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Category Archives: Dibben Family
Chain Migration of the Dibben Family Part III: Walter Dibben (1860-1899)
Walter Dibben was the 8th child of Reuben and Mary Ann Boiling Dibben. He was born in January 1860. (Reminder about the English Dibben Family – Reuben and Mary Ann (Boiling) Dibben’s children who made it to adulthood: John, George, … Continue reading
Chain Migration of the Dibben Family Part II – Edwin/Edward Dibben (1858-1886) and Death at Rolling Mill
Edwin William Dibben was the seventh child of Reuben and Mary Ann Dibben. He was 22 years old when he appeared in the 1881 England census living with his parents and working as a bricklayer. He does not appear in … Continue reading
Christmas Through the Years – Olive & Dee Remembered
I am feeling a little melancholy this Christmas. I am very conscious about time passing and the people who are no longer with us. I am still grieving the loss of my Grandmother as we just passed the first anniversary … Continue reading
Chain Migration of the Dibben Family Part I – Alfred Dibben (1854-1908)
We have established that 2nd son George Dibben came to the United States by 1864 and John Dibben in 1873. But we have a mystery if the other siblings James, Alfred, Edwin, Richard, Walter and Fredrick may have come too. … Continue reading
The Dibben Family Divided – Immigration to America vs. Remain in England
Rueben and Mary Ann (Boiling) Dibben had 11 children that lived until adulthood. I have reviewed the census records, marriage records and death indexes on Find my Past to determine if they stayed in England and this is what I … Continue reading
Two Brothers Married Two Sisters: The Story of George Dibben
Remember when I mentioned that John Dibben had 10 other sisters and brothers? John was the oldest and one is tempted to believe that he would be the leader in immigration to the United States. In fact, that was what … Continue reading
The Dibben’s Choose Chicago
Why would John and Olive Dibben decide to move to Chicago, Illinois to start their new life? I have wondered what they heard about the city that helped make their decision to move there from England in 1873. Perhaps they … Continue reading
Posted in Dibben Family, Marner Family
Tagged Chicago, Eleanor Dibben, Harry Dibben, John Dibben Sr., Olive Bright, Robert Dibben, Walter Dibben
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The Dibben’s of Sussex, England
Originally when I started this blog entry, I wanted to write about my Great-Grandfather Walter Dibben who was an entrepreneur from Chicago and made his fortune in Los Angeles with only an 8th-grade education. But I have found that I … Continue reading
Our Matriarch is Gone – Olive Margaret Dibben Cork Kemp (1917-2018)
It’s been a hard year…I know I haven’t posted in a long time. I have simply not had the time or mental space to write or do genealogy. One of the biggest reasons is that my beloved Grandmother Olive passed … Continue reading
Posted in Dibben Family, Women Ancestors
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Find My Past: Marriage Finder – Just Who is it Finding?
I have been trying to locate the marriage record for William Cork to his second wife Jane Dame. They would have married between 1864 and 1866, after the death of his first wife (Feb 1864) and before his son by … Continue reading
Posted in Cork Family, Dame Family, Dibben Family, English Genealogy, Marner Family
Tagged Find My Past, General Register Office
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Ascending the Stairs 