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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Dorset => Topic started by: yazzie on Saturday 21 July 07 05:50 BST (UK)
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Trying to find info on Susannah Snook born around 1813 in Gillingham I believe she married Phillip Coombes in 1836 at ST Peters Shaftsbury, I have searched all through the dorset records that I have found and cant seem to find them.I have all the information about them coming to Australia trying to find there parents names,The only Susannah I can find is for a death in1831
Any help much appreciatred]
Regards
Yazzie
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found on dorset opc site
susannah snook baptised 06/11/1814, daughter of henry and ann, of gillingham.
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Hi There,
THank you for that they are exactly the ones i am looking for do you no how i can find her marriage
Regards
Yazzie
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trawled thru sites i use for marriage cant find it, checked all shaftesbury parishes and the gillingham one just in case , but that does not mean its not there.
think susannah's parents are probably henry snook and ann gillard who married 22/04/1805, gillingham.
try posting the marriage on dorset ancestors site , they might help.
good luck
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Thanks for that I had been given her parents as Harry and Ann but that could be wrong thanks anyway
Yazzie
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Not sure if you have the census data - is this your family in 1841
HO107/295/1 29/9 Dorset Holy Trinity Shaftesbury
Little Down
Philip Coombs 33 ag lab Y
Susan do 27 Y
Henry do 3 Y
James do 1 Y
A few houses away - same address - are
Elizabeth Coombs 55 Buttoner Y
Jane do 25 do Y
Trish
NB. Henry and Harry are very interchangeable names - most folks known as Harry have the given name Henry
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Thanks for that Trish they could be the ones I need the dates seem to match I couldnt see to find that info.
Very helpfull
Thanks
Glenys
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The births of Henry and James seem to be on freeBDM (although there were two possibilities for Henry I think). I couldn't see the marriage in the civil register (started July 1837) so your 1836 date seems most likely. The transcripts from Shaftesbury on the Dorset opc page says the parish registers/BTs are not in good condition & there are many missing.
When did they come to Australia - should they be on the 1851 census? I couldn't find them.
Trish
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Hi Trish
They came to Australia in 1849 so I have there details thought maybe I could track there parents I no hers are Harry and Ann Snook not sure on his.Thanks again for your help
Yazzie
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What a shame they didn't marry a little later :( then at least the civil certificate would have some fathers listed. (Could have left england a little later as well, 1851 would give a better birthplace). Census ages were supposedly rounded down in 1841 to the closest 5 years, but your enumerator seems to have forgotten to do this, so Philip was presumably born about 1807/8 somewhere in Dorset.
Trish
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I have Phillip down as being born in 1807 either Shaftsbury or Irwene minster his father could of been a William not sure on that
Yazzie
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Hi Yazzie,
The IGI has a submitted record for Philip showing his christening in 1807 at Iwerne Minster; parents William and Hannah. There is also a submitted record of his marriage to Susannah Snook giving her details as christening on 6 Nov 1814 at Gillingham, Dorset.
Submitter details are shown.
Nanny Jan
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Thank you very much for that it confirms what I thought was to be right
Much appreciated
Yazzie
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I've just come across your posting so hope this still helps. I've been researching this family line for many years.
Philip Coombs born 25/10/1807, Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England.
Died 10/3/1870, Filly Flat, Forbes River, New South Wales, Australia
Buried on Private Ground, Yarras, New South Wales, Australia.
Married Susan/Susannah/Susanna Snook, daughter of Harry Snook and Ann Gillard on 29 December, 1836, Saint Peter's Shaftesbury, Dorset, England. The only surviving record is for their Marriage Banns.
Susannah Snook born on 6 November, 1814, Gillingham, Dorset, England.
Died 29 October, 1907, Forbes River, New South Wales, Australia.
Buried on Private Ground, Yarras, New South Wales, Australia.
In records her Christian name can be recorded as Susan/Susannah/Susanna.
The 1841 Census of England has Philip of Little Down, Holy Trinity, Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, Agricultural Labourer, with wife Susan, sons Henry & James.
As Assisted Immigrants Philip, Brickmaker, aged 41 and Susannah aged 36 migrated to New South Wales, Australia travelling on the vessel “Victoria” which arrived on 2/9/1849, Newcastle, NSW. Accompanying them were their children Henry Albert aged 11, James aged 9, Eliza aged 7, John aged 5 and Edward aged 2, the remaining children being born in N.S.W. Philip, Susannah, Henry Albert, James and Eliza were alll listed as being able to read and write. The 2 youngest children could do neither. Philip’s Native Place and County were Iwerne, Dorset, Susannah, Henry Albert and James were Gillingham, Dorset and Eliza, John and Edward were Shaftesbury, Dorset. The family’s religion was listed as Church of England.
Philip was the son of William Coombs through his 2nd wife Hannah (Ann) Andrews. William and Hannah married on 3 February, 1807, Iwerne Courtney, Dorset, England. They also had Charles born 1810, Shaftesbury, Dorset and Jane born 1811, Shaftesbury, Dorset.
William's first wife was Ann Dominey/Domoney and they married on 22 May, 1797, Iwerne Minster, Dorset.
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Hi, I’ve just stumbled across this thread and thought I’d share Philip and Susannah’s family tree in case you don’t have it. I’m descended from their son Edward. Susannah gave birth to Harriet on Newcastle beach Nsw and Edward, who was only a toddler at the time, wandered off and got lost in the sand dunes. Obviously he was found but it would have been a very stressful time for poor Susannah!! http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/822236/21974504/1361319948060/coombes.pdf?token=d5niM9RGFsG4rzRbhD2mAWE7llY%3D