Who was Cornelius Yeatman?

Cornelius Yeatman (1666–1731) was born in Sherborne, Dorset, England and died in Castleton, Dorset, England. 3 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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Cornelius Yeatman 1666–1731

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Born 27 APR 1666 · Sherborne, Dorset, England

Died 7 JAN 1731 · Castleton, Dorset, England

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Biography

Cornelius Yeatman was born in 1666 in Sherborne, Dorset, England. Cornelius Yeatman passed away in 1731 in Castleton, Dorset, England.

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Baptism Records England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

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1666

Birth of Cornelius Yeatman in Sherborne, Dorset, England

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1731

Death of Cornelius Yeatman in Castleton, Dorset, England

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: Cornelius Yeatman (1666–1731) was born in Sherborne, Dorset, England and died in Castleton, Dorset, England. 3 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
: Right now, 3 researchers on YourRoots have Cornelius in their trees. They're working independently, so connecting with them is a good way to cross-check your records and find things you might have missed. You can also explore the ancestor migration map that traces 1 generations of this lineage geographically.
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Cornelius Yeatman PTP

1666–1731

Sherborne, Dorset, England