Begin forwarded message: > From: Dean Anthony <rainford@ihug.com.au> > Date: Sun Jan 4, 2004 1:06:38 AM Australia/Melbourne > To: <john@sebire.org> > Cc: Peter Coombs <petensha@alphalink.com.au>, Geelong Family History > <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Coombs & Ellis > > HI, > > Thanks for information. Sarah seems to be a wildcard. Do you have any > further information on Henry Ellis? Do you have a Sarah Erickson in > your line? All I have is what is listed below. Look forward to > hearing from you again. > > > > Dean > > Name: Henry William Ellis > > Marriage: 1876 > > Spouse: Louisa COOMBS > > Birth: 1850 Ceres, Victoria, Australia. > Death: 3 Mar 1922 Newtown, Geelong, Victoria, Australia Age: 72 > Father: Henry COOMBS (1822-1903) > Mother: Ann HODDINOTT (1818-1884) > > Last Modified: 3 Jan 2004 > Created: 4 Jan 2004 > > Name: Thomas Henry ELLIS > > Birth: 1883 > Father: Thomas ELLIS > Marriage: 4 Aug 1913 Somerset > > Spouse: Mary Taylor HODDINOTT, GG Granddaughter > > Birth: 1869 > Father: John HODDINOTT (1842-1921) > Mother: Martha TAYLOR > Name: Samuel WEEKES1 > > Birth: 12 Apr 1829 Bexley, Kent, England > Death: 17 Mar 1891 Lyman, Madison, ID Age: 61 > Christen: 6 Nov 1829 Bexley Parish, Welling, Kent, England2 > Burial: Mar 1891 Archer, Madison, ID > Father: Sr. Robert WEEKES Sr. (1790-1853) > Mother: Mary Ann BALDRY (1799-1888) > Other spouses: Mary Eliza SAWYER > Marriage: 30 Mar 1867 > > Spouse: Sarah ERICKSON1 > > Birth: abt 1831 > > Notes for Samuel WEEKES > BABTISM: 1 SEP 1850 ENDOWMENT: 14 JAN 1865 SEALED/PARENTS: 15 JAN > 193824 > SEP 1884 25 SEP 1884 Merged General Note: Samuel was born in either > Bexley, Welling or East Wickham, Kent ,England. > On Samuel's brother Benjamin, you only have is birth date. He died on > 13 Jun 1852 - accidentally drowned while crossing the Platt River > (somewhere between the states of Nebraska and Wyoming, I think). > Samuel Weekes' father Robert was age 60 when he came over. He was in > poor health and died somewhere near Fort Laramie, Wyoming. > Samuel's Sister, Elizabeth, married John Heath on 31 Jan 1847. The > book says they had several children before moving to Australia. We > don't have any information on this line of the family. I wonder if > they moved to your part of Australia, since the family was close to > the Sawyers????? After all, Samuel married Mary Eliza Sawyer and > their son Robert Friend Weekes married Mary Eliza's niece, Louise > (daughter of William Sawyer IV, and Anne Cohen). Anyway, it's a > possibility. > regarding your record on Samuel Weekes - below: Samuel Weekes died > in Lyman, Madison County, Idaho on 17 Mar 1891 and was buried in > Archer, Madison, Idaho. > Samuel married Mary Eliza Sawyer in Kent, England (not Salt Lake City) > - remember, Samuel and his wife, Mary Eliza came to America with > brother in law, Charles Jones and brother, Benjamin. > According to the Weekes/Munns Family Book, Charles Jones' wife, Mary > Anne Weekes didn't come over to America until 1853 - "thus Mary Ann > was the first Weekes to actually set foot in Salt Lake City" (since > Samuel stayed in Nebraska to earn money to come west, and Benjamin > drowned on the way). This is about all I know of the family. Hope > this helps. > > Karren Brown > > Mary Eliza and her husband, Charles Jones and wife Mary Ann Weekes & > Benjamin Weekes left England sailing on the "Ellen Maria," from > Liverpool, 7 February 1852. After reaching New Orleans they continued > by river steamer up to the Mississippi River to St. Louis, Missouri. > Here they were met by Elder Abraham Smoot who acted as agent for The > Perpetual Immigration Fund Saints, which numbered 182, and purchased > supplies for the families to emigrate to Utah. However, Samual and > Mary Eliza stayed in the east. Several years after the other family > members arrived in Utah Samual wanted to come West to join his mother > and brothers and sisters in Utah. Samual, Mary Eliza and family came > from Nebraska to Smithfield, but later moved to Lyman, Bingham County, > Idaho, making their home just a little way east of the store at > Archer, adjoining the old Charles Briggs place. The fifth child of > Samual and Mary Eliza was named in honour of his brother who was > instrumental in getting the family to the West. This child was named > Lorenzo Sidney. He eventually moved his family to Swan Valley. Karren > Brown is his great-grandaughter. > > > > Sources > 1. Imported GEDCOM file, GEDCOM file imported on 25 Jul 1999., Karen > Brown, 1208 S. 5th Avenue,, Yakima, WA 98902. > MarDean Cook Weeks is Karen Brown's Mother > 2. Dean Anthony, Great Great Grandson of Phoebe Maria Sawyer, Great > Grandson of Phoebe Marie Sawyer (daughter of Phoebe Marsh and, William > Sawyer). > > > Last Modified: 28 Aug 2002 > Created: 4 Jan 2004 > > > >> > > > > > > >> Dean, found the following births >> Given Names: Elizabeth >> Sex: Female >> Father: Henry >> Mother: Ann Hoddinett >> Place of Birth: Ceres >> Year: 1861 >> Reg.No.: 2886 >> >> Given Names: Henry >> Sex: Male >> Father: Henry >> Mother: Ann Hoddinott >> Place of Birth: Barr. >> Year: 1862 >> Reg.No.: 14701 >> >> Given Names: John >> Sex: Male >> Father: Henry >> Mother: Ann Hoddinett >> Place of Birth: B'Bool Hills >> Year: 1858 >> Reg.No.: 7199 >> >> Given Names: Mary >> Sex: Female >> Father: Henry >> Mother: Ann Hoddinett >> Place of Birth: 1857 >> Year: 1857 >> Reg.No.: 2595 >> >> The following deaths were >> >> Surname: Coombs >> Given Names: Ann >> Father: Houdnott >> Place of Death: G'long >> Age: 68 >> Year: 1884 >> Reg.No.: 12455 >> >> Surname: Coombs >> Given Names: Sarah Ann >> Father: Henry >> Mother: Ann Hodinott >> Place of Birth: Barr. >> Age: 11 >> Year: 1863 >> Reg.No.: 1401 >> >> Possible relevant marriages are: >> >> Surname: Coombs >> Given Names: Henry >> Sex: Male >> Place of Birth: Barrabool Hills >> Spouse Surname: Beek >> Spouse Given Names: Mary Elizabeth >> Year: 1886 >> Reg.No.: 219 >> >> Surname: Coombs >> Given Names: John >> Sex: Male >> Place of Birth: Ceres >> Spouse Surname: Timewell >> Spouse Given Names: Helen >> Year: 1886 >> Reg.No.: 3991 >> >> Surname: Coombs >> Given Names: Mary >> Sex: Female >> Place of Birth: Geelong >> Spouse Surname: West >> Spouse Given Names: Henry Stanley >> Year: 1887 >> Reg.No.: 2295 >> >> Surname: Coombes >> Given Names: Mary Ann >> Sex: Female >> Place of Birth: Geelong >> Spouse Surname: Phillips >> Spouse Given Names: Thos Jno >> Year: 1884 >> Reg.No.: 5845 >> >> Surname: Coombs >> Given Names: Louisa >> Sex: Female >> Spouse Surname: Ellis >> Spouse Given Names: Henry William >> Year: 1876 >> Reg.No.: 1548 >> I am interested in this as my wife has Ellis from Connewarre (near >> Geelong) >> in her family. Her g-grandmother was Wilhelmina Ellis who married >> Carl >> Erickson in Geelong on 22 October 1870. We have some further details >> if >> this fits your family. >> >> Surname: Coombes >> Given Names: Elizabeth >> Sex: Female >> Place of Birth: Geelong >> Spouse Surname: Froud >> Spouse Given Names: John >> Year: 1872 >> Reg.No.: 2076 >> >> There are some other possible marriages but no Sarah births. Could >> it be >> that Sarah Ann was born in England? It doesn't appear that is likely >> as I >> lloked at >> http://proarchives.imagineering.com.au/index_search_results.asp , >> put in Coombs and from the 20 names cames up with the following on >> the ship >> Sir George Seymour on the May 1849 arrival listed in Book 5A on Page >> 10 --- >> with infant I, Ann I, Louisa 1, and Thomas 2 and on Page 12 Ann 28, >> Emma 12 >> and Henry 26. If you have not seen this information before it would >> probably be a good idea to look at the copies of the original records >> on >> microfische; we have them at our local library. Sorry to waffle on >> so long, >> >> John Sebire >> Lilydale, Victoria >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dean Anthony [mailto:rainford@ihug.com.au] >> Sent: Saturday, 3 January 2004 02:17 PM >> To: AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: >> >> >> Hi, >> >> Could someone with access to the BDM cd-rom please check the details >> for the three children listed below for Henry Coombs. We have two >> Sarahs running at the one time. Is Sarah Ann listed as Mary Ann? Any >> information on Sarah born 1856? >> >> Thanks >> >> Dean >> >> >> Name: Henry COOMBS1 >> >> Birth: 1 Sep 1822 Upton Noble >> Death: 1 Feb 1903 Ceres, Nr. Geelong, Australia Age: 80 >> Burial: 3 Feb 1903 Highton Cemetery Geelong. MET 2***251 >> Religion: Methodist >> Father: Thomas COOMBES >> Mother: Elizabeth JUKES (1779-1833) >> Marriage: 18 Feb 1846 St.Mary, Witham Friary, Somerset >> Marriage Memo: 3rd. Banns >> >> Spouse: Ann HODDINOTT2 >> >> Birth: 1818 Frome, Someerset >> Death: 29 Dec 1884 Barrabool. Hills, Vict, Australia from Disease of >> the Spine. Duration of 10 years. Age: 66 >> Burial: 31 Dec 1884 Highton Cemetery Geelong. Methodist Block 2. 253 >> No >> other persons in grave. >> Christen: 23 May 1818 St John the Baptist, Frome >> Religion: C of E >> Father: George HODDINOTT (1793-1833) >> Mother: Mary CLARK (ch. 1795-) >> Other spouses: George HODDINOTT, G Grandson >> >> >> 4 F: Louisa COOMBS >> Birth: 1850 Ceres, Victoria, Australia. >> Death: 3 Mar 1922 Newtown, Geelong, Victoria, Australia Age: 72 >> Spouse: Henry William Ellis >> Marriage: 18765 >> >> F: Sarah Ann ( Mary ) COOMBS >> Birth: 21 Mar 1852 Barrabool. Hills, Vict, Australia. >> Death: 1863 Barrabool Hills. Age: 10 >> Burial: 28 Mar 1863 HIghton Cemetery Geelong. MET X**X >> >> >> 7 F: Sarah COOMBS >> Birth: 1856 >> >> >> >> ==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== >> Support RootsWeb and help it support genealogy >> http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >> >> >>