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William Thomas Cornelius 1821–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1821

Birth Location: Faversham

Death Date: 15 Sep 1910

Death Location: Preston-Next-Faversham, Kent, England

Father: Stephen Cornelius

Mother: Sarah Jemmett

Spouse(s): Sarah Willis, Anna Raglan

Children(s): William Cornelius, George Cornelius, John Cornelius, Jane Cornelius, Sarah Cornelius, Harry Cornelius, Mary Cornelius, Joseph Cornelius, Charles Cornelius, Annie Cornelius

In 1821, William Thomas Cornelius entered the world in Faversham, born to Stephen Cornelius And Sarah Jemmett. In 1851, William Thomas Cornelius resided in Preston, Kent, England. William Thomas Cornelius married Anna Raglan, Sarah Willis, and had children including Annie Georgiana Cornelius, Charles Cornelius, George Cornelius, Harry Cornelius, Jane Cornelius, John William Cornelius, Joseph Webber Raglan Cornelius, Mary Elizabeth Cornelius, Sarah Ann Catherine Cornelius, William Thomas Cornelius. William Thomas Cornelius passed away in 1910 in Preston-Next-Faversham, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1821, William Thomas Cornelius entered the world in Faversham, born to Stephen Cornelius And Sarah Jemmett.
  • In 1851, William Thomas Cornelius resided in Preston, Kent, England.
  • William Thomas Cornelius married Anna Raglan, Sarah Willis, and had children including Annie Georgiana Cornelius, Charles Cornelius, George Cornelius, Harry Cornelius, Jane Cornelius, John William Cornelius, Joseph Webber Raglan Cornelius, Mary Elizabeth Cornelius, Sarah Ann Catherine Cornelius, William Thomas Cornelius.
  • William Thomas Cornelius passed away in 1910 in Preston-Next-Faversham, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Cornelius
1785–1843
Birth Location: Boughton under Blean, Kent, England
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Sarah Jemmett
1789–1862
Birth Location: Faversham, Kent, England
SJ

Spouses(s)

Sarah Willis
1825–1864
Birth Location: Faversham, Kent, England
SW
Anna Raglan
1831–
Birth Location: St Mawer, Cornwall, England
AR

Children(s)

William Cornelius
1844–1863
Birth Location: Faversham, Kent, England
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George Cornelius
1846–1908
Birth Location: Faversham, Kent, England
GC
John Cornelius
1849–
Birth Location: Faversham, Kent, England
JC
Jane Cornelius
1852–1928
Birth Location: Preston, Kent, England
JC
Sarah Cornelius
1855–1940
Birth Location: Preston, Kent, England
SC
Harry Cornelius
1860–1905
Birth Location: Preston, Kent, England
HC
Mary Cornelius
1866–1941
Birth Location: Preston Kent England
MC
Joseph Cornelius
1871–1950
Birth Location: Preston Kent England
JC
Charles Cornelius
1862–1947
Birth Location: Faversham, Kent, England
CC
Annie Cornelius
1873–1945
Birth Location: Faversham
AC

William Cornelius's Ancestors

Self
William Cornelius
1821–1910
Birth Place: Faversham
Parents
Stephen Cornelius
1785–1843
Boughton under Blean, Kent, England
Sarah Jemmett
1789–1862
Faversham, Kent, England
Grandparents
Henry Cornelius
1743–1785
Amelia Eve
1756–1842
Great-Grandparents
James Eve
1721–1775
Elizabeth Jervace
1727–1797
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Rev
1682–1742
Susanna Turner
1700–1741

William Cornelius's Descendants

1.
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William (Thomas) Cornelius (1821–15 Sep 1910) m. Sarah Willis (abt 1825–3 April 1864) m. Anna Raglan (1831–)
  1. 1. William (Thomas) Cornelius 1844–1863
  2. 2. George Cornelius 1846–1908 m. Lucy Rogers 1847–1915
    1. 1. Ellen (Matilda) Cornelius 1869–1963
      1. 1. Olive (Luie Taylor) Cornelius 1893–
    2. 2. Frederick (John) Cornelius 1872–1939
    3. 3. Louisa Cornelius 1877–1954
  3. 3. John (William) Cornelius 1849–
  4. 4. Jane Cornelius 1852–1928 m. William Nicholas 1846–
    1. 1. Ada (Mary Lucy) Nicholas 1886–1962 m. Richard (John) Chorley 1884–1980
      1. 1. Eva (Daisy Adelaide) Chorley 1908–1997 m. Harold (Percival) Copp 1908–1977
        1. 1. Barry (Harold) Copp 1931–1983 m. Pamela (D M) Stedman 1934–1999
        2. 2. Dale (Kenneth) Copp 1933–2014
      2. 2. Richard (G) Chorley 1911–
    2. 2. George Nicholas 1888–
    3. 3. John (William) Nicholas 1893–1948 m. Coralie (Alma) Harland 1887–1956
    4. 4. Daisy (S) Nicholas 1891–
  5. 5. Sarah (Ann Catherine) Cornelius 1855–1940 m. Herbert Lambert 1856–1926
    1. 1. Alice (Rachel) Lambert 1885–1965 m. Charles (Rayner) Sweetman 1885–1971
      1. 1. Hubert (Charles) Sweetman 1909–1997 m. Violet Newman 1913–1994
      2. 2. Edith (Alice) Sweetman 1910–2006 m. George (Henry) Sampson 1902–1956
      3. 3. Percy (Claudins) Sweetman 1913–2005 m. Edna (M) Harris 1915–
      4. 4. Kathleen (Vera) Sweetman 1916–2004 m. Ralph (H V) Still 1914–2010
        1. 1. Joan (E) Still 1935–1970
        2. 2. Peter (Frederick) Still 1939–1977
    2. 2. Nelly Lambert 1887–1953 m. Arthur (Amner) Colvill 1887–1962
      1. 1. Cyril (H) Colvill 1918–1969 m. Dorothy (Emily) Robinson 1920–2006
        1. 1. Robin (C) Colvill 1946–1958
      2. 2. Ivo (H) Colvill 1927–1986
    3. 3. Edith Lambert 1889–1898
    4. 4. Ernest (George) Lambert 1889–1958 m. Violet (Eliza) Hall 1884–1933
    5. 5. Minnie Lambert 1893–1932
    6. 6. Bernard (Alfred) Lambert 1894–1938
    7. 7. Kathleen Lambert 1901–1966 m. Norman (W) Askew 1899–1975 m. Wallace (Bertrand) Dawson 1896–1984
      1. 1. Geoffrey (Wallace James) Dawson 1921–1968
        1. 1. Christopher (J) Dawson 1947–2016
      2. 2. David (Wilson) Askew 1929–1990
  6. 6. Harry Cornelius 1860–1905 m. Mary (Jane) Jones 1875–
  7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth) Cornelius 1866–1941 m. George (Walter) French 1855–
    1. 1. Algerine French 1887–1947
    2. 2. Annie (Ellen Clara) French 1892–1919
    3. 3. Kathleen French 1894–1970
    4. 4. Walter (George) French 1896–1937
    5. 5. Joseph (Henry) French 1898–1918
    6. 6. Ivey (Mary Ann) French 1902–1967 m. Herbert Timmings 1898–
      1. 1. Terence (E) Timmings 1926–2012
  8. 8. Joseph (Webber Raglan) Cornelius 1871–1950 m. Clara (Alice) Ing 1873–1948
    1. 1. Annie (Clara) Cornelius 1895–1982 m. Alfred (Packman) Ray 1893–1977
      1. 1. Annie (F) Ray 1915–1999
      2. 2. Doris (N) Ray 1920–
      3. 3. Lucy (M) Ray 1922– m. Eric (C) Clowes 1919–
    2. 2. Joseph (W) Cornelius 1892–
    3. 3. Mary (Edith) Cornelius 1898–1968 m. Daniel Dean 1896–1953
      1. 1. Joseph (Daniel) Dean 1924–1994 m. Vera (E) Manuel 1922–
      2. 2. Hilda (May) Dean 1926–2006 m. Henry (C) Huntley 1926–
    4. 4. William (T) Cornelius 1901–1978 m. Ivy (Elizabeth Beatrice) Hopkins 1899–1977
      1. 1. Ronald (F A) Cornelius 1920–
      2. 2. Joyce (Beatrice A) Cornelius 1925–2016 m. Chesley (W) Leyden 1921–1996
        1. 1. Betty (Ann) Leyden 1942–2018 m. James (Gary) Elliott 1941–2001
      3. 3. Donald (E) Cornelius 1931–2012 m. Ruth Shearwood 1921–2008
      4. 4. Brian (Derek) Cornelius 1935–2001
    5. 5. George (Walter) Cornelius 1896–1967 m. Kate Cooke 1890–1983
      1. 1. Kathleen (Mary) Cornelius 1921–
      2. 2. Joyce (Patricia) Cornelius 1924–
      3. 3. Peter Cornelius 1929–2000
    6. 6. Charles (Frederick) Cornelius 1903–1971 m. Evelyn (Mary) Viney 1906–1987
    7. 7. Frederick (David) Cornelius 1905–1987 m. Florence King 1907–1976
      1. 1. Brian Cornelius 1936–1936
    8. 8. Henry (Walter) Cornelius 1909–1999 m. Florence (Edith) Munday 1912–1963
      1. 1. Robert (J) Cornelius 1937–2021
    9. 9. Clara (Alice) Cornelius 1916–2007 m. Jack Beach 1915–2009
  9. 9. Charles Cornelius 1862–1947 m. Rosetta Brown 1867–1895 m. Emily Hills 1864–1945
    1. 1. Ethel (Mary) Cornelius 1887–1934
    2. 2. Nelly (Maud) Cornelius 1889–1894
    3. 3. Elsie (Emily) Cornelius 1897–1932 m. Frederick (A) Buxton 1896–1963
      1. 1. Elsie (Patricia May) Buxton 1932–1932
      2. 2. Gwynneth (C) Buxton 1922–
      3. 3. Joyce (E G) Buxton 1926–
    4. 4. Daisy (Emma) Cornelius 1892–1975 m. Frederick (W) Millard 1873–1942
      1. 1. Frederick (Charles) Millard 1917–1994 m. Noreen (M) Pearson 1921–
      2. 2. Peggy (Muriel) Millard 1920–1991 m. Gordon (G) Fowler 1917–1976
      3. 3. Ethel (M) Millard 1925–1942
    5. 5. Charles (William) Cornelius 1894–1977 m. Daisy (G) Burgoyne 1893–1966
      1. 1. Cecil (B) Cornelius 1917–1963 m. Doris (M) Grayson 1910–
    6. 6. Percy (Henry) Cornelius 1900–1978 m. Elsie (Brittania) Harris 1903–1991
      1. 1. Jack (Vincent) Cornelius 1926–1999 m. Grace Harrison 1928–2005
    7. 7. Rosetta Cornelius 1891–1922 m. Harry (William Thurlow) Allwood 1890–1942
      1. 1. Roy (Cornelius) Allwood 1914–1967 m. Dorothy (M) Ames 1915–1991
  10. 10. Annie (Georgiana) Cornelius 1873–1945

William Cornelius's Timeline

9 Records

1821
1821
Birth of William Thomas Cornelius in Faversham
Faversham
1821
22 Apr 1821
William Thomas Cornelius was baptized in Faversham, Kent, England
Faversham, Kent, England
1851
1851
Age 30
William Thomas Cornelius resided here in Preston, Kent, England
Preston, Kent, England
1861
1861
Age 40
William Thomas Cornelius resided here in Preston, Kent, England
Preston, Kent, England
1871
1871
Age 50
William Thomas Cornelius resided here in Preston, Preston, Kent, England
Preston, Preston, Kent, England
1881
1881
Age 60
William Thomas Cornelius resided here in Faversham, Kent, England
Faversham, Kent, England
1891
1891
Age 70
William Thomas Cornelius resided here in Faversham, Faversham, Faversham, Kent, England
Faversham, Faversham, Faversham, Kent, England
1910
abt 1910
Age 89
Death of William Thomas Cornelius
None
1910
15 Sep 1910
Age 89
Burial of William Thomas Cornelius in Preston-Next-Faversham, Kent, England
Preston-Next-Faversham, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Faversham
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 714; Folio: 31; Page: 15; GSU roll: 6095824
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 969; Folio: 89; Page: 6; GSU roll: 1341230
    [3] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 978; Folio: 70; Page: 30; GSU roll: 838717
    [4] 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 526; Folio: 76; Page: 27; GSU roll: 542655
    [5] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1626; Folio: 262; Page: 22; GSU roll: 193527

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1821
    Event Place: Faversham, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Preston, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1626; Folio: 262; Page: 22; GSU roll: 193527

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Preston, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 526; Folio: 76; Page: 27; GSU roll: 542655

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Preston, Preston, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 978; Folio: 70; Page: 30; GSU roll: 838717

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Faversham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 969; Folio: 89; Page: 6; GSU roll: 1341230

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Faversham, Faversham, Faversham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 714; Folio: 31; Page: 15; GSU roll: 6095824

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Faversham, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1910
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1910
    Event Place: Preston-Next-Faversham, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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