Babb Unabridged
The Official Blog of the Babb Family Association
A Sailors Widow (1847)
While perusing the papers left by my English predecessor Ian Babb I came across this poem which was written upon the passing of George Babb of Bideford, Devon, England and wanted to share it with everyone. George was a returning from the West Indies and drowned on the return home. He is off the line […]
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Cornwall Pedigree (Gerrans-1576)
Gerrans (Cornish: Gerens) is a coastal civil parish and village on the Roseland Peninsula in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated approximately seven miles (11 km) south-southeast of Truro.[1] The name Gerrans derives from Gerent, a 6th-century Cornish saint. The parish runs north-south along the eastern side of the Roseland peninsula. It is bounded to the south and east by the sea, to […]
MoreNew Master Tree Link
I began having trouble with the synchronized Master Tree on Ancestry and had to break the link and then re-upload it. There was only one day of work that was lost and I’m working to recover that now. I’ve setup a “Vanity” URL that will redirect you to the tree automatically should this ever happen […]
MoreThe Rosetta Stone of Cornwall, England
As I continue to pursue connecting as many Cornwall Babbs as possible, I came across a record from the 1851 Census that demonstrates a connection between Cornwall Pedigree 02 & Cornwall Pedigree C. It isn’t an exact connection but shows that the families are related so that we know they belong together, even though the […]
MoreI met a Bavarian Babb today!
Long time members will likely realize how incredible this event is. I had long believed that the line was extinct and that there was little or no hope of meeting one in the flesh (or via email at least). The Barvarian Babb line has the unique distinction of being the only known line of Babbs […]