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Rachel Margaret Anne Coombs Died in 2003 Somerset

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Winson

Winson Report 27 Nov 2021 07:35

Hello,I cannot find any information for Rachel Margaret Anne Robins nee Coombs who died in 2003 Western-super-mare.Is there any help?.

Best regards,
Winson Saw

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 27 Nov 2021 07:44

What information are you looking for

Her GRO death reg will be on the GRO site

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 27 Nov 2021 07:50

Where was she born as not seeing any marriage for that name or her death on the GRO

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 27 Nov 2021 07:55

It comes up on ancestry

Rachel Margaret A Coombs
Death Age: 80
Birth Date: 25 May 1922
Registration Date: Mar 2003
Registration District: North Somerset
Inferred County: Somerset
Register Number: 94C
District and Subdistrict: 307/1A
Entry Number: 99


So surnames are the other way round

Your post heading and content are confusing!

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 27 Nov 2021 07:57

1939 register

Rachel M A Robins
[Rachel M A Coombs]
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Birth Date: 25 May 1922
Residence Date: 1939
Address: The Laurely
Residence Place: Droxford, Hampshire, England
Occupation: Student
Line Number: 31
Schedule Number: 133
Sub Schedule Number: 2
Enumeration District: EEFO
Borough: Droxford
Registration district: 102-1
Household Members Age
Bertha M Robins
52 dob 5nov 1887


Husband Stuart as an engineer lieutenant in the Royal Navy so probably at sea in 1939

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 27 Nov 2021 07:58

Mothers death

Bertha May Robins
Death Age: 86
Birth Date: 5 Nov 1887
Registration Date: Oct 1974
[Nov 1974]
[Dec 1974]
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration District: Weston-super-Mare
Inferred County: Somerset, Avon
Volume: 22
Page: 1379

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 27 Nov 2021 07:59

Birth
Rachel M A Robins
Registration Date: Apr 1922
[May 1922]
[Jun 1922]
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration District: Portsmouth
Inferred County: Hampshire
Mother's Maiden Name: Harris
Volume Number: 2b
Page Number: 932

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 27 Nov 2021 08:01

Parents marriage

Bertha M Harris
Spouse Surname: Robins
Registration Year: 1914
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration District: Weymouth
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Dorset
Volume: 5a
Page: 750
Records on Page:
Name

Bertha M Harris
Stuart Robins


And death

Name: Stuart Robins
Death Age: 82
Birth Date: 17 Mar 1889
Registration Date: Jan 1972
[Feb 1972]
[Mar 1972]
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration District: Gosport
Inferred County: Hampshire
Volume: 6b
Page: 1124

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 27 Nov 2021 08:07

Stationed elsewhere

Stuart Robins
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 17 Mar 1889
Residence Date: 1939
Address: 3
Residence Place: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Occupation: Engineer Capt R N-Inspect Dept
Line Number: 43
Schedule Number: 236
Sub Schedule Number: 4
Enumeration District: EBBP
Borough: Portsmouth
Registration district: 90/1
Household Members Age
Frank V King
50
Marjorie King
48
Agnes H Quentine
35
Stuart Robins 50

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 27 Nov 2021 10:11

Just a guess, but this may be one of Winson's Malay States-related queries.
Chances are that Stuart (or perhaps more likely Rachel's husband Mr Coombs) was stationed there at some point.


Stuart Rohins
in the 1911 England Census
Name: Stuart Rohins [Engineeer Sub Lieutenant ]
[Stuart Robins]
Age in 1911: 22
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1889
Birth Place: Portsmouth, Huntingdonshire
Civil Parish: Australia and South Africa
Country: England
Marital status: Single
Registration District Number: 640
ED, institution, or vessel: Vessels
Piece: 34970

The ship was "Powerful", a Protected Cruiser, First Class, and was at (or near) Sydney at the time of the census.

There are lots of military and travel records for him on Ancestry.
By 1937 he was an Engineer Captain - as also shown in 1939 Register above.
By 1949 he was a CBE.
Died 4 Jan 1972, Gosport


In 1933 Rachel travelled with her mother Bertha, from Malta to England.

Rachel M Robins
in the UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
Name: Rachel M Robins
Arrival Age: 11
Birth Date: abt 1922
Port of Departure: Yokohama, Japan
Arrival Date: 7 Jul 1933
Port of Arrival: London, England
Ports of Voyage: Yokohama; Kobe; Shanghai; Hong Kong; Singapore; Penang; Colombo; Bombay; Aden; Port Said; Malta; Marseilles and Gibraltar
Ship Name: Naldera
Shipping Line: P and O Steam Navigation Company Ltd
Official Number: 142257

Address in UK: 3 Queens Road Buildings, Plymouth.


In 1925 Stuart is also listed on the voyage (Hong Kong to London) with Bertha and Rachel, but his details are scored out:

Rachel M A Robins
in the UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
Name: Rachel M A Robins
Arrival Age: 2
Birth Date: abt 1923
Port of Departure: Yokohama, Japan
Arrival Date: 24 May 1925
Port of Arrival: London, England
Ports of Voyage: Kobe; Shanghai; Marseilles; Port Said; Hong Kong; Colombo; Port Swettenham; Penang; Port Swettenham; Singapore
Ship Name: Karmala
Shipping Line: P & O S N Coy
Official Number: 135590

Country of last permanent residence: China.
UK Address: 81a Elm Grove, Southsea.


There's no sign of Rachel's marriage, or any indication of who her husband was, so I assume (perhaps rashly) that it was in eastern Asia.

A probable son was born in Portsmouth, registered in 1947, and probably still living, on the current ER in Hampshire.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 27 Nov 2021 10:54

You can buy a copy of Rachel's Will, if you're interested, Winson:

https://tinyurl.com/2p8resxt

Maddie

Maddie Report 27 Nov 2021 11:23

Rachel M A
Address 81A, Upper Church Road, Weston-Super-Mare, Avon, BS23 2HX
Last name Coombs
District Weston-Super-Mare
Year 2002-03
Region South West
House number 81A
Occupancy (years) 2
Street Upper Church Road
Electoral rolls 2002, 2003
Town Weston-Super-Mare
Record set UK Electoral Registers & Companies House Directors
County Avon
Category Census, land & surveys
Country England
Subcategory Electoral Rolls
Postcode BS23 2HX

Maddie

Maddie Report 27 Nov 2021 11:55

a tree on ancestry, her spouse unknown
William de Villiers
Cape Town, South Africa

example her father

Engineer Captain Stuart Robins C.B.E., R.N. (Retired)
1889–1972
Birth 17 MAR 1889 • Portsea Island, Hampshire, England
Death 4 JAN 1972 • No 46, New Brighton Road, Emsworth, Hampshire, England


Birth
17 Mar 1889 • Portsea Island, Hampshire, England

18901
Death of father Chief Engineer John James Robins R.N.(1853–1890)
10 Nov 1890 • H.M.S. Serpent, Cape Vilan, Galicia, Spain

18912
Residence
Apr 1891 • No 24, Queens Road, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Relation to Head: Son

190112
Residence
Mar 1901 • Christ's Hospital, Newgate Street, London, England

Boarder at school

190819
Death of brother Harry Wood Robins(1883–1908)
26 Aug 1908 • Kinkiang, China

190920
Military
26 Jul 1909 • Royal Navy

Appointed Engineer Sub-Lieutenant

191122
Residence
2 Apr 1911 • HMS Powerful, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Marital Status: Single; Engineer Sub-Lieutenant

191425
Marriage
9 Nov 1914 • St Paul's, Weymouth, Dorset, England
Bertha May Harris

(1887–1974)

192233
Birth of daughter Rachel Margaret Anne Robins(1922–2003)
25 May 1922 • Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

193849
Death of mother Louisa Ann Wood(1853–1938)
31 Jul 1938 • No 43, Havelock Road, Southsea, Hampshire, England

193950
Residence
Oct 1939 • No 3, The Parade, Royal Dockyard, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Married; Engineer Captain, R.N., Torpedo Department

194253
Military
1942-1943 • Royal Navy

Naval Aide de Camp to the King, 1 August 1942 - 10 May 1943

194354
Military
16 May 1943 • Royal Navy

Placed on the Retired List

194354
Title
2 Jun 1943

Appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division)

194455
Death of brother Engineer Captain Gerald Robins R.N. (Retired)(1885–1944)
17 Jun 1944 • Birmingham General Hospital, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

197282
Death
4 Jan 1972 • No 46, New Brighton Road, Emsworth, Hampshire, England

1972
Probate
8 Mar 1972 • Winchester, Hampshire, England