Ann (Comb) Oveston (1862 - 1917)

Born 1 Sep 1862 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Oveston — married 1894 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Died 1917 at about age 54 in Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Native of Scotland

Ann Comb was born September 1, 1862 in the southeastern coastal city of Dunbar, Haddingtonshire, Scotland and was the daughter of John Comb who was a fisherman and his wife Esther Thompson.^[1] Ann, or Annie as she is sometimes called, worked as a domestic servant in 1881. ^[2] In 1891 Ann was unmarried and living with her son Thomas Comb ^[3] and at the time was an unemployed kipperer. ^[4] The identity of Thomas's father is unknown at this time. Ann was married in 1894 to Robert Oveston ^[5] in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire, Scotland and they had a daughter named Catherine Oveston ^[6] who was born in 1895. Sadly, Ann passed away in 1917 in Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire, Scotland.^[7]

Children:

• Thomas Comb
• Catherine Oveston

Research Notes

• Thomas is believed to be a child of Ann, unfortunately the birth index doesn't show the mother's maiden name.
• Catherine is believed to be a child of Robert Oveston and Annie, unfortunately the birth index doesn't show the mother's maiden name.

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYR9-CY5 : 12 February 2020), Ann Comb, 1862.
2. ↑ "Census 1881, Scotland", database, ScotlandsPeople, (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : 23 February 2023), Annie Combe, age 18, in household of Henry Huntly, Dunbar, Haddington, Scotland. GRO Ref Volume 706, EnumDist 5, Page 13, Dunbar, Haddington, Scotland.
3. ↑ "Statutory Registers-Births", database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople, (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 21 February 2023), Thomas Comb, gender: male, year: 1888, Ref. 706/144, RD: Dunbar.
4. ↑ "Scotland Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9398-F8LZ-5?cc=2046943 : 21 May 2014), image 1 of 1; from "1891 England, Scotland & Wales census, " database, findmypast|(http://findmypast.com : 2012); citing GR06/275, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. Access the site at a FamilySearch affiliate library. (Annie Combe, age: 28, where born: Haddingtonshire, Dunbar, Reg No 706 ED 6, RD Dunbar).
5. ↑ "Statutory Registers-Marriages", database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople, (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 20 February 2023), Robert Oveston/Ovison and Annie Comb, year 1894, Reference number: 706/25, RD Name: Dunbar.
6. ↑ "Statutory Registers-Births", database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople, (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 21 February 2023), Oveston, Catherine Wharton, gender-female, year: 1895, Ref. 706/14, RD: Dunbar.
7. ↑ "Statutory Registers-Deaths", database, ScotlandsPeople, (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : 23 February 2023) citing: Oveston, Annie, age: 54, gender: female, year: 1917, Ref 703/4, Athelstaneford.