Tag Archives: Hibbit

Supporting The Magpies – A Wise Choice After All

Posted on 25 October 2011 by

When I was growing up I didn’t have a great interest in football. My elder brother used to be, and still is, extremely enthusiastic about the sport and so I adopted a favourite team when I was about 9 years … Continue reading →

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Coastguard Records At The National Archives – Alfred Hibbitt

Posted on 18 July 2011 by

I’d known for a long time that my great-grandfather, Alfred Charles Newbold Hibbitt (see right), was a Coastguard and I’d already obtained a copy of his Naval Service record some while ago from the National Archives. The record, however, ends … Continue reading →

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On This Day… My Grandpa Hibbitt’s Younger Brother Was Born

Posted on 2 June 2011 by

2ND JUNE 1904 My grandpa’s younger brother, Frederick Edward Hibbitt (his birth certificate spelt his name as Hibbit), was born in Soldier’s Point, Dundalk, Ireland, where his father was stationed as a Coastguard. Frederick died at 10 months and my … Continue reading →

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