Where were you born?

[Daisy]

Were you born in the area you now live in, or have you moved from place to place?

If you've moved how did you choose where to go?

[Oma]

We live 8 mile from where we were born ,
We were born in Sunderland now live in Washington been here about 38 years

Apart from my DD living here all our family's still live in Sunderland
cant remember why we chose Washington now

[Plantaholic]

I was born in Surrey and lived there until I was 21 when I married my OH. He was offered a job in Coventry so that is where we lived for a year, We then came back south, which pleased me, as OH was offered a job at the University he originally worked for so back south we came and to live in Bucks where we have lived since 1959, although we have lived in three different houses before we came to this one where we have been since 1969.

[Gemini]

I was born and brought up in and near to York.
I live in a village 4 miles away now.

I have also lived off the Holloway Road in North London, in Enfield, Middlesex and in East Grinstead, Sussex. All those were between 1973 and '77. I have been back in York since 1977.
I was in Liverpool on a placement at the Everyman Theatre for 3 weeks in 1975, but I don't know if that counts!

I lived in London when I was at college, which was in Crouch End ( somewhere I long to revisit!) Enfield when we lived with my then in laws for a while, then East Grinstead when my husband worked at the theatre there.

I love York and have always been glad that we came back. I loved my two years in London, pre parenthood though and am glad I had that experience.

[Lizzie48]

I was born in a small village, Newport in East Yorkshire, moved to live here in Holland at the end of 1969 I have lived in the same village all those years, the first 2 in a small (house), no warm water etc then we moved to a flat, I lived there with my first husband then got a divorce 42 years ago and have lived in this apartment ever since. I met and married my second husband 30 years ago and he passed away 19 years ago this month.

[Nanto2girls]

Hubby was born 2 streets away from where live.
I was born about 3/3½ miles away.
For the first 4 months that we were married, we lived at the other end of town from where i was born.
Then, in February 1969 we got this house. originally it was a council house,but we bought it when the right to buy came in.
Neither of us could imagine living anywhere else. A lot of memories here. Both boys were born in this house.

[Daisy]

I was born in Stoke-on-Trent. We moved to another area of Stoke when I was 6, and then to a village between Stoke and Stone when I was 17.

When I got married in 1967 I moved to North Wales where OH was working, then to the Wirral (just down the road from Glamm!) in about 1969.

In 1973/4 we moved south to Bedfordshire, again a village, between Luton and Bedford. Our next move took us to West Sussex for another couple of years. Then off again, up to Surrey where we stayed for about 4 years.

From there we came down to Hampshire and the New Forest - that was about 1983, and we've lived in the same village ever since, although we did downsize about 20 years ago!

So I didn't actually choose any of these places, but on the whole they all had good things going for them - mainly being blessed with lovely neighbours and friends. But I feel we were especially lucky to be sent to live in an amazing place like the New Forest.

If I'd been part of a large family, perhaps I would have been more reluctant to move so far away from Stoke, but each move has been a new adventure.

[Sunshine]

I was born in Harrow, Middlesex. I lived there until I was 13 when my dad got a transfer with his job, so we relocated to Lovedean, near Portsmouth. I lived in the Portsmouth area until my three children were toddlers. We then moved all around the country with my husbands job. We finally moved back south to Emsworth, in the Portsmouth area about 20 years ago. I still live in Emsworth. It is a beautiful little fishing village. I will probably stay here. I have some lovely friends and family are nearby.

[WeeGranny]

I was born in Edinburgh and brought up in Bo'ness on the banks of the River Forth. We moved from one end of the town to the other when I was about 10.

Moved to Croydon after I met OH, from there to Wivenhoe, then Brantham, then Bradfield (Essex/Suffolk borders). From there we went to Holland, back to Bradfield. then to Wrabness. From there to Australia and back to Martlesham Heath. Moved to present house in 1990. OH worked in Qatar for 5 years, but the family stayed here and commuted there for the holidays. I spent several months there with him after I'd retired.

Would like to move nearer DD and I expect I will sometime in the future. Or maybe get a little flat near DS in Slovakia and divide my time between them!

My only DB lives near Perth and apart from him I've no close family North of the Border.

[Plantaholic]

Wow, what an amazing lot of moves for you WG.

[Daisy]

WeeGranny - you didn't even have time to unpack between some of those moves! But lots of fun, I'm sure.

[Lizzie48]

WG, what a lot of moving about! Here I am, 51 years in the same place!

[Sum1Ls]

I was born in Nottingham, university in London, back to Nottingham for a year, then I lectured In Rawalpindi in Pakistan for a year, and then went to Uganda to teach in a college there. I returned to London and lived in three different flats with flat mates - Swiss Cottage, Hampstead and Blackheath. Then after we got married we had a flat in another part of Blackheath and then bought the house we still live in about a mile or so away. We’ve now lived here for 41 years.

[Daisy]

Sum1 - I knew you had taught in Uganda but didn't know about Rawalpindi. It must have been fascinating.

Lizzie - I have got two friends, both a bit older than me - who live in the houses they were born in.