Hi Simone, Just pulled it up at www.familysearch.org. It's still a free site for the 1880. Heritage Quest has the 1880 however not indexed, because you can use the familysearch index then take the series/roll/page and look it up on HQ. Jennifer Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace John B. COOMBS Self M Male W 41 MA MA MA Elizabeth COOMBS Wife M Female W 37 MA Keeping House MA MA James W. COOMBS Son S Male W 12 MA At School MA MA Samuel A. COOMBS Son M Male W 21 MA In Tack Factory MA MA Mary E. COOMBS DauL M Female W 21 MA MA MA Wallace COOMBS GSon S Male W 2 MA MA MA Mary O. COOMBS DauL M Female W 22 NH CAN CAN Charles F. COOMBS GSon S Male W 5 MA MA NH Sarah J. COOMBS GDau S Female W 2 MA MA NH Mary F. COOMBS Dau S Female W 14 MA MA MA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Source Information: Census Place Centre Ward, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts Family History Library Film 1254550 NA Film Number T9-0550 Page Number 158C Jennifer In a message dated 3/6/2005 6:59:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, hatsandhandfans@yahoo.com writes: Does anyone have a complete listing of all the children born to Elizabeth and John B. Coombes, as listed in the 1880 census? For some reason, I can't access the 1880 census, even at places like familysearch.org, where I thought it used to be free, and the Heritage Quest site doesn't seem to include the 1880 census. I am trying to find any offspring of those children to contact, in case they might have the family genealogy. Can anyone tell me whether there is a free source of the 1880 census I can access, and I'd also like to find out who Mary F. Coombes married. I think it is listed in an index someone mentioned to me, but I'm not sure whether that index gives her husband's name. Maybe it's in the Plymouth, MA, web site, because she lived in Abington. Thanks in advance, Simone Smith hatsandhandfans@yahoo.com Simone Smith <hatsandhandfans@yahoo.com> wrote: Jennifer, I called the Abington Town Clerk this morning, and the Clerk found the birth certificate for James William Coombes for me. It was exciting! It appears James W. never sent in the correction, and the name on it was spelled as "Coombs," instead of "Coombes," and the birth date is December 22, 1867, which I did not have. The mother is listed as "Elizabeth B." not the "Elizabeth R." that shows up in the census, and I found out the father was a shoemaker at that time, another piece of info I did not have. The Clerk said both John B. and Elizabeth B. are listed as having been born in Boston. I have a friend in South Wales who might be able to help you with your Wales research on the Joneses. Simone HatsAndHandFans@Yahoo.com JHL1188@aol.com wrote: That's certainly possible..I looked for him in alone in the 1870. There were a couple John's but the ages were a bit off. and there would be no way to know how to connect them..would there? Yes, I thought that Julia could be a married sister, with so many in that household maybe young Elizabeth was with the grandparents. Do you know what the "R" for Elizabeth R. stood for? I'll see what else I can find.. Jennifer In a message dated 2/24/2005 6:21:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, hatsandhandfans@yahoo.com writes: And I wonder whether the young Coombs boys were working in the tack factory because their father couldn't work because he was institutionalized in an insane asylum (according to the 1880 census John B. Coombs is listed as "insane"). All the pieces are fitting together... Simone JHL1188@aol.com wrote: Simone, Found who appears to be Elizabeth in the 1870 based on the 1880 information. COOMBS, ELIZEBETH (1870 U.S. Census) MASSACHUSETTS , PLYMOUTH, ABINGTON Age: 32, Female, Race: WHITE, Born: MA Series: M593 Roll: 638 Page: 104 Elizabeth Coombs 32 Keeping House $400. Julia Phillips 35 No occupation Augustus Jackson male 12 attending school Fred Jackson male 10 attending school Ellworth Badger male 3 At home Joseph Coombs 14 Works in tack factory Samuel 12 Works in tack factory Mary F. 4 at home James W. 2 at home All born MA Living in dwelling 1454. There is also an Elizabeth Coombs, age 9, living nearby with a Charles 66 and Sarah A. 60 Kenney family at 1452. Jennifer In a message dated 2/24/2005 4:59:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, hatsandhandfans@yahoo.com writes: I'm looking for mid-1800s census listings for a John B. Coombs (or Coombes). In the1880 census he was living in Abington, Massachusetts, married to an Elizabeth R., and I know he was born in Massachusetts, but I'm not sure where. Thanks in advance for your help, Simone Smith hatsandhandfans@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. 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