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Category Archives: On This Day…
My Granny Geake Would Have Been 100 Today
18TH SEPTEMBER What a celebration we would have had if my Granny (Phyllis Grace Geake, nee Weaver) was still with us as she would have been 100 years old today. This is a photo of her celebrating her 80th birthday. … Continue reading
100 Years But Not Forgotten
8TH SEPTEMBER I can’t let today pass without marking the centenary of the death of my great-grandfather, Henry James Weaver (Harry). I’ve blogged a number of times before about how he was accidentally killed when a bomb (hand grenade) prematurely … Continue reading
Remembering My Hilarious Granny On Her Birthday
1ST SEPTEMBER My Granny Hibbitt (Ivy Alice Hibbitt, nee Dando) was born on 1st September 1904 above a sweet and tobacconist shop called the Golden Butterfly in Saffron Walden in Essex. After moving to Plymouth with her family, she attended … Continue reading
Remembering Ivy Alice Hibbitt, Nee Dando
2ND JULY Remembering my Granny Hibbitt (Ivy Alice Hibbitt, nee Dando) today on the 24th anniversary of her death.
Remembering Grandpa’s Birthday
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
Remembering Grandpa Hibbitt. What Was The Name Of Those Biscuits?
8TH OCTOBER Today is the 43rd anniversary of my Grandpa Hibbitt’s passing so I thought I’d post this slide of my grandparents, taken in the 1930’s, together with some memories I have of him. Grandpa was called Charles but was … Continue reading
99 Years Since Henry James Weaver Died In The Great War
8TH SEPTEMBER Today is the 99th anniversary of the death of my great-grandfather, Henry James Weaver, accidentally killed by a bomb prematurely exploding during training at a base in France during WW1. The photograph shows Henry’s name on the War … 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
On This Day… My Grandpa Hibbitt’s Younger Brother Was Born
2ND JUNE My grandpa’s younger brother, Frederick Edward Hibbitt (his birth certificate spelt his name as Hibbit), was born on 2nd June 1904 in Soldier’s Point, Dundalk, Ireland, where his father was stationed as a Coastguard. Frederick died at 10 … Continue reading
Happy Birthday To Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II
21st APRIL As Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 85th birthday today, I thought I’d check my family tree to see if anyone in it celebrated a special event on the same day. I couldn’t find any specific birthdays although that’s … Continue reading
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