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James Cornwell 1818–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jun 1818

Birth Location: Heathfield, Sussex, England

Death Date: 21 Jul 1898

Death Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Thomas Cornwell

Mother: Sophie Martin

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Chapman

Children(s): William Cornwall, Elizabeth Cornwell, Caroline Cornwell, Thomas Cornwell, James Cornwell, Robert Cornwell, Sophia Cornwall, Mary Cornwell, Rebecca Cornwall, Hannah Cornwall

James Cornwell was born in 1818 in Heathfield, Sussex, England, the child of Thomas Cornwell And Sophie Martin. James Cornwell married Elizabeth Chapman, and had children including Caroline Cornwell, Elizabeth Cornwell, Hannah Emilie Cornwall, James Henry Cornwell, Mary Jane Cornwell, Rebecca Amelia Cornwall, Robert Cornwell, Sophia Ann Cornwall, Thomas Cornwell, William Henry Cornwall. James Cornwell passed away in 1898 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • James Cornwell was born in 1818 in Heathfield, Sussex, England, the child of Thomas Cornwell And Sophie Martin.
  • James Cornwell married Elizabeth Chapman, and had children including Caroline Cornwell, Elizabeth Cornwell, Hannah Emilie Cornwall, James Henry Cornwell, Mary Jane Cornwell, Rebecca Amelia Cornwall, Robert Cornwell, Sophia Ann Cornwall, Thomas Cornwell, William Henry Cornwall.
  • James Cornwell passed away in 1898 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Cornwell's Ancestors

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James Cornwell
1818–1898
Birth Place: Heathfield, Sussex, England
Parents
Thomas Cornwell
1792–1881
Warbleton, Sussex, England
Sophie Martin
1796–1878
Heathfield, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Robert Cornwall
1764–1846
Warburton, Sussex, England
Sarah Baker
1765–1846
Warbleton, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Cornwell
1729–1772
Mary Wimble
1731–1772
John Baker
1732–
Sarah Smith
1734–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cornwell
1702–1777
Sarah Williams
1705–1782
James Wimble
1696–1773
Ann James
1700–1770
Thomas Baker
1676–1761
Sarah Pike
1684–1715

James Cornwell's Descendants

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James Cornwell (25 Jun 1818–21 Jul 1898) m. Elizabeth Chapman (Jun 1833–28 Oct 1904)
  1. 1. William (Henry) Cornwall 1858–1936 m. Maria Skinner 1854–1900
    1. 1. Ivy (Alice) Cornwell 1893–1934 m. William (George) Peasley 1888–1957
      1. 1. Violet (Emma) Peasley 1926–1997 m. Patrick (Darby) Klein 1926–1987
      2. 2. John (Thomas) Peasley 1918–1993 m. Lily (Doris) Weaver 1922–2003
      3. 3. Gordon (Baden Cooke) Peasley 1925–1994
      4. 4. Ernest (Keith) Peasley 1916–1970 m. Rhoda (Valerie) Richmond 1921–2004
        1. 1. Barbara (Ann) Peasley 1946–2006
      5. 5. Donald (Reginald Charles) Peasley 1930–1986
      6. 6. William (Henry George) Peasley 1915–1936
      7. 7. Elsie (May) Cornwall 1910–1981 m. Cecil (James) STRACHAN 1910–1982
    2. 2. Alice Cornwell 1881–1883
    3. 3. William Cornwell 1882–1948
    4. 4. Edith (N) Cornwell 1884–1959
    5. 5. Minnie Cornwell 1885–1956
    6. 6. Vera (Viney) Cornwell 1887–1946
    7. 7. Hilda Cornwell 1889–1968
    8. 8. Elsie Cornwell 1890–1933
    9. 9. May Cornwell 1892–1892
    10. 10. Linda Cornwell 1894–1964
    11. 11. Herbert Cornwell 1896–1906
  2. 2. Elizabeth Cornwell 1849–1911
  3. 3. Caroline Cornwell 1852–1905
  4. 4. Thomas Cornwell 1854–1938
  5. 5. James (Henry) Cornwell 1855–1930
  6. 6. Robert Cornwell 1861–1874
  7. 7. Sophia (Ann) Cornwall 1864–1934
  8. 8. Mary (Jane) Cornwell 1864–1876
  9. 9. Rebecca (Amelia) Cornwall 1867–1929
  10. 10. Hannah (Emilie) Cornwall 1875–

James Cornwell's Timeline

2 Records

1818
25 Jun 1818
Birth of James Cornwell in Heathfield, Sussex, England
Heathfield, Sussex, England
1898
21 Jul 1898
Age 80
Death of James Cornwell in Riverstone, New South Wales, Australia
Riverstone, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1818
    Event Place: Heathfield, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1839
    Event Place: Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1898
    Event Place: Riverstone, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index

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