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COOMBS, George (Combes)
1849 - 1925 (76 years) Has 8 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
1818 - 1865 (47 years)-
Name COOMBS, George (Combes) Birth 1849 Headley, Hampshire, England 
Gender Male Death 1925 Alton Registration District, Hampshire Person ID I4253 Edgoose Last Modified 2 Feb 2026
Father COOMBS, Thomas (Combs), b. 1813, Headley, Hampshire, England d. 1885, Alton Registration District, Hampshire (Age 72 years) Mother COOMBS, Mary Ann (Combs), b. 1818, Headley, Hampshire, England d. 2 Feb 1865, Headley, Hampshire, England (Age 47 years) Marriage 27 Oct 1839 Headley, Hampshire, England Family ID F551 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 HACK, Elizabeth, b. 1852, Headley, Hampshire, England d. 1886, Alton Registration District, Hampshire (Age 34 years) Marriage 5 Oct 1873 Headley, Hampshire, England Family ID F1898 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 2 GLAYSHER, Harriet, b. 1862, Midhurst, Sussex, England d. 1909, Chichester Registration District, Sussex (Age 47 years) Marriage 1888 Alton Registration District, Hampshire Family ID F2805 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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GEORGE COMBES 1849-1925
The birth of George COOMBS [sic] was registered in 1849.
(GRO September Q 1849 [COOMBS] Farnborough 04 149)
George, son of Thomas COMBES [sic] and Mary, was baptised at Headley, Hampshire, on 9 September 1849.
(Familysearch)
From the 1851 census of Headley, Hampshire:
Thomas COMBS, head, aged 40, farm labourer, born at Headley, Hampshire;
Mary COMBS, wife, aged 33, farm labourer's wife, born at Headley, Hampshire;
Charlotte COMBS, daughter, aged 10, home, born at Headley, Hampshire;
Mary COMBS, daughter, aged 4, home, born at Headley, Hampshire;
*George COMBS, son, aged 1, home, born at Headley, Hampshire.
(HO107/1596/205/3)
The 1861 census of Headley, Hampshire:
Thomas COOMBES (sic), head, aged 48, shepherd, born at Headley;
Mary COOMBES, wife, aged 43, born at Headley;
*George COOMBES, son, aged 11, agricultural labourer app., born at Headley;
Susan COOMBES, daughter, aged 9, scholar, born at Headley;
Franciss (sic) E. COOMBES, aged 4, scholar, born at Headley.
(RG9/436/65/12)
The marriage between a George COOMBES and Elizabeth HACK was registered in 1873.
(GRO December Q 1873 Alton 2c 345)
From the 1881 census of Headley Park, Hampshire:
*George COOMBS, head, married, aged 31, labourer, born at Headley, Hampshire;
Elizabeth COOMBS, wife, married, aged 28, labourer's wife, born at Headley, Hampshire;
Randle J. WATERS, stepson, aged 10, scholar, born at ? (=Wandsworth?)
(RG11/1248/40/17)
Note 1: His father Thomas COOMBS with grand daughter Annie COOMBS were living independently in the same house.
Note 2: A Randle Jackson WATERS was born in 1870.
(GRO September Q 1870 Wandsworth 1d 506)
The death of an Elizabeth COMBES aged 34 was registered in 1886 [i.e. born circa 1852].
(GRO December Q 1886 Alton 2c 105)
The marriage between George COMBES and Harriet SOUCH was registered in 1888.
(GRO December Q 1888 Alton 2c 328)
From the 1891 census of Deadwater, Headley, Surrey:
*George COOMBS [sic], head, married, aged 40, general labourer, born at Headley, Hampshire;
Harriet COOMBS, wife, married, aged 28, born at Trotton, Sussex;
George COOMBS, son, aged 1, born at Headley, Hampshire;
Fred SOUCH, stepson, aged 4, born at Headley, Hampshire.
(RG12/952/96/14)
From the 1901 census of Lindford Lane, Headley, Hampshire:
*George COOMBES, head, married, aged 50, labourer on farm, born at Headley, Hampshire;
H. COOMBES, wife, married, aged 30, born at Trotton, Sussex;
F. SOUCH, son-in-law, single, aged 14, labourer on farm, born at Headley, Hampshire;
G. COOMBES, son, aged 11, born at Headley, Hampshire;
F. COOMBES, son, aged 9, born at Headley, Hampshire;
H. COOMBES, son, aged 7, born at Headley, Hampshire;
H. COOMBES, daughter, aged 5, born at Headley, Hampshire;
Rose Margaret COOMBES, daughter, aged 4 months, born at Headley, Hampshire.
(RG13/1100/132/5)
The death of a Harriet E. COMBES aged 37 was registered in 1909 [i.e. born circa 1872]
(GRO September Q 1909 Chichester 2b 210)
From the 1911 census of Trotsford Farm, Headley, Hampshire:
*George COOMBES, head, aged 60, widower, married 28 years, 6 children all living, labourer on farm, employed, born at Headley, Hampshire;
George COOMBES, son, aged 21, single, labourer on farm, employed, born at Headley, Hampshire;
Harriett COOMBES, daughter, aged 15, helper, at home, born at Headley, Hampshire;
Rose COOMBES, daughter, aged 10, school, born at Headley, Hampshire.
(RG14PN6228 RG78PN295 RD108 SD2 ED7 SN54)
The death of a George COOMBES aged 75 [i.e. born 1849-1850] was registered in 1925.
(GRO September Q 1925 Alton 2c 182)
NOTES & QUERIES:
1871 Census: Untraced
No explanation has been found to explain how Randle Jackson WATERS came to be the stepson of George COOMBS in the 1881 census.
What is the connection, if any, between George COOMBS, his step-son Randle Jackson WATERS, and Elizabeth HACK?
The marriage between a George COOMBES and a Harriett BURROWS was registered in 1887.
(GRO March Q 1887 Alton 2c 231)
(revised 07.12.2016)