[Jayems]

My family and I immigrated to Canada from England in the late 1980's, but my family back home has started a family tree and they've got it back to the 1500's.

My mom is going back home in May, and she's bringing it back, or a copy at least. There are a few stories that I've been told, but don't have all the info on it yet, but as soon as I do, I'll post it, cause I think they're pretty neat.

In the 1700s, my mother's side were nobles and lived in mansions etc until a relative drank and gambled it all away.

In the 1800s, I had a relative who was a bare-knuckle street fighter in London. (How cool is that?)

Lots of great war stories from WWI and WWII, including some battles at El Alamein when my Granddad's (fathers side) brother was killed. We've got his medals along with a pic of his grave in Egypt.


Another classic family story was from the Korean war. A relative of my grandfather on my mothers side, was separated from his unit. He began trudging up this path on a hill. When he got to the top, there was a lone korean soldier seperated from his unit. They both looked at each other, stared for a second or two, then they both promptly turned around and ran back down the hill. hahah.

I have a bunch of Irish in me, and a lot moved to England when the Protestants arrived, and a lot didn't take their birth certificate, so it's been hard to track.

I'll post the full stories, or at least the good ones, when I finally get my hands on it and get the full info.