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Tall Tales of a Family: July 2012
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Tall Tales of a Family. Tales of discovery about the Hilton, Griffiths, Davies, Simpkins and Wright family tree. Hymns Of My Fathers. Tuesday, July 31, 2012. The Grandma I never Knew. Part 3 1944 - 1948. I wish to say another special thanks to my Aunt and Uncle; Glyn and Wendy, this blog would not be possible without their input.]. Idris would move out there in advance of the rest of the family. This would allow a house to be bought and give a place for Iris and their children to move to. In the meantime...
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Tall Tales of a Family: November 2013
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Tall Tales of a Family. Tales of discovery about the Hilton, Griffiths, Davies, Simpkins and Wright family tree. Hymns Of My Fathers. Monday, November 18, 2013. The Grandfather I Never Knew" Part 3 1944-1947. As the war dragged on Idris continued his work as a munitions inspector for the Home Guard. Their daughter Wendy would often watch the barrage balloons rising into the air before she headed off to school. They called them "Elephants," perhaps in an effort to make some cheer of the situation. With th...
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Tall Tales of a Family: June 2013
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Tall Tales of a Family. Tales of discovery about the Hilton, Griffiths, Davies, Simpkins and Wright family tree. Hymns Of My Fathers. Friday, June 7, 2013. I sent the information to Roy; lo and behold he was able to find the following on the website findmypast.co.uk:. The pertinent information reads:. Name of Ship: Carnarvon Castle. Date of Departure: 22/7/47. Port of Departure: Southampton. Port at which passengers have contracted to land: Capetown. Name of Passenger: I. Davies. As for Idris occupation&...
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Tall Tales of a Family: January 2013
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Tall Tales of a Family. Tales of discovery about the Hilton, Griffiths, Davies, Simpkins and Wright family tree. Hymns Of My Fathers. Monday, January 14, 2013. Family History Blogging - A Good Thing! This weekend I received some priceless photographs. They are digitalized. They are not worth millions of dollars but they are. Priceless to me. Firstly, Gerald Griffiths emailed me some. Who is Gerald Griffiths? But I kept the blog. Without the blog Ruth and I may never have connected and the facebook conver...
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Tall Tales of a Family: December 2012
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Tall Tales of a Family. Tales of discovery about the Hilton, Griffiths, Davies, Simpkins and Wright family tree. Hymns Of My Fathers. Thursday, December 20, 2012. The Grandma I Never Knew Part 5: In Sickness And In Health. There are once again a great many people to thank for the information given here. Rosemary, Ruth, Angela, Glyn, Wendy, Norma, Merthyn and Christine. This blog is not possible without all of their input and willingness to allow me to quiz them on family history.]. There were a great man...
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Tall Tales of a Family: March 2014
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Tall Tales of a Family. Tales of discovery about the Hilton, Griffiths, Davies, Simpkins and Wright family tree. Hymns Of My Fathers. Tuesday, March 4, 2014. It's the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of lent. In the U.K. we celebrate it by making what the French and Americans would call Crepe's. We call them pancakes. The home group would bring sides such as strawberries and other sweeteners. It was a very fun time and I loved the fact I was able to share with Americans how Brits celebrate shr...
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Tall Tales of a Family: Pancake Day.
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Tall Tales of a Family. Tales of discovery about the Hilton, Griffiths, Davies, Simpkins and Wright family tree. Hymns Of My Fathers. Tuesday, March 4, 2014. It's the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of lent. In the U.K. we celebrate it by making what the French and Americans would call Crepe's. We call them pancakes. The home group would bring sides such as strawberries and other sweeteners. It was a very fun time and I loved the fact I was able to share with Americans how Brits celebrate shr...
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Tall Tales of a Family: June 2012
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Tall Tales of a Family. Tales of discovery about the Hilton, Griffiths, Davies, Simpkins and Wright family tree. Hymns Of My Fathers. Saturday, June 23, 2012. The Grandma I Never Knew. Part 1 1918-1938. Based on birth and marriage records, and an interview with Ruth Griffiths, younger sister of Iris Griffiths. All quotes are from the interview with Ruth Griffith in June 2012). Tuesday, June 19, 2012. I used this website as an outline for questions I can ask. Sunday, June 17, 2012. So when I decided to st...
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Tall Tales of a Family: December 2013
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Tall Tales of a Family. Tales of discovery about the Hilton, Griffiths, Davies, Simpkins and Wright family tree. Hymns Of My Fathers. Friday, December 27, 2013. The Grandfather I Never Knew" Part 4 1948-1950's. When he first arrived in. Idris purchased a black coloured 1938 Ford V8 with red wire wheels from the city of. Later this was replaced with a 1941. This was the vehicle his family would all learn to drive in! But registered in Umtali so the designated letter was U - its place of residence. Lat...
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