[Index]
William Sampson MCCOMBE (1872 - 1942)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Noel John Cowley MCCOMBE (1901 - )
Dorothy Grace MCCOMBE (1905 - 1982)
Willim Geoffrey MCCOMBE (1906 - 1957)
Alan George MCCOMBE (1908 - 1974)
Keith Carlyle Alfred MCCOMBE (1913 - 1915)
Lois Allison MCCOMBE (1917 - 1967)
William Sampson MCCOMBE (1872 - 1942)

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Grace Evelyn Mayor COWLEY (1880 - 1960)
John MCCOMBE











Elizabeth SUMMERELL












b. 1872 at Port Chalmers, New Zealand
m. 1900 Grace Evelyn Mayor COWLEY (1880 - 1960) at St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia
d. 1942 at Caulfield, Victoria, Australia aged 70
Near Relatives of William Sampson MCCOMBE (1872 - 1942)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law Frank COWLEY 1849 Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire
Mother in Law Kate Isobel PHILLIPS abt 1853 1894 St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia 41

Father John MCCOMBE
Mother Elizabeth SUMMERELL

Self William Sampson MCCOMBE 1872 Port Chalmers, New Zealand 1942 Caulfield, Victoria, Australia 70

Wife Grace Evelyn Mayor COWLEY 1880 Cootamundra, NSW, Australia 1960 Brighton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 80

Son Noel John Cowley MCCOMBE 1901 Caulfield, Victoria, Australia
Daughter Dorothy Grace MCCOMBE 1905 Caulfield, Victoria, Australia 1982 Victoria, Australia 77
Son Willim Geoffrey MCCOMBE 1906 Caulfield, Victoria, Australia 1957 Victoria, Australia 51
Son Alan George MCCOMBE 1908 Caulfield, Victoria, Australia 1974 Fremantle, WA, Australia 66
Son Keith Carlyle Alfred MCCOMBE 1913 Victoria, Australia 1915 Caulfield, Victoria, Australia 2
Daughter Lois Allison MCCOMBE 1917 Victoria, Australia 1967 Caulfield, Victoria, Australia 50

Daughter in Law Hilda Mary KEOWN
Son in Law William Frank COMANS
Daughter in Law Eileen Veronica FITZPATRICK
Daughter in Law Possibly Elizabeth UNKNOWN
Son in Law George Lindsay IRELAND 1914 Victoria, Australia

Nephew Arthur Samuel COWLEY 1904 Queensland, Australia 1983 Queensland, Australia 79
Nephew Percival Francis COWLEY 1905 Queensland, Australia 1984 Queensland, Australia 79
Nephew Mervyn Cecil COWLEY 01 Jan 1918 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 17 May 1945 Queensland, Australia 27

Brother in Law Jack COWLEY
Sister in Law Alice (Elsie) Mabel COWLEY 1872 Queensland, Australia 1948 Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia 76
Sister in Law Jeannett Isoline COWLEY 1874 Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia 1953 Bellevue Hill, NSW, Australia 79
Brother in Law Arthur Wellesley COWLEY 1876 Gundagai, NSW, Australia 01 May 1955 Queensland, Australia 79
Sister in Law Ethel M COWLEY 1878 Gundagai, NSW, Australia
Brother in Law John Peace Mornington COWLEY 1882 Albury, NSW, Australia 1913 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 31
Sister in Law Olive Ivy COWLEY 1883 Cootamundra, NSW, Australia 1970 St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia 87
Events in William Sampson MCCOMBE (1872 - 1942)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1872 William Sampson MCCOMBE was born Port Chalmers, New Zealand see notes
1900 28 Married Grace Evelyn Mayor COWLEY (aged 20) St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia Note 1 52, 60
1901 29 Birth of son Noel John Cowley MCCOMBE Caulfield, Victoria, Australia Note 2 52
1905 33 Birth of daughter Dorothy Grace MCCOMBE Caulfield, Victoria, Australia Note 3 52
1906 34 Birth of son Willim Geoffrey MCCOMBE Caulfield, Victoria, Australia Note 4 52
1908 36 Birth of son Alan George MCCOMBE Caulfield, Victoria, Australia Note 5 52
1913 41 Birth of son Keith Carlyle Alfred MCCOMBE Victoria, Australia Note 6 52
1915 43 Death of son Keith Carlyle Alfred MCCOMBE (aged 2) Caulfield, Victoria, Australia Note 7 52
1917 45 Birth of daughter Lois Allison MCCOMBE Victoria, Australia Note 8 52
1942 70 William Sampson MCCOMBE died Caulfield, Victoria, Australia Note 9
Note 1: Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
Name: Grace E M Cowley
Spouse Name: William S Mccombe
Marriage Date: 1900
Marriage Place: New South Wales
Registration Place: St Leonards, New South Wales
Registration Year: 1900
Registration Number: 2114

The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) 28 April 1900
McCOMBE — COWLEY. —On 12th March, 1900, at St.
John's Church, North Sydney, by the Rev. R. Living-
stone, William S, McCombe, of Melbourne, to Grace
Evelyn Mayor, fourth daughter of the late Frank
Cowley, of Bethungra Park, lllabo (N.S.W.).
Note 2: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name
Noel John Cowley McCombe
Birth Date
Abt 1901
Birth Place
Caulfield, Victoria
Registration Year
1901
Registration Place
Victoria, Australia
Father
William Sampson McCombe
Mother
Grace Evelyn Mayo Cowley
Registration Number
9910
Household Members

NameAge
NameNoel John Cowley McCombe
NameGrace Evelyn Mayo Cowley
NameWilliam Sampson McCombe
Note 3: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name: Dorothy Grace Mccombe
Birth Date: Abt 1905
Birth Place: Caulfield, Victoria
Registration Year: 1905
Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
Father: William Samson Mccombe
Mother: Grace Evelyn Mayo Cowley
Registration Number: 1935 Dorothy Grace Mccombe
Note 4: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922

Name
William Geoffrey Mccombe
Birth Date
Abt 1906
Birth Place
Caulfield, Victoria
Registration Year
1906
Registration Place
Victoria, Australia
Father
William Samson Mccombe
Mother
Grace Evelyn Mayo Cowley
Registration Number
1944
Household Members

NameAge
NameWilliam Geoffrey Mccombe
NameGrace Evelyn Mayo Cowley
NameWilliam Samson Mccombe
Note 5: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name
Allan George Mccombe
Birth Date
Abt 1908
Birth Place
Caulfield, Victoria
Registration Year
1908
Registration Place
Victoria, Australia
Father
William Sampson Mccombe
Mother
Grace Evelyn Mayo Cowley
Registration Number
18085
Household Members

NameAge
NameAllan George Mccombe
NameGrace Evelyn Mayo Cowley
NameWilliam Sampson Mccombe
Note 6: Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917
Name: Keith Carlyle McCombe
Birth Registration Date: 1913
Birth Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
Father: William Sampson McCombe
Mother Maiden Name: Cowley
Reference Number: 2149
Note 7: Fathers funeral notice - deceased by 1942

Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name: Keith Carlyle Alf Mccomb
[Keith Carlyle Alf McCombe]
Birth Year: abt 1913
Age: 2
Death Place: Caull, Victoria
Father's name: Mccomb Wm Sampson
Mother's name: Grace Evely ??jo Cowley
Registration Year: 1915
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Number: 12745
Note 8: Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917
Name: Lois Allison McCombe
Birth Registration Date: 1917
Birth Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
Father: Wm Sampson McCombe
Mother Maiden Name: Cowley
Reference Number: 10636
Note 9: The Argus (Melbourne) 30 April 1942
McCOMBE.-On April 29, at his residence
No 588 Glenhuntly road, Caulfield, William
Sampson, the dearly beloved husband of
Grace Evelyn and loved father of Noel (West
Australia) Dorothy (Mrs F Comans) Geof-
rey, Allan, Lois (Mrs G L Ireland) and
Keith (deceased). (Sydney and West Aus-
tralian papers please copy. ) (Remains at
W. G. Apps & Sons' chapel, High street, St
Kilda. )
Personal Notes:
WHO'S WHO IN AUSTRALIA
McCOMBE William Sampson
General Contractor, Specialising in Road Construction and Building, 588 Glenhuntly Road, Caufield, Victoria. Established 1900. Director of Hardware Co, of Australia Pty Ltd. Born Port Chalmers, New Zealand, November 22, 1872. Son of John McCombe, of New Zealand and Elizabeth McCombe (nee Summerell), of England. Educated State School of New South Wales. Arrived in Sydney 1884. In partnership with his brother Thomas, founded a tyre business in Sydney under the firm name of McCombe and Co, came to Melbourne after selling his interest in this business 1900, and commenced as a contractor under his own name. Married Grace Cowley, daughter of Frank Cowley, of Bethungra Parl, Illabo, Victoria, February 12 1900. Three sons and two daughters. Club: Royal Automobile of Victoria. Recreations: Motoring and tennis. Politics: Nationalist. Creed: Presbyterian. Home address: "Pine View", Glenhuntly Road, Caufield, Victoria
Source References:
52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
Name: Grace E M Cowley
Spouse Name: William S Mccombe
Marriage Date: 1900
Marriage Place: New South Wales
Registration Place: St Leonards, New South Wales
Registration Year: 1900
Registration Number: 2114
60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) 28 April 1900
McCOMBE — COWLEY. —On 12th March, 1900, at St.
John's Church, North Sydney, by the Rev. R. Living-
stone, William S, McCombe, of Melbourne, to Grace
Evelyn Mayor, fourth daughter of the late Frank
Cowley, of Bethungra Park, lllabo (N.S.W.).