Valerie, There is a possibility it skipped a generation. My mother born Hastings had a slight deformity of the outer ear, in fact barely noticable, nothing that caused problems, none of my siblings or cousins have this, but my youngest daughter has it, and we know of others in distant pastures who also have this from the same line. Frances a SWAIN/E descendant On 11/11/2013 11:42, Valerie lirakis wrote: > Patreece, > > Both my middle fingers bend outwards. I'm a pianist, and was once told that > it was practising at an early age that caused this deformity. I was never > convinced by this explanation, although neither of my parents had it, so it > certainly wasn't inherited. > > Valerie (in Saltdean) > > > On 11 November 2013 01:15, Tim Powys-Lybbe <tim@powys.org> wrote: > >> On 10 Nov at 22:14, Patreece Palmer <arthur.patreece@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Some while ago ( several years!) someone on the list asked if anyone >>> from Sussex had the disfigurement of bent little fingers in their >>> family. I answered that query but to the best of my knowledge I had no >>> reply, so thought I would try again. My daughter, granddaughter and 2 >>> gr granddaughters have this. I was born in Sussex, in Brighton, and >>> wonder if there is any connection? >> >> Both my little fingers have a slight clink in the end joint and both my >> index fingers have a bigger kink in both joints. The latter was >> definitely inherited from my mother who had the same feature; she was >> additionally a very competent violinist; I have some useful dexterity in >> my hands and have never found these deformities to be any problem. It >> may even be that they enable the tips of my fingers to come together >> more naturally and so be competent at delicate manipulative tasks. >> >> -- >> Tim Powys-Lybbe tim@powys.org >> for a miscellany of bygones: http://powys.org/

The top joint of my mum's thumbs bend back to 90 degrees - very good for pushing in drawing pins - as did her father's. Neither I nor my sister have this thumbtack-pusher but my son does. I guess it's the same for all inherited traits - hair colour, eye colour etc. Sometimes they will go from one generation to the next and sometimes they will skip one or more generations. all the best, Anne ----------------------------------------> Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 13:02:05 +0000> From: pilgrimsprogress@bunyanclan.co.uk> To: sussex-plus@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [SXP] Bent fingers>> Valerie,>> There is a possibility it skipped a generation.>> My mother born Hastings had a slight deformity of the outer ear, in fact> barely noticable, nothing that caused problems, none of my siblings or> cousins have this, but my youngest daughter has it, and we know of> others in distant pastures who also have this from the same line.>> Frances a SWAIN/E descendant>> On 11/11/2013 11:42, Valerie lirakis wrote:>> Patreece,>>>> Both my middle fingers bend outwards. I'm a pianist, and was once told that>> it was practising at an early age that caused this deformity. I was never>> convinced by this explanation, although neither of my parents had it, so it>> certainly wasn't inherited.>>>> Valerie (in Saltdean)>>>>>> On 11 November 2013 01:15, Tim Powys-Lybbe <tim@powys.org> wrote:>>>>> On 10 ! Nov at 22:14, Patreece Palmer <arthur.patreece@gmail.com> wrote:>>>>>>> Some while ago ( several years!) someone on the list asked if anyone>>>> from Sussex had the disfigurement of bent little fingers in their>>>> family. I answered that query but to the best of my knowledge I had no>>>> reply, so thought I would try again. My daughter, granddaughter and 2>>>> gr granddaughters have this. I was born in Sussex, in Brighton, and>>>> wonder if there is any connection?>>>>>> Both my little fingers have a slight clink in the end joint and both my>>> index fingers have a bigger kink in both joints. The latter was>>> definitely inherited from my mother who had the same feature; she was>>> additionally a very competent violinist; I have some useful dexterity in>>> my hands and have never found these deformities to be any problem. It>>> may even be that they enable the tips of my fingers to come together>>> more naturally and so be competent at delicate manipulative tasks.>>>>>> --! >>> Tim Powys-Lybbe tim@powys.org>>> for a miscellany of bygon! es: http ://powys.org/>> -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SUSSEX-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Viking Finger - There is q condition called Dupuytren's Contracture where the 5th and/or 4th fingers bend towards the palm and cannot be fully straightened. It is mainly due to an inherited proliferative connective tissue disorder, and has been called Viking finger as it is commonly seen in people from Northern Europe and Scandinavia, hence the frequency in Kent and Sussex particularly. It is not present at birth but tends to start at age 40+ and there are a variety of operations and treatments available. My father in law and brother in law both had it, but thought it was due to playing golf! Alison > From: alc_goytre@hotmail.com > To: sussex-plus@rootsweb.com > Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 13:13:38 +0000 > Subject: Re: [SXP] Bent fingers > > The top joint of my mum's thumbs bend back to 90 degrees - very good for pushing in drawing pins - as did her father's. Neither I nor my sister have this thumbtack-pusher but my son does. I guess it's the same for all inherited traits - hair colour, eye colour etc. Sometimes they will go from one generation to the next and sometimes they will skip one or more generations. > all the best, Anne > ----------------------------------------> Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 13:02:05 +0000> From: pilgrimsprogress@bunyanclan.co.uk> To: sussex-plus@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [SXP] Bent fingers>> Valerie,>> There is a possibility it skipped a generation.>> My mother born Hastings had a slight deformity of the outer ear, in fact> barely noticable, nothing that caused problems, none of my siblings or> cousins have this, but my youngest daughter has it, and we know of> others in distant pastures who also have this from the same line.>> Frances a SWAIN/E descendant>> On 11/11/2013 11:42, Valerie lirakis wrote:>> Patreece,>>>> Both my middle fingers bend outwards. I'm a pianist, and was once told that>> it was practising at an early age that caused this deformity. I was never>> convinced by this explanation, although neither of my parents had it, so it>> certainly wasn't inherited.>>>> Valerie (in Saltdean)>>>>>> On 11 November 2013 01:15, Tim Powys-Lybbe <tim@powys.org> wrote:>>>>> On 10 ! > Nov at 22:14, Patreece Palmer <arthur.patreece@gmail.com> wrote:>>>>>>> Some while ago ( several years!) someone on the list asked if anyone>>>> from Sussex had the disfigurement of bent little fingers in their>>>> family. I answered that query but to the best of my knowledge I had no>>>> reply, so thought I would try again. My daughter, granddaughter and 2>>>> gr granddaughters have this. I was born in Sussex, in Brighton, and>>>> wonder if there is any connection?>>>>>> Both my little fingers have a slight clink in the end joint and both my>>> index fingers have a bigger kink in both joints. The latter was>>> definitely inherited from my mother who had the same feature; she was>>> additionally a very competent violinist; I have some useful dexterity in>>> my hands and have never found these deformities to be any problem. It>>> may even be that they enable the tips of my fingers to come together>>> more naturally and so be competent at delicate manipulative tasks.>>>>>> --! > >>> Tim Powys-Lybbe tim@powys.org>>> for a miscellany of bygones: http > ://powys.org/>> -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SUSSEX-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SUSSEX-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message