My ancestry has introduced me to a new perspective of looking at my family. My dad was born in Canada however his parents were born and raised up in an island called Mauritius. They were both Christians living in paradise. After the first world war, my great- grandfather moved to this island from Canada to find a better lifestyle as the great depression just started in Europe and Canada. The island, at the time was still colonized by britain but it was not suffering that much compared to the northern countries. The ‘young’ great-grandfather found my great grandmother and got married. My great-grandparents had a bakery (which I find funny, because I cannot bake) called Dursun Confectionary. They had my grandfather in 1943, followed by his brother in 1947. The Dursun family headed back to Canada in 1960 to restart for the second time. Then one lead to the next, my grandfather meet my grandmother who also lived in Mauritius and it was history.
My family on my mom’s side is very different. Both of my great-grandparents were born in India. They were farmers who were determined to give a better life to my grandmother and her brother and sister. The Ramruttun family were forced to live in Mauritius as India was being ruled by the british colony. My great-grandfather knew that this was a good idea to get the family a fresh start, even if it meant to continue working as farmers. My grandmother then married to a polish man (my grandfather). In 1978 my mom was born and in 1999 she moved to Canada, meeting my dad later that year.
My ancestry is very important and I feel grateful that I have learned my past through my family members. Learning about my heritage made me realize that there is a lot more to discover in my family.
Works Cited
Dursun, Samuel. Interview.
Ramruttun, Mohun. Interview.
www.worldmap.com.
wow I think it's very cool that your family is from the same island and that your family went to Canada and back to the island a few times each time someone new was added to your family.
ReplyDeleteI like that fact that you went into detail about both sides of your family's history. As you said your great grandparents opened a bakery, is that bakery still open? Also, do you still use some of the recipes that they came up with or used there?
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting how both sides of your family came lived on the same island. Do you know if they were there at the same time or how close in proximity they would have been?
ReplyDeleteYou mentioned your family moved back to Canada in 1960. Did they sell the bakery before leaving? Are there any traditions that your family adopted and continued once they moved back to Canada?