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COOMBS, Charlotte (Combs)
1841 - 1925 (84 years) Has 8 ancestors and 22 descendants in this family tree.
1813 - 1885 (72 years)-
Name COOMBS, Charlotte (Combs) Birth 20 Mar 1841 Headley, Hampshire, England 
Gender Female Death 3 Sep 1925 Aldershot, Hampshire, England Cause: Acute hepatitis Person ID I751 Edgoose Last Modified 2 Feb 2026
Father COOMBS, Thomas (Combs), b. 1813, Headley, Hampshire, England d. 1885, Alton Registration District, Hampshire (Age 72 years) Mother COOMBS, Mary Ann (Combs), b. 1818, Headley, Hampshire, England d. 2 Feb 1865, Headley, Hampshire, England (Age 47 years) Marriage 27 Oct 1839 Headley, Hampshire, England Family ID F551 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family MILES, Thomas, b. 13 Jul 1841, Seale, Surrey d. 17 Feb 1907, Aldershot, Hampshire, England (Age 65 years) Marriage 25 Jun 1868 Aldershot, Hampshire, England Children 1. MILES, Alfred Thomas, b. 15 Jan 1870, Aldershot, Hampshire, England d. Jun 1870, Farnham Registration District, Surrey (Age 0 years)2. MILES, Naomi, b. 28 Jul 1873, Aldershot, Hampshire, England d. 13 Jun 1970, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England (Age 96 years)3. MILES, Elizabeth Maud, b. 2 May 1875, Aldershot, Hampshire, England d. 27 May 1952, Farnham, Surrey, England (Age 77 years)4. MILES, Edith Alice, b. 1877, Aldershot, Hampshire, England d. 25 Aug 1953, Surrey South West Registration District, Surrey (Age 76 years)5. MILES, Frank Edwin, b. 30 Apr 1879, Aldershot, Hampshire, England d. 26 Jun 1927, Hartley Wintney Registration District, Hampshire (Age 48 years)6. MILES, Arthur Burk [Sic], b. 1882, Aldershot, Hampshire, England d. 1900, Farnham Registration District, Surrey (Age 18 years)7. MILES, Harry Ernest, b. 1885, Farnham Registration District, Surrey d. 1885, Farnham Registration District, Surrey (Age 0 years)Family ID F240 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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CHARLOTTE MILES nee COMBS or COOMBS 1841-1925
Charlotte COMBS was born at Headley in Hampshire on 20 March 1841, daughter of Thomas and Mary COMBS of Linford, Headley.
(GRO June Q 1841 [COMBS] Farnham 04 143)
Thomas COMBS had married Mary COMBS at Headley on 27 October 1839.
(Familysearch)
(GRO December Q 1839 Farnham 4 119)
From the 1841 census of Linford, Headley, Hampshire:
Thomas COOMBS, aged 27, agricultural labourer, born in Hampshire;
Mary COOMBS, aged 20, born in Hampshire;
*Charlott [sic] COOMBS, aged 2 months, born in Hampshire;
Mary COOMBS, aged 60, born in Hampshire.
(HO107/382/8/12/18)
The 1851 census of Headley, Hampshire:
Thomas COMBS, head, aged 40, farm labourer, born at Headley, Hampshire;
Mary COMBS, wife, aged 33, farm labourer's wife, born at Headley, Hampshire;
*Charlotte COMBS, daughter, aged 10, home, born at Headley, Hampshire;
Mary COMBS, daughter, aged 4, home, born at Headley, Hampshire;
George COMBS, son, aged 1, home, born at Headley, Hampshire.
(HO107/1596/001/205)
In 1861 she was working for Farnham solicitor Richard MASON at West Street, Farnham, Surrey:
*Charlotte COOMBES (sic), servant, aged 19, nursemaid, born at Lynford, Hampshire.
(RG9/432/75/4)
Thomas MILES and Charlotte COOMBS (sic) were married at Aldershot Parish Church on 25 June 1868. He was described as a widower of full age, a light porter from Aldershot and son of Michael MILES, a sawyer. Charlotte COOMBS was an Aldershot spinster of full age, daughter of Thomas COOMBS, bailiff. Witnesses were Henry WALKER and Jane EDE [Jane EDE was probably the 20 year old daughter of Thomas MILES's sister Catherine].
(GRO certificate)
From the 1871 census of Aldershot, Hampshire:
Thomas MILES, head, aged 29, born at Seal (sic), Surrey;
*Charlotte MILES, wife, aged 25, born at Headley, Hampshire;
Thomas SWAN, apprentice, aged 19, born in Ireland;
John WOLT, apprentice, aged 17, born at Aldershot;
Felix GOODWIN, servant, aged 17, born at Crowland (sic), Lincolnshire;
Eustace HARSPOOL, servant, aged 17, born at Northampton, Northamptonshire.
(RG10/816/83/6)
The family were living at 10 Alfred Street, Aldershot, in 1881:
Thomas MILES, head, aged 38, ironmongers traveller, born at Seale, Surrey;
*Charlotte MILES, wife, aged 36, born at Headley, Hampshire;
Naomi MILES, daughter, aged 7, scholar, born at Aldershot;
Elizabeth MILES, daughter, aged 5, scholar, born at Aldershot;
Edith A. MILES, daughter, aged 4, scholar, born at Aldershot;
Frank E. MILES, son, aged 2, born at Aldershot.
(RG11/0782/22/37)
The 1891 census returns for 20 Lime Street, Aldershot, Hampshire:
Thomas MILES, head, aged 48 year, grocer and ironmonger, born at Tongham, Surrey;
*Charlotte MILES, wife, aged 46, born at Headley in Hampshire;
Naomi MILES, daughter, aged 17, grocer's assistant, born at Aldershot;
Maud MILES, daughter, aged 15, grocer's assistant, born at Aldershot;
Edith MILES, daughter, aged 14, scholar, born at Aldershot;
Frank MILES, son, aged 11, scholar, born at Aldershot;
Arthur MILES, son, aged 8, scholar, born at Aldershot.
(RG12/563/40/73).
The 1901 census returns for 20 Lime Street, Aldershot:
Thomas MILES, head, aged 60, house furnisher, born at Tongham, Surrey;
*Charlotte MILES, wife, aged 57, born at Headley, Hampshire;
Maud E. MILES, daughter, aged 25, employed as an assistant house furnisher, born at Aldershot;
Edith MILES, daughter, aged 23, born at Aldershot;
Frank E. MILES, aged 21, employed as an assistant house furnisher, born at Aldershot.
(RG13/610/160/46)
The 1911 census of Dunraven, York Road, Aldershot, Hampshire:
*Charlotte MILES, wife [sic], aged 70, widow, married 43 years, 7 children of whom 4 are living, private means, born at Headley, Hampshire;
Elizabeth Maud MILES, daughter, aged 35, simgle, private means, born at Aldershot, Hampshire.
(RG14/3113)
Kelly's Directory of Hampshire 1911, 1915 - Aldershot:
MILES, Mrs., 81 York Road.
She died of acute hepatitis at 17 York Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, on 3 September 1925 aged 84 (sic). She was described as the widow of Thomas MILES, house furnisher. Her son F. E. MILES of 41 Queens Road, Aldershot, informed the registrar.
Charlotte MILES of Barford, 17 York Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, widow, died on 3 September 1925. Administration was granted at London on 10 October to Naomi EDGOOSE (wife of Walter Leeder EDGOOSE). Effects £77.
(National Probate Calendar 1925)
NOTE & QUERIES:
1) According to Burt Walter Edgoose there was a family connection between Charlotte COOMBS and a GAUNTLETT
2) Barford, the name of Charlotte COOMBS's house in York Road, Aldershot, was an area near Headley in Hampshire.
(revised 30.05.2018)