Thread: JOHN COOMBS

I would appreciate any hel p finding out about this chap

He was born - 1808 Bristol and committed suicide in 1872 in Cardiff- he was an unbrel l a Manager - maker in Cardiff - where he is buried.

I want to know if he was married or had any kids and who his parents were - Bristol St John was the area and why he died.Possiby where I coul d find out more about this. When did he come to Cardiff and why?

Any hel p woul d be great thanks

bandit

Have you got his death cert? If he committed suicide there would have been an inquest and both the suicide and the inquest are likely to have been reported in the local papers. They usually said if the dead person was married or had children.

Ok 1871 census, year before he died:



1 Carlton Place, Bristol

John Coombs head married 62 manager of the umbrella [a small word I can't read looks like minners] born Bristol

Sarah Coombs wife 53 born [looks like] Lilabury, Wiltshire

Eliza Gardner niece 12 St George Gloucestershire







1861

17 Broad View, Bristol

John Coombs 53 umbrella maker

Sarah Coombs 44 [birthplace looks like Littlebury] Dorset

Louisa Coombs 23 daughter umbrella maker

Martha Coombs 21 daughter umbrella maker

Jane Coombs 19 daughter umbrella maker



so John had family.

Many thanks for your help - that was quick



yes I do have the death certificate - the inquest was oct 23 1872 he died on the 15. The ony other name on their was the Coroner. I shal keep the info you have given me and put in the file many thanks again



bandit

Hi



john ( from BristoI St John 0was the manger of the shop with my 2x great gran - umbreIIa maker.he was in the shop1871. in 1872 he committed suicide whist he baIIance of his mind was disturbed.He is buried in the grave in Cardiff, she is on top and her daughter is on top. He bought the pIot and I have the recipts from CardiffCC . The western maii was the paper of the time and I am going to check in the Iibrary. he was born 1808 and she was 1836 but I dont know the reationship between them .No one know anything of him in the famiIy. The death certificate states 15 as day of death and the inquest was 23rd October 1872 in Cardiff RoyaI Infirmary. So his name and hers ties up with the records in the Cardiff trade directories of the time. The business went to her daughter after untiI she died and was put in the pIot.Is there any chance of me having copies of the doc you have ? it woud be a coincidence if there was more than one at the same time period. And why shoud it be reported in BristoI unIess He was something big in BristoI or had connections there.



thats aII I know - any heIp i am gratefuI for



bandit

If you have the exact date of the inquest you can probably email Cardiff Library and ask them to send a photocopy of the report in the Western Mail for a small sum.

OH I didnt think of that yes I wi thanks



Ithink its aII 1 person but its the way its been reported Iooks Iike 3.



the inquest was 23 Oct 1872 so thats where that date came from



cheers



bandit

I have e - maied g1amorganfhs society and asked for the couriners report for John and once I join the 1ibrary on sat and get a code I can then access the newspapers onine- so thanks for your he1p and I guess more wi11 unfo1d soon.

bandit