Woolcombe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Woolcombe family

The surname Woolcombe was first found in Devon where they held a family seat from very ancient times, and were Lords of the manor of Woollacombe.

In the parish of Lanow, in some old records called Lanow Seynt, and in others Landoho, and in Doomsday Survey Langenewit of neighboring Cornwall, the ancient manor was at one time granted to John Wollacombe, clerk, and Roger Prideaux, gent. From these families it passed to the Bevilles, by whom it was carried in marriage to the Grenvilles. 1

"The Woollcombes, who have been seated at Hemerdon, [Devon] for several generations, in the reign of Elizabeth lived on the adjoining estate of Challonsleigh." 2

Early History of the Woolcombe family

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Woolcombe Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wollacombe, Woolcombe, Wolacombe, Woollcombe and others.

Early Notables of the Woolcombe family

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Woolcombe migration to Australia +

Woolcombe Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Caroline Woolcombe, aged 25, a dressmaker, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Tory" in 1850 3

Sources +

Hutchins, Fortescue, The History of Cornwall, from the Earliest Records and Traditions to the Present Time. London: William Penaluna, 1824. Print
Worth, R.N., A History of Devonshire London: Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, E.G., 1895. Digital
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) THE TORY 1850. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850Tory.gif