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Author Archives:
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
DNA Testing Is Becoming More Popular
A nice surprise popped up in my family’s DNA match lists a couple of days ago. Unknown to me, the grand-daughter of a known cousin on my dad’s side took the AncestryDNA test. I still have a few gaps in … Continue reading
Any Old Excuse For A Celebration!
6TH SEPTEMBER Harvey’s grandad, Cyril Ellen, was born on this day in 1895. Talking of birthdays, whilst serving in the RAF with 45 Squadron in Egypt in 1921, Cyril who was the Adjutant, issued a memo on behalf of his … Continue reading
Hellyer, Helyer, Hellier, Helliar, Heller, Hillier, Holliar And So It Goes On…
Today’s genealogical tip is to consider all name variants when you can’t find a record for your ancestor. I’ve had a minor breakthrough in tracing my Hellier/Hellyer line into the 18th century. For a while I’d been stuck at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bennett, Certon, Gale, Hellier, Hellyer, Kerton, Langworthy
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Wave Of Poppies On The Plymouth Naval Memorial
The Wave of Poppies on the Plymouth Naval Memorial first appeared at the Tower of London in 2014. Plymouth Naval Memorial commemorates 7,251 sailors of the First World War and 15,933 of the Second World War including my great-uncle, Lt … Continue reading
When You Think You Know Something, Look Again
Today’s genealogical tip is to keep revising your information and checking sources. My 2 x great-grandparents, John and Mary Ann Hellier/Hellyer, lived in the Devonport area of Plymouth for much of their married life and had, what I believed to … Continue reading
Were My Whorwood Family Well Connected?
My 7 x great-grandmother, Susanna, was the daughter of Edward Whorwood. She was born in Oldswinford in about 1652 which was during the time of the Commonwealth, before Oliver Cromwell became Lord Protector. Researching this time period can be problematic … Continue reading
18th Century Barbers With A Gruesome Sideline
Catching up once more with my York family from Oldswinford, Worcestershire, the parents of my 5 x great-grandfather, George York, were yet another George York and his wife, Hannah nee Littleford. 6 x Great-Grandpa George had an unusual occupation. In … Continue reading
And I Thought The Cornish Were Celts!
I’ve been tracing Harvey’s deep patrilineal ancestral roots (father’s father’s father’s line etc.) through the use of Y-DNA. In other words I’ve been looking at Barnes DNA. Join me as I journey from ‘Adam’ in Africa through to the 20th … Continue reading
On This Day In 1992
2ND JULY It’s hard to believe it’s 25 years to the day since I lost my Granny Hibbitt (Ivy Alice Hibbitt, nee Dando). So long as I live and breathe she won’t be forgotten.