CONTENTS OF THIS SITE (scroll down or click as appropriate) ABBREVIATIONS - these are the abbreviations I use (some people use different ones) b = born, c = christened (baptised), m = married, o = died, i = interred (buried).
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[1] An extensive index on the name Holkham/Holcombe (and the 70+ other spelling variants)
[2] Maritime history (Britain, 1850-1950) and Manchester Pals Battalions (1914-19)
[3] Local history of SE Hampshire and SW Sussex.
[4] Old occupations, crafts and tools.
Site last updated: October 2010
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Spelling variations and Holkham-Holcomb Index - thousands of variations and other related names to search
Where did the name come from?
My known ancestors' surnames
Names of other families related to me by marriage
My known ancestors, by generation, with some biographical information and added research
Documents in my collection that I can search for you. In the course of my 30 years of genealogical and historical research I have accumulated a huge amount of information from a wide range of sources. All of this information is freely available to amateur genealogists and researchers, who are welcome to copy and pass on any information from me that is not specifically copyrighted.