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William T Cornelius 1901–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1901

Birth Location: Faversham, Kent, England

Death Date: 8 Mar 1978

Death Location: Halfway Sheerness Kent

Father: Joseph Cornelius

Mother: Clara Ing

Spouse(s): Ivy Hopkins

Children(s): Ronald Cornelius, Joyce Cornelius, Donald Cornelius, Brian Cornelius

William T Cornelius was born in 1901 in Faversham, Kent, England, the child of Joseph Webber Raglan Cornelius And Clara Alice Ing. William T Cornelius married Ivy Elizabeth Beatrice Hopkins, and had children including Brian Derek Cornelius, Donald E Cornelius, Joyce Beatrice A Cornelius, Leslie William Frederick Cornelius, Ronald F A Cornelius. William T Cornelius passed away in 1978 in Halfway Sheerness Kent.

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Biography

  • William T Cornelius was born in 1901 in Faversham, Kent, England, the child of Joseph Webber Raglan Cornelius And Clara Alice Ing.
  • William T Cornelius married Ivy Elizabeth Beatrice Hopkins, and had children including Brian Derek Cornelius, Donald E Cornelius, Joyce Beatrice A Cornelius, Leslie William Frederick Cornelius, Ronald F A Cornelius.
  • William T Cornelius passed away in 1978 in Halfway Sheerness Kent.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cornelius's Ancestors

Self
William Cornelius
1901–1978
Birth Place: Faversham, Kent, England
Parents
Joseph Webber Raglan Cornelius
1871–1950
Preston Kent England
Clara (Alice) Ing
1873–1948
Teynham, Kent, England
Grandparents
William (Thomas) Cornelius
1821–1910
Faversham
Anna Raglan
1831–
St Mawer, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Cornelius
1785–1843
Sarah Jemmett
1789–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Cornelius
1743–1785
Amelia Eve
1756–1842

William Cornelius's Descendants

1.
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William (T) Cornelius (abt 1901–8 Mar 1978) m. Ivy (Elizabeth Beatrice) Hopkins (7 Feb 1899–Apr 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

William Cornelius's Timeline

8 Records

1900
3 Nov 1900
Birth of William T Cornelius in Preston, Kent
Preston, Kent
1900
23 Nov 1900
William T Cornelius was baptized in Faversham, Kent, England
Faversham, Kent, England
1901
abt 1901
Birth of William T Cornelius in Faversham, Kent, England
Faversham, Kent, England
1901
1901
William T Cornelius resided here in Faversham, Faversham Within, Kent, England
Faversham, Faversham Within, Kent, England
1911
1911
Age 10
William T Cornelius resided here in North Preston Without, Kent, England
North Preston Without, Kent, England
1939
1939
Age 38
William T Cornelius resided here in Kent, England
Kent, England
1978
8 Mar 1978
Age 77
Death of William T Cornelius in Halfway Sheerness Kent
Halfway Sheerness Kent
1978
29 Mar 1978
Age 77
William T Cornelius - Probate in Brighton
Brighton

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1900
    Event Place: Preston, Kent
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 16; Page: 1749
    [3] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [4] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [5] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1011787E

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1901
    Event Place: Faversham, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census
    [2] 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1900
    Event Place: Faversham, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Faversham, Faversham Within, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: North Preston Without, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Kent, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1011787E

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1978
    Event Place: Halfway Sheerness Kent
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 16; Page: 1749

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1978
    Event Place: Brighton
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England

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