What's your background?

[DODDO]

I was born here, so were my parents, my grandfather on my Dads side came here after WW2 when he was discharged from the Royal Navy, my Grandmother was born here aswell, but her background further back is English/Irish
M Grand father on my Mums side is Australian, his Father was had a Scottish/Irish background, My grandmother is Australian. One of her aancestors arived here in about 1850 as a convict from Britain, after "stealing" rum fom a house to help a lady in the street recover after she collapsed. Theres more to the family than that, but i wont explain the rest because i'll be here for hours!!

[Danny]

Im Dago/Spag

[Storm]

im Australian, my mum's ozzie too, her parents i think from memory 1 was english, other was irish, on my biological fathers side he was aussie, but go back a 3,4 gens and was part of scottish royalty, then was cast out or something i don't really know my biological father so not sure on details but, from what my mum tells me, they used to be scottish royalty many years ago

[XR8GRL]

Dad: Hungarian.
Mum: British, irish & german.

My dad was born in Austria. My mum was born in Australia, along with both grandparents, great grandparents, etc.
I don't know how far back who was from England, Ireland and Germany.

[The Monty]

Mothers side - English and Irish (English where on the second fleet), otherside German.
Dads side - English
We have been here (all my ancestors) for at least 3 generations that I know of. As far as Im concerned Im an Aussie bloke with tendencies to be a bogan. I eat meat, I drink beer, Im not an appologist, and I speak english (when Im not drunk that is).
Cheers big ears.

[The Monty]

Originally Posted by MITCHAY

Dad's side is bogan so wherever the hell they are bred from.

Classic, lol.

[Ralliart]

• Fathers Side
• German -
• Australian - Born Here, Live Here
• South American
• Swedish
  
  
  
  Mothers Side
• Irish
• Scootish

[jetmir]

100% albanian here going as far back as my grandparents remember..
born and raised here though.

[kieran23]

I was born in Oz, Mum is Welsh and Scottish by way of a few generations in NZ, Dads family can be traced back 3 generations in Oz but then gets a bit murky.....

[ronwest]

Originally Posted by I FluXx I

Dont premote that. Its sad enough that they actually get money then wast it on grog. I say if you want land rights money, go live in the bush. Because if it wernt for the poms you would still be eating grubs.

Sorry. Still a little ****ed off. I got abused and spat on by a drunken aboriginie today for no reason.
:

Oh, the exquisite irony!! Thanks for that, lol.

Anyhoo, we've been around since 1802. Seems my Irish ancestor was a pig thief.

Got 10 years for theft and when his time was up he brought his wife and son over. As a free man and with his wife's able assistance he became quite the entrepreneur. Had 8 more kids who also had a bag of kids.

As a by the by, *all* the people who were born in Australia or New Zealand with my surname are direct descendents of the pig thief and therefore we are all directly related.
Our story is interesting enough (to us at least) that a few years ago a book was written about our history in oz.

[AEF_Silver94]

mum - philippines
dad - australian

[cuz]

Dads side: Pom and Aussie
Mums side: Samoan and Maori
Born and bred in NZ, but just a bits and piecer!!! LOL!!!

[xtwagon]

Born in Tassie, (I have the scar to proove this)

Mother Born in Belgium
Father born here

Wife Indonesian

Makes our kids real mixes lol

[Clevo8]

Born in William Angless hospital Ferntree Gully.
With English/Scottish back ground but am a 4th generation Aussie!!!!

[Fairlane]

English, Scotish ancestory here but also have some Aboriginal Heritage (North NSW i believe) from my mothers side, that being said the last three generation of old were all born in Australia.

Surname is scotish/scandinavian origin (old viking name)

[TUF_302]

Ive got Hungarian,Austrian and mainly australian in me! (When i say australian i dont mean aboriginal)

[kwonie]

Korean. Born in Korea.

Came here when I was 3. Basically I'm an Aussie.
When I'm around aussies, I act, speak and dress Australian. When I'm around Koreans, the same. I act, speak and dress pure Korean.

[EASYBOSS]

Kiwi 7th generation, Father side great great grandfather however many were on first boat from England. Mother kiwi from Irish decendicy

[ORSM-8]

Hi Fluxx 1 well if that your experince so why condem us all

[ratman]

Originally Posted by FRDGAL_AU6

Me ... Lol I'm messed up. I got it all.

Finding it hard to remember things with age LOL but it goes something like this:

Great grandparents born in Spain. They move to Sicily. Grandparents then born in Sicily. They then move to and settle in Dalmacija, Croatia. Dad born in Croatia. He moved to Australia. Dad marries Hungarian (my biological mother) They make me (born here in Carlton) Dad splits and raises me alone as a Croat. But then......

Dad re-marries to a Serb. Her parents (my step-grandparents) Serb. Her brother (my step-uncle) marries a Macedonian. Cousins born & raised Maco.

My grandparents (on my biological mums side) were Russian.

Confused? Yeah me too! LOL.

So my background is quite mixed but I was raised Croat so that's what I am

man, you're like one mixed up ethnic fruit salad
- thought I had a good combo bein half Croat half Maco with bulgarian cousins on one side, slovenians on the other.

[FordFan86]

Originally Posted by EASYBOSS

Kiwi 7th generation, Father side great great grandfather however many were on first boat from England. Mother kiwi from Irish decendicy

Playa.

[JTFG]

Australian, Israeli, English, Russian and Polish

oh yeah lol

[Aeron]

Mum is English (Yeh baby!!)
Dad is Australian (G'Day Mate!!)

[Perun]

Apart from some family offshoots who have spawned Croatian children (my uncle's family, but I love them nevertheless) I've got pure Serbian blood in my veins. I've been able to trace some of my roots back to what is now Montenegro, when they moved around 1690.

Although I take pride in my Serbian heritage, I'm not much of an Aussie Serb. Can't do the national dance, language is an issue, don't do Serbian dance parties, etc. However, I've inherited the Serbian ability to drink! haha

[johnnyb]

Macedonian

[gngtho]

Originally Posted by turbo_nick

Apart from some family offshoots who have spawned Croatian children (my uncle's family, but I love them nevertheless) I've got pure Serbian blood in my veins. I've been able to trace some of my roots back to what is now Montenegro, when they moved around 1690.

Although I take pride in my Serbian heritage, I'm not much of an Aussie Serb. Can't do the national dance, language is an issue, don't do Serbian dance parties, etc. However, I've inherited the Serbian ability to drink! haha

Ahhh Kakossi

Father mother pure Greek

me born in Korinth Greece came here when i was 6 raised greek style drink greek style. Traced back family history 200 years all greek.
fluent greek written and spoken, fluent aussie written spoken.

Love the aussie cars could not part with them if i was to go back for good i would take one or two back with me.

[loxxr6]

Born in NZ.

Been in Australia pretty much all my life (so don't have the NZ accent).

Family has a mix of english/scottish background.

[Ford_Boy]

lots of different cultures mixed into one. australia is great.

[Rmyers]

My parents are Croatian, tho was born here i speak Cro fluently and will be visiting sometime this year. Might bring home a wife, as that seems to be the trend for people going overseas lately :P j/k

[MITCHAY]

Originally Posted by Rmyers

My parents are Croatian, tho was born here i speak Cro fluently and will be visiting sometime this year. Might bring home a wife, as that seems to be the trend for people going overseas lately :P j/k

: Why not? Have a holiday and gain a wife!