John COOMBS

Bef 1831 - 1896  (~ 64 years)

• Name	John COOMBS
  Birth	Bef 13 Sep 1831	Ickham, Kent
  Christening	13 Sep 1831	Ickham, Kent   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	3445
  _UID	B4D544B218064EE896971B10C1F3666DB2EC
  Death	1 Apr 1896	Ickham, Kent   [2]
  Notes	1861 census: in Ickham Street, Ickham, (all COOMBS) John (29, grocer & draper), Sarah Ann (32, grocer & draper's wife), Mary Ann (sister, 37 grocer & draper's assistant, born Ickham) also Mary Ellen MARSHALL (niece, 10, scholar, born Canterbury) and John Charles MARSHALL, nephew, 9, scholar, born Canterbury). 1871 census: in Ickham Street, Ickham, (all COOMBS) John (39, grocer & draper), Sarah Ann (41), John Percy (4), Arthur William (3), Charles Albert (1), plus nephew John Charles MARSHALL (19, grocer & draper's assistant, born Canterbury. 1881 census: in Ickham Street, Ickham, (all COOMBS, all born Ickham except Sarah) John (head, 49, grocer & draper), Sarah A (wife, 51, born Canterbury), John P (son, 14), Arthur W (son, 13), Charles A (son, 12), Bertha L (daughter, 8) and Flora L (daughter, 7). Also a general domestic servant, Ellen KNIGHT (16). 1891 census: at Bay House, Ickham Street, Ickham, (all COOMBS, all born Ickham except Sarah) John (head, 59, grocer & draper), Sarah A (wife, 61, born Canterbury), Charles A (son, single, 20, grocer's assistant), Bertha L (daughter, single, 18, draper's assistant) and Flora M (daughter, 17, dressmaker). John died in 1896. 1901 census: at Fern Cottage, Ickham Street, Ickham, (all COOMBS, all born Ickham except Sarah) Sarah A (head, widow, 72, living on own means, born Canterbury), Bertha L (daughter, single, 28, grocer & draper's assistant) and Flora M (daughter, 27, grocer & draper's assistant). Also a visitor, Edith M NOAKES. Son Charles A COOMBS was listed next at The Stores, continuing to run the grocers & drapers business, wife his wife Kate. Sarah died before the 1911 census. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995: COOMBS John of Bay House Ickham Kent grocer died 1 April 1896 Probate London 16 May to John Percy Coombs grocer's assistant Arthur William Coombs builder and Charles Albert Coombs grocer's assistant. Effects £942 1s 8d.
  Person ID	I3445	Ash, Kent
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	John COOMBS,   b. 1797, Chislet, Kent d. 25 Feb 1859, Ickham, Kent (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Charlotte Minter,   b. Bef 8 Sep 1793, Ickham, Kent d. Bef 18 May 1854, Ickham, Kent (Age ~ 60 years)
  Marriage	14 Jul 1821	Ickham, Kent   [3]
  	[thomas 1746.GED] Married by banns as of Ickham; John of Ickham.
  Family ID	F626	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Ann MARSHALL,   b. Abt 1829, Canterbury, Kent d. Jun 1910, Ickham, Kent (Age ~ 81 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1856	Bridge RD   [4]
  Children	1. Kate Mary COOMBS,   b. Mar 1862, Bridge RD d. Jun 1862, Bridge RD (Age ~ 0 years)   2. John Percy COOMBS,   b. 2 Jun 1866, Ickham, Kent d. 7 Jul 1941, Thornton Heath, Surrey (Age 75 years)   3. Arthur William COOMBS,   b. Mar 1868, Ickham, Kent d. 14 Jan 1934, Forest Hill, London (Age ~ 65 years)   4. Charles Albert COOMBS,   b. 22 Apr 1870, Ickham, Kent d. Mar 1962, Bridge RD (Age 91 years)   5. Bertha Louise COOMBS,   b. Bef 18 Aug 1872, Ickham, Kent d. 24 Apr 1925, Ickham, Kent (Age ~ 52 years)   6. Flora Mary COOMBS,   b. 27 Aug 1873, Ickham, Kent d. Sep 1952, Bridge RD (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F627	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Bef 13 Sep 1831 - Ickham, Kent Christening - 13 Sep 1831 - Ickham, Kent Death - 1 Apr 1896 - Ickham, Kent  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S336] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, ancestry.com, July 2014 and later. [S400] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 , ancestry.co.uk. [S11] Cliff Minter. [S3] BMD index.