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Who Am I? What’s My Name?
For a number of years I’ve believed my patrilineal line (my Hibbitt ancestors) dated back to the early 18th century, being located in the village of Exton in the county of Rutland. However, recent DNA discoveries have thrown this into … Continue reading
A Tale Of Tragedy
Matthew Hibbit was born in about 1735, the second son of my 6 x great-grandparents, and he married Frances Penruddock in St Peter & St Paul’s Church, Exton, Rutland, on 13th November 1758. I decided to take a look at … Continue reading
Latest On Our Hibbitt Y-DNA Kits
My dad’s Y STR test has recently been upgraded to 111 markers. However, as I thought might be the case, he doesn’t yet have any matches at this level. This would be because the right men haven’t yet taken the … Continue reading
How To Obtain A Y-DNA Haplogroup From An Autosomal DNA Test For Free
If you are male and have taken an AncestryDNA, 23andMe or MyHeritage autosomal DNA test, it may be possible to extract some Y-DNA data from your DNA file to obtain an estimated haplogroup. I should emphasize that this isn’t a … Continue reading
Finding More Kidderminster Ancestors
I’ve made a little progress on my Worcestershire based ancestors. I was aware that my 4 x great-grandmother was Elizabeth Lewis who married Samuel Cotterell at Kidderminster, in 1782. I have now found her baptism dated 4th February 1757 showing … Continue reading
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In Remembrance
In remembrance of… 4732 Private Henry James WEAVER (my great-grandfather) – 2/1 Bucks Battalion, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Born 3 October 1882 in Curry Rivel, Somerset. Died 8 September 1916. Killed by accident during bomb practice. Buried in Merville … Continue reading
The Varied Life Of Ann Weaver (1830-1885)
My 3 x great-grandmother, Ann Weaver, has been an enigma for quite some time but more recently I’ve made some progress with a little help from another family historian along the way. Ann was born in 1830 in the village … Continue reading
My Grandpa Hibbitt – Cine Footage And Photographs
Cine footage with a few stills thrown in of my Grandpa Hibbitt (Charles George Hibbitt: 1898-1972). Known as Charlie, he was born near Dundalk in Ireland. His father was a Coastguard and the family moved around before settling in Devon. … Continue reading
Tracing My HIBBITT Family Through DNA – Can You Help?
I’m seeking men called HIBBITT / HIBBETT / HIBBIT / HIBBET or any of the variants listed here, to see whether you would be willing to test your Y DNA. If your name isn’t Hibbitt but you suspect you are … Continue reading
The Big Freeze Of 1947
My Grandpa Hibbitt (Charles George Hibbitt) was a Post Office Telephone Inspector working in Tavistock, Devon, and surrounding areas of Dartmoor and the winter of 1947 was was one of the coldest and snowiest winters on record in the UK. … Continue reading