Back in October 2011, Jill Ball, who writes GeniAus, posted a geneameme challenge, consisting of 40 statements to be marked in bold if they applied to the responder.

This geneameme was created before I began blogging, but I love geneamemes. I hope Jill doesn’t mind that I’ve responded in this post and added another 30 statements to update the list for 2017.

My responses are below this list.

Copy and paste this list. Then mark in bold which of these apply to you:

1. Can name my 16 great-great grandparents
2. Can name my 32 great great great grandparents
3. Can name over 50 direct ancestors
4. Have photos or portraits of my 8 great grandparents
5. Have an ancestor who was married more than three times
6. Have an ancestor who was a bigamist
7. Met all four of my grandparents
8. Met one or more of my great grandparents
9. Bear an ancestor’s given name/s
10. Named a child after an ancestor
11. Have an ancestor from Great Britain or Ireland
12. Have an ancestor from Asia
13. Have an ancestor from continental Europe
14. Have an ancestor from Africa
15. Have an ancestor who was an agricultural laborer
16. Have an ancestor who had large land holdings
17. Have an ancestor who was a holy man – minister, priest, rabbi
18. Have an ancestor who was a midwife
19. Have an ancestor who was an author
20. Have an ancestor with the surname Wong, Kim, Suzuki or Ng
21. Have an ancestor with the surname Smith, Murphy or Jones
22. Have an ancestor with a surname beginning with X
23. Have an ancestor with a forename beginning with Z
24. Have an ancestor born on 25^th December
25. Have an ancestor born on New Year’s Day
26. Have an ancestor who shares your day and month of birth
27. Have blue blood in your family lines
28. Have a parent who was born in a country different from my country of birth
29. Have a grandparent who was born in a country different from my country of birth
30. Can trace a direct family line back to the 18^th century
31. Can trace a direct family line back to the 17^th century
32. Can trace a direct family line back to the 16^th century
33. Have seen signatures of some of my great grandparents
34. Have ancestors who signed with an X (or other mark)
35. Have a grandparent or earlier ancestor who went to university
36. Have an ancestor convicted of a criminal offense
37. Have an ancestor who was a victim of crime
38. Have shared an ancestor’s story online or in a magazine/periodical
39. Have published a family history online or in print
40. Have visited an ancestor’s home from the 19^th or earlier centuries
41. Have a family Bible from the 19^th century
42. Have a family Bible from the 18^th century or earlier
43. Have an ancestor who was part of a multiple birth (twins, etc.)
44. Have a family member who closely resembles an ancestor
45. Have an ancestor who owned their own business
46. Have an ancestor who belonged to a trade guild
47. Have an ancestor who moved more than 100 miles away from his/her birth home, EXCLUDING emigration to another country
48. Have an ancestor who gave birth to twelve or more children
49. Have an ancestor with a rare/unusual/uncommon forename
50. Have an ancestral family who changed their surname
51. Have a passenger list or travel manifest for an ancestor
52. Have an ancestor who was adopted
53. Have an ancestor who adopted a child
54. Have a naturalization record for an ancestor
55. Have an ancestor who received a military pension
56. Have a school record or school census for an ancestor
57. Have an ancestor with a gravestone still in existence from the 18^th century
58. Have an ancestor with a gravestone still in existence from the 17^th century or earlier
59. Have an ancestor who had only one child who survived to adulthood
60. Are descended twice from one couple
61. Are descended three times or more from one couple
62. Are descended from an American president or other political figure
63. Are descended from a person famous in history, other than in politics
64. Have an ancestor with a rare/unusual/unique surname
65. Have an ancestor who you have found mentioned in a pre-1870 newspaper
66. Can name the ship on which at least one ancestor emigrated
67. Have a female ancestor who worked outside the home pre-World War II
68. Know of at least one ancestor who returned to the ancestral home after emigration
69. Know of at least one ancestor who permanently returned to the ancestral home after emigration
70. Have an ancestor who was survived by 50 or more grandchildren

My responses:

1. Can name my 16 great-great grandparents
2. Can name my 32 great great great grandparents
3. Can name over 50 direct ancestors
4. Have photos or portraits of my 8 great grandparents
5. Have an ancestor who was married more than three times
6. Have an ancestor who was a bigamist
7. Met all four of my grandparents
8. Met one or more of my great grandparents
9. Bear an ancestor’s given name/s
10. Named a child after an ancestor
11. Have an ancestor from Great Britain or Ireland
12. Have an ancestor from Asia
13. Have an ancestor from continental Europe
14. Have an ancestor from Africa
15. Have an ancestor who was an agricultural laborer
16. Have an ancestor who had large land holdings
17. Have an ancestor who was a holy man – minister, priest, rabbi
18. Have an ancestor who was a midwife
19. Have an ancestor who was an author
20. Have an ancestor with the surname Wong, Kim, Suzuki or Ng
21. Have an ancestor with the surname Smith, Murphy or Jones
22. Have an ancestor with a surname beginning with X
23. Have an ancestor with a forename beginning with Z
24. Have an ancestor born on 25^th December
25. Have an ancestor born on New Year’s Day
26. Have an ancestor who shares your day and month of birth
27. Have blue blood in your family lines
28. Have a parent who was born in a country different from my country of birth
29. Have a grandparent who was born in a country different from my country of birth
30. Can trace a direct family line back to the 18^th century
31. Can trace a direct family line back to the 17^th century
32. Can trace a direct family line back to the 16^th century
33. Have seen signatures of some of my great grandparents
34. Have ancestors who signed with an X (or other mark)
35. Have a grandparent or earlier ancestor who went to university
36. Have an ancestor convicted of a criminal offense
37. Have an ancestor who was a victim of crime
38. Have shared an ancestor’s story online or in a magazine/periodical
39. Have published a family history online or in print
40. Have visited an ancestor’s home from the 19^th or earlier centuries
41. Have a family Bible from the 19^th century
42. Have a family Bible from the 18^th century or earlier
43. Have an ancestor who was part of a multiple birth (twins, etc.)
44. Have a family member who closely resembles an ancestor
45. Have an ancestor who owned their own business
46. Have an ancestor who belonged to a trade guild
47. Have an ancestor who moved more than 100 miles away from his/her birth home, EXCLUDING emigration to another country
48. Have an ancestor who gave birth to twelve or more children
49. Have an ancestor with a rare/unusual/uncommon forename
50. Have an ancestral family who changed their surname
51. Have a passenger list or travel manifest for an ancestor
52. Have an ancestor who was adopted
53. Have an ancestor who adopted a child
54. Have a naturalization record for an ancestor
55. Have an ancestor who received a military pension
56. Have a school record or school census for an ancestor
57. Have an ancestor with a gravestone still in existence from the 18^th century
58. Have an ancestor with a gravestone still in existence from the 17^th century or earlier
59. Have an ancestor who had only one child who survived to adulthood
60. Am descended twice from one couple
61. Am descended three times or more from one couple
62. Am descended from an American president or other political figure
63. Am descended from a person famous in history, other than in politics
64. Have an ancestor with a rare/unusual/unique surname
65. Have an ancestor who you have found mentioned in a pre-1870 newspaper
66. Can name the ship on which at least one ancestor emigrated
67. Have a female ancestor who worked outside the home pre-World War II
68. Know of at least one ancestor who returned to the ancestral home after emigration
69. Know of at least one ancestor who permanently returned to the ancestral home after emigration
70. Have an ancestor who was survived by 50 or more grandchildren

Not bad! I have 47 of 70 items marked in bold font.

Please feel free to participate in this geneameme, but be sure to credit Jill Ball using the link at the top of this post.

I will be sharing a couple of other updated geneamemes over the next few months.