Richard James Coombes (1858 - 1935)

Born 18 Mar 1858 in Hampton Court Palace, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Abbe May Talbot (Teas) Coombes — married 29 Jun 1895 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Died 15 Apr 1935 at age 77 in Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Richard Coombes was born in Hampton Court Palace, Middlesex, England.

Richard Coombes has English ancestors.

Richard represented Australia at the Olympic Games as an Administrator

Richard Coombes is Notable.

Richard James Coombes was born in 1858 at Hampton Court Palace, Middlesex, England.^[1][2][3]

Census Records

• England Census 1861^[4]
  
• England Census 1881^[5]
  

Freemasonry

Richard James Coombes was a member of Freemasonry fraternity in England and Australia.^[6]

Immigration

Richard James Coombes emigrated from Middlesex, England to Sydney, New South Wales in 1886.

Notoriety

Richard James Coombes was notable.^[7][8][9]

Family

Richard James Coombes married Abbe May Talbot Teas in 1895 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.^[10]

Death & Burial

Richard James Coombes died in 1935 at Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia.^[11]

Trove Clippings

13th May 1931^[12]
16th April 1935^[13]
17th April 1935^[14]
18th April 1935^[15]
19th April 1935^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ COOMBES, RICHARD PARSONS GRO Reference: 1858 J Quarter in KINGSTON SURREY Volume 02A Page 195
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2. ↑ Births Jun 1858 Coombes Richard Kingston 2a 195
   freebmd.org.uk
3. ↑ Title: London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923 Author: Ancestry.com Board of Guardian Records and Church of England Parish Registers. London Metropolitan Archives, London. pImages produced by permission of the City of London Corporation. The City of London gives no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. Applications for any other use should be made to London Metropolitan Archives, 40 Northampton Road, London EC1R 0HB. Infringement of the above condition may result in legal action. Publisher: Ancestry.com Publisher date: 2010 Publisher location Lehi, UT, USA
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861"familysearch.org Entry for Richard Coombes and Ellen Coombes, 1861.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881" familysearch.org Entry for Richard Coombes and Ellen Coombes, 1881.
6. ↑ Title: England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921 Author: Ancestry.com Membership registers 1751-1921 from the collection of the United Grand Lodge of England held by the Museum of Freemasonry. Images reproduced by courtesy of the Museum of Freemasonry, London. Rights reserved. Publisher: Ancestry.com Publisher date: 2015 Publisher location: Provo, UT, USA
7. ↑ adb.anu.edu.au
8. ↑ sahof.org.au
9. ↑ Title: Johns's Notable Australians, 1906 Author: Ancestry.com Johns's Notable Australians 1906. Ridgehaven, South Australia: Gould Genealogy and History, 2007 Publisher: Ancestry.com Publisher date: 2016 Publisher location: Provo, UT, USA
10. ↑ New South Wales BDM - Reg. No. #4290/1895, Marriages
    
    1. 4290/1895 COOMBES RICHARD TEAS ABBE M T SYDNEY
11. ↑ New South Wales BDM - Reg. No. #10349/1935, Death
    COOMBES RICHARD #10349/1935 8O YRS WOLLAHRA
12. ↑ RICHARD COOMBES TESTIMONIAL. (1931, May 13). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 16. nla.gov.au
13. ↑ MR. R. COOMBES. (1935, April 16). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 16. nla.gov.au
14. ↑ MR. R. COOMBES. (1935, April 17). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 23. la.gov.au
15. ↑ ATHLETICS. (1935, April 18). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 18. nla.gov.au
16. ↑ ATHLETICS. (1935, April 19). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 11. nla.gov.au

See also:

• Henniker, Garth; Jobling, Ian F (November 1989), Richard Coombes and the Olympic movement in Australia: Imperialism and Nationalism in action, Sporting Traditions, 6 (1): 2–15, ISSN: 0813-2577
  

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