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Early Origins of the Combes family

The surname Combes was first found in Limousin, where this impressive family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Combes family

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Combes Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lacombe, Lacombes, Combe, Combes, Coumbe, Coumbes, La Come, Lacommbe and many more.

Early Notables of the Combes family

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Combes Ranking

In France, the name Combes is the 426^th most popular surname with an estimated 10,019 people with that name. 1

Combes migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Combes Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Austin Combes, who settled in Virginia in 1623
Austen Combes, who arrived in Jamestown, Va in 1624 2
Rich Combes, who landed in Virginia in 1635 2
Richard Combes, who arrived in America in 1654-1679 2
William Combes, who settled in Virginia in 1654
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Combes migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Combes Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mrs. Combes, British settler travelling from London with 2 children aboard the ship "Josephine Willis" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 5th February 1855 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Combes (post 1700) +

Frank Charles Combes MD., Professor Emeritus of Dermatology, University of New York
Brigadier Bertrand Combes (b. 1894), Australian Chief Instructor at the Command & Staff School from 1942 to 1945 4

Historic Events for the Combes family +

HMS Hood

Mr. Richard A L Combes (b. 1920), English Ordinary Seaman serving for the Royal Navy from Canford Cliffs, Bournemouth, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 5

HMS Royal Oak

Frederick S. Combes, British Lieutenant with the Royal Navy Reserve aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he survived the sinking 6
Philip C.W. Combes, British Musician with the Royal Marine aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he survived the sinking 6

RMS Titanic

Mr. George Combes (1877-1916), aged 21, English Fireman/Stoker from Southampton, Hampshire who worked aboard the RMS Titanic and survived the sinking escaping on life boat 3 7

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, August 30) Bertrand Combes. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Combes/Bertrand/Australia.html
H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: Crew Information - H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour, Men Lost in the Sinking of H.M.S. Hood, 24th May 1941. (Retrieved 2016, July 15) . Retrieved from http://www.hmshood.com/crew/memorial/roh_24may41.htm
Ships hit by U-boats crew list HMS Royal Oak (08) - (Retrieved 2018 February, 9th) - retrieved from https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html
Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html