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Hodgecombe Farm, Uley, Glos – New Download In The Shop
Hodgecombe Farm was once the home of Benjamin Pitcher and his wife, Sarah (nee Rice), during the 19th century. Afterwards, the farm passed to their eldest son, James Rice Pitcher, and his wife, Ann (nee Powell). The Online Shop now … Continue reading
On This Day… William Elbert Dando Married… Twice!
11TH OCTOBER 1875 – my 2 x great-grandparents, William Elbert Dando & Sarah Louisa Oliver, married 136 years ago in St James’s Church, Piccadilly Westminster. Their marriage certificate confirms that Sarah called herself Sarah Louisa Barnes and she declared herself … Continue reading
Hello Great-Great-Grandpa, How Do You Do! Meet The Ancestors.
Click PLAY to hear an AI-generated audio discussion, created for a young audience, on this blog post’s key topics. (The audio was produced by NotebookLM Deep Dive Conversation.) Were your ancestors talented, did they bring a little sunshine into their … Continue reading
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Tagged Dando, Hellier, Hellyer, Horn, Martin, Pitcher, Rice, Weaver
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Lowestoft Sands – Old Photograph
Lowestoft is the most easterly point of the UK. This old photograph of Lowestoft Sands was probably taken by one of my grandparents, Charles George Hibbitt or Ivy Alice Hibbitt (nee Dando), some time during the 1950’s or 1960’s. (From … Continue reading
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Big Ben Surrounded By Scaffolding In The 1950s
This old photograph of the Clock Tower, which houses the great bell of Big Ben, was probably taken by my gran, Ivy Alice Hibbitt (nee Dando), some time during the 1950’s. At the time, the tower was undergoing maintenance and … Continue reading
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Charles Dando – Early 20th Century Plymouth Dentist
Very little is known of his early years but Charles Llewellyn Ernest Elbert Dando was a dentist who married in Saffron Walden, Essex, in 1900. After a brief time in Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, he can be found in Plymouth in Devon … Continue reading
Dando Hatmakers in New York
I recently discovered a little more about Samuel Dando, the missing son of John Dando and Ann (nee Brothers), my 5 x great-grandparents. John Dando’s will, dated 1809, states that he hadn’t heard from Samuel for 4 years and was … Continue reading
Coastguard Records At The National Archives – Alfred Hibbitt
I’d known for a long time that my great-grandfather, Alfred Charles Newbold Hibbitt (see right), was a Coastguard and I’d already obtained a copy of his Naval Service record some while ago from the National Archives. The record, however, ends … Continue reading
Old Photos of Weston-super-Mare
(Click the images above to enlarge) These photographs of Weston-super-Mare were probably taken some time during the 1950’s or 1960’s on a family holiday. The Sandringham Hotel (top left) is still there today. (From my grandpa’s collection of old slides … Continue reading
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Who Was This Man? Might He Be A Geake, Hellyer, Weaver or Smale?
This photograph was amongst a few old pictures previouly in the possession of my maternal grandmother, Phyllis Grace Geake (nee Weaver). I don’t know who this gentleman was and I’m wondering if anyone has seen a copy of this photo … Continue reading