Coombs Family Page

BY RON COOMBS

updated 31st July 2002

My Mother's Family Links    Added15/02/01

        Surnames - Aylward - updated 10/04/2001

                          Birch

                          Farrell 

                          Stitson 

 

      My Motorcycle Connections

 

                Family and Individual Links

(Added 02/10/2001) 

  

Aims of these pages

The Story So Far updated 30/01/2001

French Connection Added 05/05/2002

Australian Connection updated 23/10/2001

1851 Census information updated 15/02/2001

1861 Census

1871 Census Updated 18/08/2001

1881 &1891 Census'

Photographs

Pictures of Localities Added 04/08/2002

Potted History of Alfred J. Coombs

List of Births, Deaths and Marriages

Descendants of William Coombs

Interesting Sightings Added 07/01/2002

E- Mail contributions updated 15/02/2001

Waterman's Apprentice Records Index

Ludgershall Coombs added 31/01/00

mailto:RonCoombs - Delete nospam from address

    Other Links:

Charles Booth Online Archive - The survey into life & labour in London (1836-1903)

Compuserve Genealogy Forum

Genforum Coombs Page

The Genealogy Homepage

Just Genealogy Chat room

Andrew Coombs Family Homepage

Andrew's page holds important data for all Coombs and Coombes researchers. Do not miss it.

 

DEDICATION
TO
BETTY AMELIA OAKES
1928-1999

These pages are dedicated to my cousin Betty Amelia Oakes. Without her inspiration they would not exist.

In a chance conversation with her neighbour Mike Wilkinson whilst seeing in the New Year 1991, she discovered he used to visit a friend's house in Blackheath in which she lived after the war. When names were checked with his brother Derek she realised his friends were her cousins, me and my brother Chris. Betty rang Chris the next day. Chris checked with Will our half brother, Will telephoned Betty. What an exciting time.

Betty organised a family gathering at her house that year and they have continued at different locations ever since. At that first gathering she gave me a copy of our family tree that was put together by Ken Liscombe who lives in Burlington, Ontario. I thought my dad had just two brothers, discovering he was one of seven children was quite a shock.

I noticed some obvious mistakes on the tree and from that moment I was hooked.

Ron Coombs