Robert
Gorton
Coombe
Born in Tillingham, Essex, England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Clara Margaret Drysdale Gall
— married
2 Apr 1903 in Clapton Park All Saints, Paddington, England
Died
at age 77
in Bandarawela, Uva, Sri Lanka
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Oct 2019
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Biography
Thomas was born in 1875. He passed away in 1953.
He was the Manager of the Poonagala Tea Factory, Sri Lanka from 1902 to 1951.
Robert is buried in Haputale Churchyard in Uva, Sri Lanka.[1]
Sources
- Marriage certificate on Ancestry.co.uk
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posted 14 Mar 2024 by David O'Carroll
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Robert's eldest son, Robert Gorton Coombe (1847 - 1903) eventually settled in Maldon, Essex, where he worked as a surgeon. He married Edith Maria Allen (1847 - 1894) and they had eight children:
Marian Ethel Coombe (1874, Maldon, Essex, UK - 1962) 👉🏿 Robert Gorton Coombe (1875, Tillingham or Southminster (BDM), Essex, UK - 10 February 1953, Poonagala, Bandarawela, Sri Lanka) John Anthony Coombe (1876, Maldon, Essex, UK - 1931) William Stuart Coombe (1877, Maldon, Essex, UK - 1946) Dorothy Margaret Coombe (1878, Southminster, Maldon, Essex, UK - 1962) George Allen Coombe (1880, Maldon, Essex, UK - 1956) Edith Mary Coombe (1881, Southminster, Maldon, Essex, UK - 1962) Thomas Bernard Coombe (1884, Maldon, Essex, UK - 1962)
Rejected matches › Thomas Edward Coombs (1877-1932)
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