Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandad John and Grandma Mary

That’s *my* 7x-Great Grandparents. I’ll have to leave you to work out your number of Greats for yourself. And if you think of it, 7x-Greats is TEN generations!

In the Family History, you will see that we can confirm the family record to 1770, the marriage of William Perrin and Sarah Howse. But that with a bit of luck, we can be reasonably confident of the links back to 4 baptism at Middleton Stoney, Oxfordshire, beginning in 1698, to a John Perrin and Mary. Continue reading

A world champion in our midst?

For those of you who haven’t yet had the call from Karen yet, I am happy to pass on her proud news: an excellent performance in the Birmingham Sprint Triathlon meant qualification for the ITU Triathlon World Championships 2008 in Vancover next year.

I’m sure you will all join me in congratulating her on this tremendous achievement.

Well done Karen. Now the fundraising begins!

Four generations

Four Generations, One Family, One Place

August 2003 saw three generations of the Perrin Male (and their better halves) brought together in one place – The Samling in Cumbria – following my wedding.

Less than 3 years on, another Perrin Family moment saw four generations of the Perrin Male together at the regular family haunt, the Tiverton Hotel.

Quite an occasion, I’m sure you’ll agree.