Mary Edith (Silcock) Coombs (1861 - 1913)

Born 1861 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 4 May 1913 at about age 52 in Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Mary Edith SILCOCK was born in 1861 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England^[1]. She was the daughter of Jabez Mycroft SILCOCK and Emma HOLMES.

1871, 10 year old, Mary SILCOCK (incorrectly listed as Mary Elizabeth) was living in Regent Road, Salford, Lancashire, England with her widowed mother, Emma (age 32, Seamstress), silblings, Thomas (13, Errand Boy), Catherine (6) and George (3) and her grandparents, Daniel (53, Shoemaker) and Martha (52, Shoebinder) HICKMAN^[2].

The barque, Selkirkshire set sail from Glasgow, Scotland on 12 November 1878 with the CALDERWOOD/SILCOCK family among the assisted immigrant passengers and arrived in Brisbane, Colony of Queensland on 2 November 1879 but were not allow to dock until 5 November due to illness on board^[3][4]. The family consited of William CALDERWOOD (age 37) and his wife Emma (36) and her children from her former marriage, Mary SILCOCK (17), Kate SILCOCK (14) and George SILCOCK (11).

Hugh Henry COOMBS and Mary Edith SILCOCK were married on 24 January 1883 in Colony of Queensland^[5].

Marriage Notice 27 Jan 1883^[6]

COOMBS—SILCOCK.—On the 24th January, at the residence of the bride, by the Rev. E. Griffith, Hugh Henry Coombs, of Brisbane, to Mary Edith Silcock, eldest stepdaughter of the late Mr. William Calderwood.

Their children included:

George Ernest COOMBS 1883-1915

Frank COOMBS 1885-1918

Edith Emma COOMBS 1886-1978

She passed away on 4 May 1913 in Queensland, Australia^[7] and was buried at the South Brisbane Cemetery^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ General Register Office UK: Births. SILCOCK, MARY EDITH; HOLMES; GRO Reference: 1861 S Quarter in CHESTERFIELD UNION IN THE COUNTY OF DERBY; Volume 07B Page 502. https://www.gro.gov.uk/
2. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1871. Name Mary Elizabeth Silcock; Sex Female; Age 10; Birth Year (Estimated) 1861; Birthplace Chesterfield, Derbyshire; Marital Status Unknown; Occupation Scholar; Relationship to Head of Household Daughter; Relationship Code Daughter; Event Type Census; Event Date 1871; Event Place Salford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; Event Place (Original) Salford, Lancashire, England; Sub-District Regent Road; Enumeration District 38; Entry Number 20.

   Mary Elizabeth Silcock's Parents and Siblings

   Emma Silcock Mother F 32 Chesterfield, Derbyshire

   Thomas Silcock Brother M 13 Chesterfield, Derbyshire

   Catharine Silcock Sister F 6 Chesterfield, Derbyshire

   George Silcock Brother M 3 Manchester, Lancashire

   Other People on This Record

   Daniel Hickman M 53 Chesterfield, Derbyshire

   Martha Hickman F 52 Penrton, Derbyshire

   "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBJ9-XDV : 20 January 2022), Mary Elizabeth Silcock in entry for Emma Silcock, 1871. Note: Incorrectly listed as Mary Elizabeth SILCOCK
3. ↑ Queensland Government: Assisted immigration 1848 to 1912. Barque: Selkirkshire; Departed: Glasgow, Scotland, 12 Nov 1878; Arrived: Brisbane, Colony of Queensland, 2 Nov 1879. https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/assisted-immigration-1848-to-1912

   William CALDERWOOD 37

   Emma CALDERWOOD 36

   Mary SILCOCK 17

   Kate SILCOCK 14

   George SILCOCK 11

4. ↑ Ship Arrival: Shipping Intelligence. (1879, March 4). Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), p. 2. Retrieved August 7, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article148528179
5. ↑ Queensland Government: Family history research service: Marriage. Mary Edith Silcock; Event date: 24/01/1883; Event type: Marriage registration; Registration details: 1883/B/8116; Spouse: Hugh Henry Coombs. https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
6. ↑ Family Notices (1883, January 27). The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939), p. 121. Retrieved August 8, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19789042
7. ↑ Queensland Government: Family history research service: Death. Mary Edith Coombs; Event date: 04/05/1913; Event type: Death registration; Date of birth: 1862; Registration details: 1913/B/17546; Mother: Emma Holmes; Father/parent: Jobez Mycroft Silcock. https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48722381/mary-edith-coombs: accessed 08 August 2023), memorial page for Mary Edith Coombs (unknown–1913), Find a Grave Memorial ID 48722381, citing South Brisbane Cemetery, Dutton Park, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).