Researching John Combe
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 | 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 name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Combe on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Combe and 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.
Search Parish Records for John Combe at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Combe using the FreeBMD database.
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| 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 History Databases
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Combe Forums
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Miscellaneous Combe Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on John Combe. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Combe
John Frederick Boyce Combe
Major General John Frederick Boyce Combe (1 August 1895 – 12 July 1967) was a British Army officer before and during the Second World War. He was twice awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his service in the Western Desert campaign before being captured in April 1941 and spending nearly two and a half years as a prisoner of war in Italy. Released in September 1943 when Italy withdrew from the Axis, he made his way back to Allied territory and from October 1944 until the end of the war commanded an armoured brigade.
Source: John Frederick Boyce Combe, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Combe
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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