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Cine Footage Of Anne Hibbitt’s Christening Day

My grandparents and parents used to use a cine camera before and after I was born and my Grandpa Geake recorded the films onto video tape in the early 1990’s. Since then they’ve been transferred to DVD and converted to … Continue reading

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More Devon Ancestors

I’ve been investigating the ancestors of Israel Edward Ball and Ann Dearing, in addition to adding further details for this couple. Israel and Ann were due to be married in 1838 when Ann was pregnant with daughter, Maria. Banns were … Continue reading

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The Life Of My 2 x Great-Aunt Kate Louisa Hellyer

Born the eldest child to John Gale Hellier, a stoker in the Royal Navy, and his wife, Mary Ann (nee Congdon) in 1878, Kate Louisa Hellyer had a difficult start in life. She was 12 when her mother died and … Continue reading

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Those Elevenses Moments

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

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

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?

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

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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