I am 1st generation Canadian: both my parents were born in London. My Dad's side is mostly English, Scottish (MacKinnon of Skye) and Irish (from Waterford, unfortunately no known relation to the crystal), with a bit of German. My mum's side is basically English and further back, Welsh, Dutch, Italian and Jewish. We haven't been able to trace my family back to far yet, but my mum's mum family lived in the same part of Yorkshire dating back to the 1700's - not sure when they came down to London though. And a family favourite (or joke): when the Magnas married the Cartas (I kid you not!!).
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