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100 Years Ago Harvey’s Grandad Was Awarded The Distinguished Flying Cross
3RD DECEMBER 100 years ago today, Harvey’s Grandad’s award of the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) was announced in the London Gazette as follows… 14320 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 3 DECEMBER, 1918 AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS. Lieut. Cyril Norman … Continue reading
My Grandpa Hibbitt Remembered
8TH OCTOBER My Grandpa Hibbitt (Charles George Hibbitt) died this day in 1972. I was nine years old and I remember the last time I saw him when I waved goodbye to him in the hospital. Instinctively, I remember thinking … Continue reading
Remembering my Granny Geake
18TH SEPTEMBER It would have been my Granny Geake’s (Phyllis Grace Geake, nee Weaver) birthday today. She was born on 18th September 1916 and it’s understood the news of her father’s death in WWI, which occurred ten days before, arrived … Continue reading
Weaver/Street Family Bible Comes Home!
An amazing thing happened to me today. I was united with an old Family Bible which I hadn’t known existed until recently. Three days ago, a lady emailed me through my website, having matched up some of my ancestral names … Continue reading
Remembering George Harvey Who Fell At The Battle Of Amiens
8TH AUGUST On the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Amiens, we remember Harvey’s great-grandfather, George Harvey, who was wounded on 8th August 1918. He was a Sapper in B Company, 9th Battalion, Canadian Engineers and received … Continue reading
On This Day… Remembering Granny Hibbitt
2ND JULY Remembering my Granny Hibbitt (born Ivy Alice Dando) on the anniversary of her death, seen here in 1927.
Marriage Record Finally Opens Doors To A Brick Wall
What a difference one little word can make on a historical document! Today’s tip is to always view as many versions of an original record that you can possibly find. For a long time I’d been unable to move beyond … Continue reading
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Tagged Certon, Cleave, Gale, Hellier, Kerton, Langworthy
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DNA Uncovers A Family Secret
A new DNA match recently appeared in our match lists (I’ll call her Sally – not her real name) which revealed something about my maternal grandmother’s uncle that I feel sure my gran never knew about. Richard Arthur Weaver, brother … Continue reading
On This Day… 100 Years Of The RAF
1ST APRIL To mark 100 years today since the birth of the RAF (Royal Air Force), I’m posting a copy of the Commission that Harvey’s grandad, then Lieut. Cyril Norman Ellen D.F.C., received in November 1918 and which had come … Continue reading
Mentioned In Dispatches 100 Years Ago
Harvey’s Grandad, then Temporary Observer Sub-Lieutenant C N Ellen, was mentioned in dispatches in 1918. The M.I.D. citation appeared in the London Gazette on 11 June 1918 and was “For Gallant Conduct and Distinguished Service during the Period from 21st … Continue reading