Pretending to know my ancestors

I have a very-hard time

understanding the passage of time.

I also have been thinking about my geneology, lately.

(i'm a 33 year old

canadian with mostly-british background)

here are

some stereotypes:

to help, with that.

1.

Dad

70s

had a tv
less religious than father
owned a sports-car
hesitant about marriage
could actually cook
had a record player

2.

have 2

Grand-dad

50s

smoked a pipe
WW2
first to finish high-school
owned a fridge
suburbs, highways
flew in an airplane

3.

have 4

Great-grand

20s

tipped his hat for women
cared about the Queen
WW1
prohibition
grade 8 education
owned a radio
had a car
would dance

4.

have 8

4th Gen

1900s

farming
may have had electricity
tuberculosis
not perfectly literate
had around 4 kids
may have seen a movie

5.

have 16

5th Gen

1870s

really into church
may have immigrated
first canadian generation
Canadian pacific railway

6.

have 32

6th Gen

1850s

definitely lived in Europe
potato famine
cholera