combe family newhaven

[reneemaxi]

looking for information on Marion Grace Combe/Coombe she was born 5th Dec 1843 Newhaven she was my gggranny  thanks

[CaroleW]

Hi and welcome to Rootschat

This is a submitted IGI entry but her middle name is not Grace

MARION NOBLE COMB   Birth:  05 DEC 1843  Christening:  31 DEC 1843   Newhaven, North Leith, Midlothian   
Father:  JOHN COMB    Mother:  GRACE CHRISTIE 

There is another submitted entry which has identical info but surname is spelt Coombe

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true

Submitted entry

Grace Christie  Birth:  About 1812   Of, Newhaven, Midlothian
 Father:  John Christie 

Marriages:   Spouse:  John Coombe    Marriage:  06 DEC 1833 
 

[CaroleW]

1841 for North Leith - all b Midlothian - relationships were not shown in 1841 so Robert may either be a son whose age is wrongly recorded or he may be a relative

John Comb 32 merchant seaman
Grace 29
Robert  19
Elizabeth 6
John   5
James   2
North Leith ED 68 60 Page  6
 
1851 census for Main St Newhaven - all children are surname Combe and everybody was b North Leith

Grace Christie 39 Head - fishwoman
Elizabeth Combe 16
John  15
James   11
Grace   9
Marion   7
Thomas  5
Christopher Christie 3 (middle name as per IGI entry)
Ann   9 months
Leith North ED 66 Page  12 Line 1

[terry h]

Hope this helps,

I have John Combe b1809 Newhaven (to John Combe and Janet Carnie) m Grace Christie
Children
Elizabeth c 3/10/1834
John  c 31/12/1835
Janet Carnie  b 5/12/1837.…c 24/12/1837
James b 30/1839
Grace b16/9/1841.….c 3/10/1841
Marion Noble b 5/12/1843.….c 31/12/1843 (Marion had a daughter Grace b 29/8/1865)
Thomas b 15/3/1846.…..c 23/4/1846
Christopher Christie b13/6/1848.…c 30/7/1848
Ann Kerr b25/6/1850.… c 14/7/1850
Robert b 29/5/1853.…c 22/6/1853

John Comb and Janet Carnie m 1803
Children
James b17/8/1804   c 21/8/1804 
Janet c 22/1/1806   
Christina c 18/9/1807
John 20/9/1809  (married Grace Christie)
Isabella c 20/10/1811
Janet c 15/8/1813
Jane Young b 8/4/1819
Robert b 7/12/1822

Terry

[terry h]

Forgot to say Grace, Marions illigitimate daughter married Joseph McCluskey 15/11/1881 He was aged 25 and she was 18. She lived at 20 High Riggs Edinburgh and he lived at 10 Scotland Street.  Her mother is given as Mary Comb fish dealer married after brides birth to William Fraser Steam Ship ? deceased

Marion and William Fraser had 3 children
Elizabeth Fraser b 14/6/1868 Leith
John Comb Frase 24/10/1869 Leith
Marion Fraser 15/8/1871

I am of course assuming we have the correct Marion (Noble) Combe.

Terry

[reneemaxi]

Great I have the right family.  My grandmother was Grace (Comb)McCluskey born 17 Sept 1887 Edinburgh Illegiatmate daughter of Grace Comb.  I know my grandmother 1st husband was a Charles Riley and had a child Grace unforunately her first husband die in Montreal not sure what of and dont have a marriage cert .....they may have married in Canada not even sure if she went to usa/canada on her own or with him.  She later married my grand father Donald McKechnie in 1913? in Brooklyn NY.  If anyone can fill in the gaps it was be much appreciated

[hdw]

I don't know if you're interested in other Combes in Newhaven, but in 1885 James Fairbairn Combe, lighthouse keeper at Girdleness, Aberdeen, married Grace Anderson at St. Abbs Head, Coldingham, Berwickshire. Grace's father was keeper of the St. Abbs lighthouse.

James was the son of George Combe, fisherman, and his wife Helen Flucker, in Newhaven. I assume James had been called after the popular Newhaven minister, the Rev. James Fairbairn.

In 1889 James F. Combe and Grace Anderson had a baby girl called Elizabeth Hutchison Combe christened at Crail, Fife. James was then the keeper of the lighthouse on the Isle of May out in the Firth of Forth, but the baby was born at 22 Victoria Place, Newhaven.

Harry

[reneemaxi]

how interesting the flucker family seems to run through most families around Newhaven. My GGGGgrandfather John Coombe married Janet Cairnie on 18th November 1833 she was the daughter of John Cairney and Isobel Rannie .  John Cairney was the son of John Cairney and Marion Flooker b circa 1756.  Marion b 24 April 1709 North Leith was the daughter of Wulliam and Kathrine Flooker.  I take it Flucker and Flooker are the same family

[hdw]

how interesting the flucker family seems to run through most families around Newhaven. My GGGGgrandfather John Coombe married Janet Cairnie on 18th November 1833 she was the daughter of John Cairney and Isobel Rannie .  John Cairney was the son of John Cairney and Marion Flooker b circa 1756.  Marion b 24 April 1709 North Leith was the daughter of Wulliam and Kathrine Flooker.  I take it Flucker and Flooker are the same family

Yes, and Flockhart is another variant.

I wonder if your Cairney is the name which is now usually spelt and pronounced Carnie. One branch of the Newhaven family used to have a fishmonger's shop in Newington, on the south side of Edinburgh, and I always bought my fish there. They had atmospheric old photos of Newhaven round the walls.

Harry