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Walter Cornish 1523–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1523

Birth Location: Tiverton, Devon, England

Death Date: 1608

Death Location: Tiverton, Devon, England

Father: James Cornish

Mother: Alice Hankley

Spouse(s): Lady Williams

Children(s): John Cornishe

Walter Cornish was born in 1523 in Tiverton, Devon, England, the child of James Cornish And Alice Hankley. Walter Cornish married Lady Margaret Williams, and had children including John Deol Cornysh Cornishe. Walter Cornish passed away in 1608 in Tiverton, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Walter Cornish was born in 1523 in Tiverton, Devon, England, the child of James Cornish And Alice Hankley.
  • Walter Cornish married Lady Margaret Williams, and had children including John Deol Cornysh Cornishe.
  • Walter Cornish passed away in 1608 in Tiverton, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Cornish
1496–1602
Birth Location: Great Waltham, Essex, England
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Alice Hankley
1500–
Birth Location: Exeter, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Williams
1534–1599
Birth Location: Thame, Oxfordshire, England
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Children(s)

John Cornishe
1561–1610
Birth Location: Fairstead, Essex, England
JC

Walter Cornish's Ancestors

Self
Walter Cornish
1523–1608
Birth Place: Tiverton, Devon, England
Parents
James Cornish
1496–1602
Great Waltham, Essex, England
Alice Hankley
1500–
Exeter, Devon, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Cornish's Descendants

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Walter Cornish (1523–1608) m. Lady (Margaret) Williams (1534–1599-12)
  1. 1. John (Deol CORNYSH) Cornishe 1561–1610 m. Margaret (Betsy) Criddle 1563–1621
    1. 1. Mary Cornish 1599–1632 m. Reverend (Henry) Smith 1588–1648
      1. 1. Mary Smith 1624–1712 m. Capt (Samuel Hale 11th) GGF 1610–1693
        1. 1. Mary Hale 1643–1702 m. Edward (Benton) II 1638–1698
      2. 2. Philippa ((Smith) Birdsey) ab 1622–1687
      3. 3. Peregrine (Smith of Norfolk Dependent Immigrant to Conn) 'angsaxam 1627–1648
    2. 2. Joyce Cornish 1580–1621

Walter Cornish's Timeline

2 Records

1523
1523
Birth of Walter Cornish in Tiverton, Devon, England
Tiverton, Devon, England
1608
1608
Age 85
Death of Walter Cornish in Tiverton, Devon, England
Tiverton, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1523
    Event Place: Tiverton, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1608
    Event Place: Tiverton, Devon, England
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