Combe Family Tree research resources
Dig into the past of the Combe Genealogy using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Genealogy !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 679 people with the Combe surname? In that year Combe was ranked number 2901 for popularity in the UK. |
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"The family bear three combs argent in their arms, whence probably the name. "(The origin and signification of Scottish surnames. Clifford Stanley Sims, 1862)
Combe records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"COMBE. Most probably shortened from (MAC) COMB, q.v. A payment was made to Robert Comb, wright in Edinburgh, 1728 (Guildry, p. 168). George Combe (1788 81858), the phrenologist, and his brother Andrew (1797-1847), physician, were two of the most eminent of the name. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Combe Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Combe Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Combe family tree.
Check out Combe Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Combe family name using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Combe family records.
Check out MyHeritage for Combe family data.
Search the LDS Database for records of the Combe family.
Research the Combe surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Combe Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 870 people with the Combe surname in the UK? Combe is now ranked number 3223 for popularity in the UK. |
Combe Family Tree Databases
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Miscellaneous Combe Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on the Combe family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Combe surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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