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The Barnes Family Tree Has Grown

Posted on 28 August 2016 by
Barnes Family Tree

I thought it was about time I worked on expanding Harvey’s family tree which, until recently, had 88 individuals within 32 families. At the time of writing, the BARNES Tree has now grown to 506 individuals within 171 families covering … Continue reading →

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DNA Helps Me Find More Ancestors

Posted on 31 July 2016 by
St Andrew's Church, Curry Rivel

My latest breakthrough has come via DNA testing. For some time now I have known my 5 x great-grandmother was called Anne Twogood/Toogood. She married my 5 x great-grandfather, Robert Weaver snr., in Curry Rivel, Somerset, in 1779 but I … Continue reading →

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Remembering Ivy Alice Hibbitt, Nee Dando

Posted on 2 July 2016 by
Ivy Alice Hibbitt, nee Dando

2ND JULY Remembering my Granny Hibbitt (Ivy Alice Hibbitt, nee Dando) today on the 24th anniversary of her death.

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My AncestryDNA Results Say I’m From The Emerald Isle

Posted on 27 May 2016 by
Annie's DNA Ethnicity Chart

Yesterday, I received the results of my AncestryDNA test. In a previous post I hinted that I thought I’d be predominantly British with possibly some Irish, Scandinavian and Western European genes. I wasn’t too far off except to learn that … Continue reading →

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I’ve Ordered My AncestryDNA Kit!

Posted on 20 April 2016 by
Ancestry DNA

I’ve just had an email to let me know my AncestryDNA kit is on its way. Having deliberated about whether to take the ethnicity and genealogical DNA test for more than a year, I’ve finally decided to grab the bull … Continue reading →

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Voice From Outer Space

Posted on 26 February 2016 by
Tim Peake - Voice From Outer Space

A couple of weeks ago my dad, who’s been a radio ham for 50 years, heard a radio contact between the British astronaut, Tim Peake, and a school in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. He had to dig out his 2 metres rig … Continue reading →

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Harvey’s Grandad’s Photo To Feature On German TV Almost A Century On

Posted on 3 February 2016 by
Series of Photographs of the Lower Struma, September 1917

Last year I posted in the Great War Forum a number of photographs, taken during World War I, which reside in the collection of Harvey’s grandad. I wanted to see if any of the forum members could identify the places … Continue reading →

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My Oldest Direct Line To Date – The Martin Family Of Shebbear

Posted on 22 January 2016 by
St Michael's Church, Shebbear

I’ve recently been investigating my North Devon ancestors, in particular the Martin family who lived in the village of Shebbear, and I’ve managed to trace back further in time than any other line so far. Henry Martin was my 11 … Continue reading →

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Remembering Grandpa’s Birthday

Posted on 1 December 2015 by
Charles George Hibbitt beside his Austin Cambridge

1ST DECEMBER My Grandpa Hibbitt was born on this day, 1st December, in 1898. Gosh, it’s hard to equate that I knew someone who was born in the 19th century! His father was a coastguard serving at Soldier’s Point near … Continue reading →

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Tiger Moth At Imperial War Museum Duxford

Posted on 3 November 2015 by
de Havilland Tiger Moth

As the Imperial War Museum Duxford (IWM Duxford) is being featured on the BBC programme, The People Remember, all this week I thought I’d post a video of a de Havilland Tiger Moth which came in to land at Duxford … Continue reading →

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