Category: DNA-04: Somerset Dragons
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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…