Tag Archives: Geake

Those Elevenses Moments

Posted on 4 September 2013 by

When I was a girl, I would sometimes go to Tavistock in Devon during the school holidays to stay with my grandparents, William Hellyer Geake and Phyllis Grace Geake (nee Weaver). Grandpa would often be at work so I’d be … Continue reading →

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Postman Spoils Long-Awaited WW2 Homecoming

Posted on 2 February 2013 by

I remember my Gran (Phyllis Grace Geake, nee Weaver) once telling me what happened the day my Grandpa (William Hellyer Geake) arrived home from the second world war, having been away for four years. It was fairly early in the … Continue reading →

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World War II Christmas Cards

Posted on 4 December 2011 by

My grandpa, William Hellyer Geake, was called up on 1st January 1941 to participate in WWII and he sent this Christmas Card to his family whilst he was away. I believe it was 1941 as his youngest daughter would have … Continue reading →

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Who Was This Man? Might He Be A Geake, Hellyer, Weaver or Smale?

Posted on 20 June 2011 by

This photograph was amongst a few old pictures previouly in the possession of my maternal grandmother, Phyllis Grace Geake (nee Weaver). I don’t know who this gentleman was and I’m wondering if anyone has seen a copy of this photo … Continue reading →

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Down On The Edwardian Farm – BBC Series

Posted on 27 January 2011 by

Today I’m writing about the recent BBC series, ‘Edwardian Farm‘, which was set in the beautiful Tamar Valley, on the borders of Devon and Cornwall. In case you didn’t see it, the program was about two archaeologists and a domestic … Continue reading →

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