Researching William Combe
Dig into the past of William Combe using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | 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. |
Good news! There is already a One Name Study on the Combe surname.
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Combe on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of William Combe in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
| Country Collection | |
|---|---|
 |
Ancestry.com Global records search results for William Combe. |
 |
Ancestry.com US records search results for William Combe. |
|
Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for William Combe. |
 |
Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for William Combe. |
 |
Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for William Combe. |
DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Combe ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
Have you reached a brick wall in your Combe Tree?
Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Combe and the Combe Genealogy
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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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.
Explore Parish Records for William Combe at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of William Combe using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for William Combe records.
Look at MyHeritage for William Combe information.
Check out the LDS Database for records about William Combe.
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 Genealogy Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for William Combe.
Study MyTrees for information on the Combe family and people looking to contact living Combe relations.
Search One Great Family for Combe records submitted by people who are already researching the Combe Family Tree.
Find William Combe from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Combe Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Combe surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous Combe Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on William Combe. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called William Combe
William Combe
William Combe (25 March 1742 – 19 June 1823) was a British miscellaneous writer. His early life was that of an adventurer, his later was passed chiefly within the "rules" of the King's Bench Prison. He is chiefly remembered as the author of The Three Tours of Doctor Syntax, a comic poem, illustrated by artist Thomas Rowlandson's color plates, that satirised William Gilpin. Combe also wrote a series of imaginary letters, supposed to have been written by the second, or "wicked" Lord Lyttelton. Of a similar kind were his letters between Swift and "Stella". He also wrote the letterpress for various illustrated books, and was a general hack.
Source: William 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.
Caen Caghan Cagney Cahan Cahani Cahen Cahn Cahoon Cahoone Caime Caimi Cain Caine Cainey Cam Cambeau Cambo Camboia Came Camey Camm Camou Camuy Cana Cane Caneo Caney Cann Canna Cannaway Canney Cannoy Canny Cano Canoy Caughan Caughen Caumo Cayen Caynhooe Ceney Chaigne Chaim Chain Chainey Cham Chamney Chan Chaney Chaugham Cheaney Cheeney Cheine Chen Chenay Chenaye Chene Cheney Cheyenne Cheyne Cheyney Chiene Chin China Chine Chinn Chiono Choma Chowen Chown Chowne Chumney Chuney Chunn Chwenn Ciani Cianni Cigno Cima Cina Cino Cioni Coan Coen Cohan Cohane Cohani Cohen Cohn Com Comb Combi Comboy Comby Come Comeau Comee Comi Commo Como Con Cona Conaghy Conahy Conaway Cone Coneau Conew Coney Conmee Conn Connah Connaway Conneau Connew Connow Connue Conway Cooknoe Coom Coomb Coombe Coome Coomo Coon Cooney Couen Coughan Coumbe Couwehowen Cowan Cowen Cowham Cowin Cowmbe Cown Cowne Coyne Cuen Cuene Cueni Cuiney Cumbe Cumbee Cumbie Cumbo Cumby Cumm Cumo Cunah Cuneio Cuneo Cunha Cunio Cunnah Cunney Cunnow Cunow Cuny Cuomo Cynowa Czene Tchayan
Comments
Looking for information on a William Combe in your family tree? Why not post a question here -