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Tag Archives: Hibbitt
My Grandpa Hibbitt Remembered
8TH OCTOBER My Grandpa Hibbitt (Charles George Hibbitt) died this day in 1972. I was nine years old and I remember the last time I saw him when I waved goodbye to him in the hospital. Instinctively, I remember thinking … Continue reading
Who Am I? What’s My Name?
For a number of years I’ve believed my patrilineal line (my Hibbitt ancestors) dated back to the early 18th century, being located in the village of Exton in the county of Rutland. However, recent DNA discoveries have thrown this into … Continue reading
Latest On Our Hibbitt Y-DNA Kits
My dad’s Y STR test has recently been upgraded to 111 markers. However, as I thought might be the case, he doesn’t yet have any matches at this level. This would be because the right men haven’t yet taken the … Continue reading
How To Obtain A Y-DNA Haplogroup From An Autosomal DNA Test For Free
If you are male and have taken an AncestryDNA, 23andMe or MyHeritage autosomal DNA test, it may be possible to extract some Y-DNA data from your DNA file to obtain an estimated haplogroup. I should emphasize that this isn’t a … Continue reading
My Grandpa Hibbitt – Cine Footage And Photographs
Cine footage with a few stills thrown in of my Grandpa Hibbitt (Charles George Hibbitt: 1898-1972). Known as Charlie, he was born near Dundalk in Ireland. His father was a Coastguard and the family moved around before settling in Devon. … Continue reading
Tracing My HIBBITT Family Through DNA – Can You Help?
I’m seeking men called HIBBITT / HIBBETT / HIBBIT / HIBBET or any of the variants listed here, to see whether you would be willing to test your Y DNA. If your name isn’t Hibbitt but you suspect you are … Continue reading
The Big Freeze Of 1947
My Grandpa Hibbitt (Charles George Hibbitt) was a Post Office Telephone Inspector working in Tavistock, Devon, and surrounding areas of Dartmoor and the winter of 1947 was was one of the coldest and snowiest winters on record in the UK. … Continue reading
DNA Testing Is Becoming More Popular
A nice surprise popped up in my family’s DNA match lists a couple of days ago. Unknown to me, the grand-daughter of a known cousin on my dad’s side took the AncestryDNA test. I still have a few gaps in … Continue reading
Testing Dad’s Y-DNA In Search Of My Hibbitt Roots
In search of Hibbitt DNA, a Y37 Y-DNA kit for my dad is on order from FamilyTreeDNA in the hope we may be able to learn a little more about our direct paternal ancestry. This would be our Hibbitt line … Continue reading
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