Brief Life History of Alice
When Alice Duncombe was born on 19 February 1869, in Lane Head, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Charles Thomas Duncombe, was 44 and her mother, Mary Ann Dowin, was 36. She married Thomas Adams in 1890, in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She lived in Willenhall Holy Trinity, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901 and Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1911.
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Sources (15)
- Louisa Duncomb in household of Mary Duncomb, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Alice Duncombe in entry for Oscar W Pyster and Alice E Stallard, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- Alice Adams in household of Thomas Adams, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
Spouse and Children
1871– Male
1869– Female
Children (6)
1891– Female
1893– Female
1896– Female
1902– Male
1905– Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1826–1896 Male
1834–1890 Female
Siblings (18)
1821– Female
1853– Female
1854–1857 Male
1856–1910 Female
1857–1927 Male
+13 More Children
World Events (8)
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 11
1884
Age 15
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
Age 35
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of several places so named, such as Duncombe in Donnington (Gloucestershire), Duncombe in Bilsborrow (Lancashire), Duncombe in Bishops Waltham (Hampshire), or Duncombe in Sherford (Devon), probably from Old English dūn ‘hill’ + Old English cumb ‘valley’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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