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 months and my grandpa never mentioned him to my dad. His existence only came to light in recent years since I began researching the family. We aren’t even sure whether my grandpa remembered his brother although he would have been six years old when Frederick died on 4th April 1905. His death certificate reversed his Christian names; Edward Frederick Hibbitt.
The coastguard station and houses at The Soldier’s Point with Cooley in the background
