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Thomas Henry Cornish 1857–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Dec 1857

Birth Location: Heathfield, Tavistock, Devon, England

Death Date: 24 Feb 1933

Death Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Cornish

Mother: Sophia Samells

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Mathews

Children(s): John Mathews

Thomas Henry Cornish was born in 1857 in Heathfield, Tavistock, Devon, England, the child of Thomas Moor Cornish And Sophia Jane Samells. Thomas Henry Cornish married Elizabeth Mathews, and had children including John James Mathews. Thomas Henry Cornish passed away in 1933 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Thomas Henry Cornish was born in 1857 in Heathfield, Tavistock, Devon, England, the child of Thomas Moor Cornish And Sophia Jane Samells.
  • Thomas Henry Cornish married Elizabeth Mathews, and had children including John James Mathews.
  • Thomas Henry Cornish passed away in 1933 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Cornish
1828–1871
Birth Location: Milton Abbot, Devon, England
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Sophia Samells
1829–1908
Birth Location: Boyton, Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Mathews
1857–1924
Birth Location: Malta
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Children(s)

John Mathews
1876–1945
Birth Location: Tavistock, Devon, England
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Thomas Cornish's Ancestors

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Thomas Cornish
1857–1933
Birth Place: Heathfield, Tavistock, Devon, England
Parents
Thomas Moor Cornish
1828–1871
Milton Abbot, Devon, England
Sophia (Jane) Samells
1829–1908
Boyton, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Moor
1803–1861
Milton Abbot, Devon, England
Richard Samells
1792–1848
Boyton, Cornwall, England
Ann Warren
1786–1838
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Cornish's Descendants

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Thomas (Henry) Cornish (9 Dec 1857–24 Feb 1933) m. Elizabeth Mathews (4 Jun 1857–9 Apr 1924)
  1. 1. John (James) Mathews 1876–1945 m. Amelia (Lucy) Jackson 1879–1962
    1. 1. John (Maurice Ross Mathews) 🪦 1899–1973
    2. 2. Frederick (Albert Peter) Mathews 1907–1969
    3. 3. George (Edward) Mathews 1904–1904
    4. 4. Norah (May) Mathews 1902–1969 m. Arthur Portsmouth 1892–1968 m. Bernard Lipinski 1869–1952
      1. 1. John (Maurice) Lipinski 1932–2018 m. Muriel (Rose) White 1920–2015
      2. 2. John (James) Portsmouth 1924–1924
      3. 3. Norman (Ivan) Portsmouth 1923–1991 m. Ngaire (Dawn) FERGUSSON 1930–2008
      4. 4. Cecil (Arthur) Portsmouth 1922–1931
      5. 5. Sydney (Ernest) Portsmouth 1920–2002 m. Beryl (Edeline) NEWSON 1923–1994
        1. 1. Un-named Portsmouth 1948–1948
      6. 6. Brian (Scott) Lipinski 1934–2018 m. Doreen (Margaret) Kennedy 1929–1997

Thomas Cornish's Timeline

2 Records

1857
9 Dec 1857
Birth of Thomas Henry Cornish in Heathfield, Tavistock, Devon, England
Heathfield, Tavistock, Devon, England
1933
24 Feb 1933
Age 76
Death of Thomas Henry Cornish in Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1857
    Event Place: Heathfield, Tavistock, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1933
    Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand
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