, it's unusual, and they must have all had their children in their later years.  If you're older, then it's probably fairly normal.

Answer 7

My paternal grand-parents were born 1885 and1892.

my maternal grandparents in 1891 and 1892.

My mother is still going strong at 91.

Answer 8

no its not and it all depends on your age and your parents age

if they are still alive to day bu ti dont think so but good for them if they are lol

then no its not unusual lol

Answer 9

One of my Grandfathers was born in 1847, 100 years before I was born! His Father (my Great Grandfather) was born in 1797!

Other grandparents were born 1878, 1880 and 1881, so it's not unusual.

Answer 10

Not really--since Queen Victoria's rule in England was  between 1837 and 1901. Some scholars,however, debate whether the Victorian period--—as defined by a variety of sensibilities and political concerns that have come to be associated with the Victorians--should —actually begin with the passage of Reform Act 1832.

(For a longer, informative article that explains the changes that England went through, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_e...

Answer 11

It all depends on your age.  I'm mid-30s.  My four grandparents were born in 1912, 1913, 1917 and 1924 respectively.  All are now deceased.  

My dad is sixty.  His grandparents were born in 1871, 1878, 1884 and 1885.  My mums grandparents were born in 1872, 1874, 1901 and 1902.  Anyone who is fifty plus probably has grandparents born pre-1901.  That wouldn't be unusual.

Answer 12

No. All of mine are in that range. I'd say it's very common for the post WWII generation.

Answer 13

My maternal grandparents were born in 1873 and 1877.  My paternal grandparents were born in 1881 and 1885.    I am 72 and if my older sister was still living she would be 79.  

I know when we get questions  from someone asking how to find records on a grandparent, I always wished they would give us an idea of their age at least.  I would tell anybody my age, they probably aren't going to find a birth certificate on their grandparents at least not in many states in the U.S. In U.K. it might be different.  Chances are they were too old when social security went into effect and therefore did not apply. So, you can't find them on the Social Security Death Index.

Answer 14

Depends on your age.

Answer 15

No not at all. Both my Mother and Father were born in 1900. So their parents were born well within the late 1800, although I don't know the exact dates. My mothers father was born in 1860. He died in 1915. As I am now 73, its not surprising. Sadly all of my relatives of the previous generation are now dead.

Answer 16

No, my great grandfather was born in 1829 and I ain't that old!!!