tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post987210465146380544..comments2024-03-24T19:29:46.463-07:00Comments on Ancestral Discoveries: "Who Do You Think You Are?" - J. K. RowlingJanice M. Sellershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-33285432932587538602015-08-30T18:07:41.272-07:002015-08-30T18:07:41.272-07:00Thank you! Regarding whether they were German ori...Thank you! Regarding whether they were German originally, yes, as Stéphanie Fischer said, many people in that area have ancestors from Germany and some came from Switzerland. But Alsace had been French for more than 300 years, so people considered themselves French, not German. That's quite a bit longer than your Irish ancestors who lived in Canada, I suspect, who were probably there for Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-85051942968131605782015-08-30T17:22:37.425-07:002015-08-30T17:22:37.425-07:00Great synopsis. My thinking the whole time they we...Great synopsis. My thinking the whole time they were in Brumath, was to research the family further back. At some point, they must have been German, with that surname? An ancestor's nationality can really be fluid, what with many border changes and conquering forces over the years. I have Irish ancestors who lived in Canada before coming to the U.S. I wouldn't necessarily call them Lisa S. Gorrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.com