Tag Archives: Weaver

My Weavers Made Shoes

Posted on 11 September 2013 by

Hats and shoes feature significantly in my family. Whilst hats aren’t quite so in vogue as they once were, we all still need footwear, but how things have changed! My Dando line were the hatmakers, my first confirmed hatter being … Continue reading →

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Those Elevenses Moments

Posted on 4 September 2013 by

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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Great-Grandfather’s Wartime Story Is Published

Posted on 2 September 2013 by

Exciting news! I was recently invited to write a few articles about my family history research for the Discover Your History magazine, a brand new publication due to be launched on 5th September. Published each month, the magazine will focus … Continue reading →

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Postman Spoils Long-Awaited WW2 Homecoming

Posted on 2 February 2013 by

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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“Three Other Ranks Were Killed” – How Pte Weaver Met His Death

Posted on 25 June 2012 by

There’s a story which has been passed down through our family about how, on 8th September 1916, my great-grandfather, Henry James Weaver, died. During WWI, he was reportedly killed alongside two others by a bomb or hand grenade accidentally detonating … Continue reading →

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