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Remembering Grandpa Hibbitt. What Was The Name Of Those Biscuits?

8TH OCTOBER Today is the 43rd anniversary of my Grandpa Hibbitt’s passing so I thought I’d post this slide of my grandparents, taken in the 1930’s, together with some memories I have of him. Grandpa was called Charles but was … Continue reading

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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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Early Triumph Motorcycle Reminiscent Of Grandpa’s WW1 Service

Harvey and I visited the Shuttleworth Collection in June at the Old Warden Aerodrome near Biggleswade in Bedfordshire where they keep a wonderful collection of historic aircraft and vehicles dating from the first half of the 20th century. It’s a … Continue reading

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Messing About On The Water

My Grandpa Hibbitt (Charles George Hibbitt) used to have a boat, a small cabin cruiser, and we spent many hours as a family on the Kingsbridge/Salcombe Estuary. He kept the boat at Frogmore Creek, a short drive from his and … Continue reading

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Doing The Deed!

The Deed is done! What Deed?…I hear you say. The Deed Poll, that’s what! No this isn’t a riddle or a joke and it’s not a hypothetical either. For some time now, I’ve been considering incorporating my maiden name back … Continue reading

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Supporting The Magpies – A Wise Choice After All

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

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

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 … Continue reading

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Digitizing Grandpa’s Old Slides

My parents recently produced two boxes of colour slides, which had been stored away in their house for a number of years. The slides consisted of photos taken by my paternal grandparents, Charles George Hibbitt and Ivy Alice (nee Dando), … Continue reading

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Arrival Of A Long Lost Cousin

On 21st May 2008, my father received a phone call from one of his long lost cousins and they met the next day. He was a first cousin to my dad and we discovered lots about the younger generations of … Continue reading

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