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Tag Archives: Weaver
My Visit To The Charming Village Of Curry Rivel In Somerset
Whilst away recently on a short break, hubby and I took the opportunity to stop off at the quaint village of Curry Rivel on our return journey. Tucked away in the Somerset countryside, the village features a church, parts of … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestors Corner, Making Memories
Tagged Fidoe, Smale, Street, Trott, Weaver
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My Weavers Made Shoes
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
Those Elevenses Moments
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
Great-Grandfather’s Wartime Story Is Published
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
Postman Spoils Long-Awaited WW2 Homecoming
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
“Three Other Ranks Were Killed” – How Pte Weaver Met His Death
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
Hello Great-Great-Grandpa, How Do You Do! Meet The Ancestors.
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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Tagged Dando, Hellier, Hellyer, Horn, Martin, Pitcher, Rice, Weaver
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Who Was This Man? Might He Be A Geake, Hellyer, Weaver or Smale?
This photograph was amongst a few old pictures previouly in the possession of my maternal grandmother, Phyllis Grace Geake (nee Weaver). I don’t know who this gentleman was and I’m wondering if anyone has seen a copy of this photo … Continue reading
Down On The Edwardian Farm – BBC Series
Today I’m writing about the recent BBC series, ‘Edwardian Farm‘, which was set in the beautiful Tamar Valley, on the borders of Devon and Cornwall. In case you didn’t see it, the program was about two archaeologists and a domestic … Continue reading
Gran’s Graveside Visit – A Life-long Ambition Fulfilled
It was a bright October day in 1999 when I travelled to France, with 5 family members, including my late gran who was 83 at the time. The journey was special because we were visiting my great-grandfather’s grave where he’d … Continue reading