Tag Archives: Martin

A Tavistock Widow’s Tragic End – Florence Smale (1888-1921)

Posted on 18 August 2025 by
AI Generated Memorial Image

ON THIS DAY… 18TH AUGUST On the 18th August 1921, my great-grandmother, Florence Weaver (née Smale), passed away at her parents’ home, 22 Ford Street, Tavistock, at just 33 years of age. Her death, sudden and tragic, left behind a … Continue reading →

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Where Were My Smale Ancestors A Century Ago?

Posted on 26 January 2023 by
Grace Smale, nee Martin, with her grandaughter, Phyllis Grace Weaver, assumed to be photographed on the doorstep of 22 Ford Street, Tavistock

Having recently subscribed to the 1921 Census with FindMyPast, I’ve been looking up various branches of my family to see what they were up to back then. Today I’m concentrating on my Smale family who branch off my maternal line. … Continue reading →

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On This Day… 9th April

Posted on 27 April 2022 by
Alice Free, aged 4

9TH APRIL On 9th April 1882, my great-grandmother, Alice Dando, nee Free, was born in Hadstock, a village in Essex not far from Saffron Walden. Her father, Stephen Free, was 66 years old when she was born and was much … Continue reading →

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My Granny Geake – Photos, Cine And Video Footage

Posted on 18 September 2021 by
My Granny Geake

18TH SEPTEMBER Posting photographs, cine and video footage of my Granny Geake (born Phyllis Grace Weaver: 1916-2005) on what would have been her 105th birthday. Known as Phyl, she was born in Tavistock in Devon ten days after her father … Continue reading →

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In Remembrance

Posted on 11 November 2017 by
The Cenotaph in Whitehall

In remembrance of… 4732 Private Henry James WEAVER (my great-grandfather) – 2/1 Bucks Battalion, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Born 3 October 1882 in Curry Rivel, Somerset. Died 8 September 1916. Killed by accident during bomb practice. Buried in Merville … Continue reading →

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Wave Of Poppies On The Plymouth Naval Memorial

Posted on 27 August 2017 by
Wave of Poppies on the Plymouth Naval Memorial

The Wave of Poppies on the Plymouth Naval Memorial first appeared at the Tower of London in 2014. Plymouth Naval Memorial commemorates 7,251 sailors of the First World War and 15,933 of the Second World War including my great-uncle, Lt … Continue reading →

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My Oldest Direct Line To Date – The Martin Family Of Shebbear

Posted on 22 January 2016 by
St Michael's Church, Shebbear

I’ve recently been investigating my North Devon ancestors, in particular the Martin family who lived in the village of Shebbear, and I’ve managed to trace back further in time than any other line so far. Henry Martin was my 11 … Continue reading →

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Hello Great-Great-Grandpa, How Do You Do! Meet The Ancestors.

Posted on 11 September 2011 by
Parsonage Street, Dursley

Click PLAY to hear an AI-generated audio discussion, created for a young audience, on this blog post’s key topics. (The audio was produced by NotebookLM Deep Dive Conversation.) Were your ancestors talented, did they bring a little sunshine into their … Continue reading →

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