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Manx Genealogy

Jane Clague, wife of Robert McCombe
In Response To: family mccombe and others ()

Sue, I believe that I've identified the Jane Clague who married Robert McCombe in Braddan in 1864. I believe she was your husband's great grandmother ?

I'm fairly sure that she was Jane Clague bap 21 Feb 1837 Santon, daughter of Henry Clague b 1795 and Mary Cannell b 1802 who married in 1826 in Santon. The other candidate is Jane Clague bap 1st March 1835 Santon, daughter of Robert Clague and Catherine Henson. However, the 1837 birth fits perfectly with the census entries which give Jane's age following marriage as:

30 in 1871
43 in 1881 b Santon
53 in 1891
64 in 1901 b Santon
74 at death in November 1911

Two other Jane Clagues b Santon around the mid 1830s were Jane b 1834, daughter of Thomas Clague and Esther Kneen (this Jane was my g g grandmother's sister) and Jane b 1839 daughter of William Clague and Margaret Clague (this Jane was my g g grandmother's first cousin)

The Jane Clague b Santon in 1837, daughter of Henry Clague and Mary Cannell, was also a first cousin of my g g grandmother, hence my interest in solving this puzzle.

One more piece of possible evidence is the Richard Henry Cannell, nephew age 20, in the 1891 household of Robert and Jane McCombe. He could be a grandson of one of Jane's mother's brothers (which would make him a first cousin once removed, but nephew is near enough.)

For anyone who may be interested, I'll add the census transcriptions below.

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1871
Wales, RG10 5563 30 page 12/schedule 70
Wales, Cardiganshire, Uchayndre 9/12
Robert McCombe (transcribed WISCOMBE) head mar 30 iron moulder b IOM
Jane wife 30 b IOM
Margaret Jane dau 5 b Aberystwyth
Mary Ellen dau 3 b Hyde Cheshire
Cathrin Charen dau 1 month b Llanbadarn-Fawr Cardigan

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1881

Braddan H 7/23

14 Fort Ann Rd

Jane McCombe wife mar 43 housekeeper b Santon

Robert head 41 iron moulder b Rus

Margaret Jane dau 15 dressmaker b Aberystwyth

Elizabeth dau 13 b Hyde Cheshire

Mary Ellen dau 11 b Aberystwyth

Catherine dau 9 b Aberystwyth

Robert son 7 b Chester

Edith dau 5 b Chester

John J son 3 b Chester

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1891

Conchan 12/31+32

36 Demesne Rd

Robert Mc Combe head mar 50 iron moulder b IOM

Jane wife 53 b IOM

Elizabeth Ann dau unm 23 dressmaker

Mary Ellen dau unm 21 milliner

Catherine dau unm 20 pupil teacher

Robert H son unm 18 moulders apprentice

Edith dau 15 scholar

John James son 12 scholar

children all b Wales

Richard Henry Cannell nephew unm 20 plasterer b IOM

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1901

Conchan 9/17

Robert McCombe head mar 60 foreman iron moulder b Rus

Jane wife 64 b Santon

Edith dau unm 25 b Wales

Edith M Brew g dau 12 b Douglas

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Jean C