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Gloucestershire / Re: John Tombs - dead end!
« on: Sunday 16 September 18 20:29 BST (UK) »
Hi Maggie - I am a direct descendant of John Tombs ... (I'm Henry Edward Tombs Horton). I have a bag which belonged to Mary Tombs Engall (my great grandmother) which contains her family tree back to John. Oddly enough above John's name are notes of forebears with a gap of 405 years unaccounted for!
Let me know if you'd like to see the documents that I have
... I've just dug a little deeper in to the bag... and have found another tree - It does show John Tombs' father... the writing isn't too clear - but it looks like Giles Tombs of Stratton, Glos...here's a link to his will - which makes mention of his son John:
http://strattongloucestershirepasthistory.com/category/introduction/the-separation-of-the-parish/
Mary was v interested in her pedigree... one of her cousins - R C Tombs wrote a few articles which were published in 1909 entitled 'The Tombs' of the Cotswolds'... which I have in my hands!... There is also a lengthy document which claims to give certainty that Giles Tombs of Stratton was the father of John Tombs (who settled in Turkdean & married Sarah Miller in 1716).
John actually died in 1746, he left no will... and it wasn't until 1755 that his eldest son Robert obtained the power to administrate his deceased estate.
...For any of you reading this who are related to the same Tombs family - you might like to google Mary's son - my grandfather - "R T Horton Brooklands"... In his early years, Ronnie Tombs Horton was a notable racing driver...
Henry
Let me know if you'd like to see the documents that I have
... I've just dug a little deeper in to the bag... and have found another tree - It does show John Tombs' father... the writing isn't too clear - but it looks like Giles Tombs of Stratton, Glos...here's a link to his will - which makes mention of his son John:
http://strattongloucestershirepasthistory.com/category/introduction/the-separation-of-the-parish/
Mary was v interested in her pedigree... one of her cousins - R C Tombs wrote a few articles which were published in 1909 entitled 'The Tombs' of the Cotswolds'... which I have in my hands!... There is also a lengthy document which claims to give certainty that Giles Tombs of Stratton was the father of John Tombs (who settled in Turkdean & married Sarah Miller in 1716).
John actually died in 1746, he left no will... and it wasn't until 1755 that his eldest son Robert obtained the power to administrate his deceased estate.
...For any of you reading this who are related to the same Tombs family - you might like to google Mary's son - my grandfather - "R T Horton Brooklands"... In his early years, Ronnie Tombs Horton was a notable racing driver...
Henry