Category: DNA-04: Somerset Dragons
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Attn: Descendants of Percival John Babb
I’m looking to see if there are any descendants of Percival in our midst. Percival hails from Dorset, England and is part of the lineage we refer to as the Somerset Dragons. Please comment on this post or message me if you are of relation to him. Ancestors of Percival John BabbDownload Share this: Share…
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Henry Cecil Babb – In his own words
This recording which is stored as part of England’s Imperial War Museums was made in 1975, when one Henry Cecil Babb was interviewed. He was many things in his life. A chaplain, a prisoner of war, and a beloved uncle to one of our most devoted members. I learned one day, the hard way, that…
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See Dick Run! – 1613
When this pedigree started, it was murder! Murder! Suspense! Intrigue! Babb! This story has it all. If it wasn’t for the sensational nature of his unprovoked attack, we likely wouldn’t know anything about this branch of the Somerset Babbs. The line is currently known as Somerset Pedigree (Pitminster-Trull 1607) 02. As such it was formerly…
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By George (1813-1857), he punched her right in the face! – Revisited
Information has come to light that has made me readdress this article about George Babb. It’s significant enough that a re-write was in order. Key elements of the story regarding the perpetrators have changed. It’s time to move on to the other George Babb I mentioned recently When discussion George Babb of the Winchester Arms…
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Richard Babb (1859-1940) – Funeral Book (Epilogue)
Today I want to revisit a story from early July with an update. I’ve finally received the Funeral Book of Richard Babb who died in Bristol, Somerset just months before the Nazi blitz of Bristol and all of England got underway. I was quite surprised by the size of envelope it arrived in. It was…
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3 Generations of George Babb
I neglected to include an important picture of George Babb of Taunton in my last post. As I mentioned, his family and friends seem to have forgiven his trespasses and went on with their lives together. This is readily apparent in this photo taken late in George’s life. His son George (1874-1962) is holding his…
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George Babb was no Gentleman!
Today we visit the Winchester Arms in the town of Taunton, Somerset, England in the early 1900s. We find George Babb (1840-1910), the Inn Keeper of the Winchester Arms Hotel is posing with some guests for this photo. George is in the center and his wife Sarah is to his left. The others in the…
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A Happy Ending
I’m pleased to report a happy ending for the Funeral Book for Richard Babb who passed in 1940 shortly before WWII came to England. The book was featured in a story on July 5th: The Horror that followed the funeral of Richard Babb (1859-1940) – Bristol – Babb Unabridged. We have located a great grandson…
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The Horror that followed the funeral of Richard Babb (1859-1940) – Bristol
In one of the saddest eBay listings that I’ve ever come across, I found the Funeral Guestbook for Richard Babb who died in Bristol, Gloucestershire in 1940. I’ve heard of Family Bibles coming up for sale on eBay and yet I’ve never seen one for our family. I would snap at the chance to recover…
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Eric Stanley Maggs on TV
Eric Stanley Maggs, ex-husband of Gwendoline Ellen Babb (b. 07 Oct 1917 – d. 25 Jun 1992) appeared on a match making show by the name of First Dates at the age of 101 and went on a date with a much younger woman. The trailer for this show can be found below: Gwendoline passed…
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The Ancestry of Walter George Babb (b. 1861) is revealed
I was forwarded a request to help match up a small tree to it’s parent, which was suspected to be the Dragons of Somerset. Her line stopped suddenly with a father son combo both by the name of Walter George Babb (1890-1947 & 1861-1928 Respectively). We had a vague undocumented reference to a father named…
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Book Announcement: Vol 09: Dragons of Somerset
Volume 09 of the Babb Unabridged Series is now available! This installment looks deeply into the 4th Genetically distinct Babb lineage, which has its roots in Trull & Pitminster in Somerset England. 18 months ago when I first started working on this volume I had no idea how deep the roots ran in England. I was…
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What happened on Wine Street (Bristol, England)
While doing research for my upcoming book on the Babbs of Somerset, England, I came across a peculiar census record from Bristol, England. Bristol is a large city of about 450K people. It lies just outside the North East boundary of Somerset and historically was part of the County of Gloucestershire. But these days has…
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The Somerset Dragons (of Somerset, England)
The DNA waiting game ended today, with an early Christmas present from Family Tree DNA. The results on our test candidate whose lineage originates in Somerset came back and matched on 36 of 37 Genetic Markers. This is exactly what you would expect to see of two 5th Cousins taking this test. This becomes our…
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The DNA Waiting Game brings a new season
Good News! A new test kit has been received from one of the Somerset England Babbs. So we start back up on our most popular game show. This time, I’ve taken the time and trouble to map out the connection I expect to see before having the test conducted. So, hopefully we will get the…
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The Document Dump
I’ve been busily at work since my return from England and am nearing the home stretch on the digitization of the collected papers of Ian Babb (pictured). There is a technique used by corporations and politicians alike to dump a large number of documents about an unsavory situation, just before the weekend in hopes that…
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Babbs of Somerset, England
As many of you know I’ve been researching the Babbs of Somerset, England. I’ve been trying to fill out the 500 year long lineage that dates back to Robert Babb (born 1480) in the tiny town of Pitminster. Today I believe I may have reached a living descendant and have reached out to establish contact. It’s…
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A Babb for President?
It wasn’t without a little irony that I found the time this week to research a connection I had heard about at the recent family reunion. It turns out that Hillary Rodham Clinton turns out to be a Babb! Before anyone gets their dander up, let me make reiterate that this is not a political forum…
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The DNA Waiting Game Begins
Recently I was contacted by Babb who now lives in South Africa, but who was born in Devon, England. I’ll withhold the exact name to protect his privacy. He has been working on his lineage for a while now and has traced his family back to an Edward Babb who was born in Hatherleigh, Devon, England…
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Ian Babb has Passed Away
Details are limited at this time, but I wanted to inform you of the passing of Ian Babb of England. Ian has been struggling with his health for sometime, but many will remember him as the good natured brother of BFA Member, Cherida Babb Coleman. I’ll forward more news as it becomes available. Dan