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Fleurpepper Tue 18-Apr-23 15:12:59

1912 for dad

1915 for mum

Jaberwok Tue 18-Apr-23 16:41:24

1914 for my father,who was killed in 1942 before I was born, and 1918 for my mother. My stepfather 1919. Both died in their mid sixties,I've outlived them all by many/several years.

Yammy Tue 18-Apr-23 16:40:45

Both in 1923 married when Dad came back from India.

Ailidh Tue 18-Apr-23 16:39:03

Mum 1920

Dad 1915

Cabbie21 Tue 18-Apr-23 16:37:25

Mum 1909
Dad 1915

Marydoll Tue 18-Apr-23 16:35:46

Dad 1906
Mum 1919

FlexibleFriend Tue 18-Apr-23 16:34:59

Dad 1909
Mum 1921

lovebeigecardigans1955 Tue 18-Apr-23 16:31:53

Mum November 1917, Dad June 1918.

Jaxjacky Tue 18-Apr-23 16:24:19

Dad 1929
Mum 1930

M0nica Tue 18-Apr-23 16:23:10

Mother 1912
Father 1915

Exactly the same as you Tanith

Floradora9 Tue 18-Apr-23 16:22:32

My dad was in his mid 50s when I was born, this was a second marriage for him, and he was born in 1890 .My mother was 26 when she got married to him and she was born in 1911 . I look at picture from Facebook on the thread for the city dad was born in and marvel that he was alive when they used horse drawn carriages for transporting goods . He never spoke about his young life in fact he hardly spoke to me unless he was angry with me which was often . He really did not want a second family and died when I was not even a teenager . I never missed him .

grannysyb Tue 18-Apr-23 16:21:51

Father 1907, mother 1921

GrandmaSeaDragon Tue 18-Apr-23 16:07:39

Dad 1921, Mum 1922, met while serving in RAF in 1943, married 1947

LadyGracie Tue 18-Apr-23 16:01:03

Both 1923. They lived opposite each other, married at 19.

foxie48 Tue 18-Apr-23 16:00:11

Dad 1918 and Mum 1922, they both died in the 70's following many years of ill health. I've lived longer than either of them but really never got to know either of them before they died as they were always rather "distant". I have a completely different relationship with my daughter!

annsixty Tue 18-Apr-23 15:52:44

And me.
Father 1900
Mother 1904.

livelylady Tue 18-Apr-23 15:52:24

Dad 1921
Mum 1930

In later years Mum felt the almost 10 years difference was too much. In older age she was keen to enjoy travel but he refused to fly.

aggie Tue 18-Apr-23 15:47:05

Grandma70s

mummytummy

1943

1943? That’s younger than me!

And younger than me !!!

Ladyleftfieldlover Tue 18-Apr-23 15:44:49

Dad 1929
Mum 1931

I was born in 1953. Dad used to say he was a child bride!

Grandma70s Tue 18-Apr-23 15:44:30

mummytummy

1943

1943? That’s younger than me!

Grandma70s Tue 18-Apr-23 15:43:15

So many of these couples have a father older than the mother. My parents met at university, so they were the same age. 18 when they met, 28 when they married.

MiniMoon Tue 18-Apr-23 15:41:09

Both of my parents were born in the same parish in 1923.

aggie Tue 18-Apr-23 15:40:48

Mum1910

Dad 1907

paddyann54 Tue 18-Apr-23 15:40:47

Mum 1923

Dad 1924

mummytummy Tue 18-Apr-23 15:40:43

1943

Grandma70s Tue 18-Apr-23 15:39:21

Both my parents were born in 1907.