| 👶 Birth | 1816 | Trudoxhill, Nunney, Somerset 📍 ⓘBaptism Records 🏛️ Regency period — George III incapacitated |
| ⛪ Baptism | 13 Jun 1816 | All Saints Church, Church Street, Nunney, Somerset, BA11 4LW 📍 ⓘBaptism Records 📎 View Church: All Saints, Nunney Register entry number: 116 Baptism: 13 Jun 1816 Person: George CORNISH Father: William CORNISH Mother: Ann Abode: Trudoxhill Father Occupation: Labourer |
| 💒 Marriage | 20 May 1839 (23) | Charlotte TAYLOR St Margaret's Parish Church, Corsley, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 7QE 📍 ⓘFind My Past 📎 View 📎 View Witnesess: Thomas Parker?, Louisa Taylor & Charles Taylor. |
| 🏠 Lived | 1839 (23) | Corsley, Wiltshire 📍 with Charlotte TAYLOR ⓘMarriage Civil Registration Index |
| 💼 Occupation | 1839 (23) | Gardener ⓘMarriage Civil Registration Index |
| 🏠 Lived | 1841 (25) | Brand Street, Westbury, Wiltshire 📍 with Charlotte TAYLOR ⓘ1841 Census 📎 View |
| 💼 Occupation | 1841 (25) | Gardener ⓘ1841 Census |
| 🏠 Lived | 1851 (35) | Westbury, Wiltshire 📍 with Charlotte TAYLOR ⓘ1851 Census 📎 View In 1851 Charles Cornish (assumed to be brother) was a visitor 🏛️ Irish Potato Famine — mass emigration · Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace |
| 💼 Occupation | 1851 (35) | Gardener ⓘ1851 Census |
| 🏠 Lived | 1857 (41) | Warminster Street, Westbury, Wiltshire 📍 with Charlotte TAYLOR ⓘMarriage Civil Registration Index |
| 💼 Occupation | 1857 (41) | Yeoman ⓘMarriage Civil Registration Index |
| 🏠 Lived | 1861 (45) | Edward Street, Westbury, Wiltshire 📍 with Charlotte TAYLOR ⓘ1861 Census 📎 View 🏛️ Death of Prince Albert |
| 💼 Occupation | 1861 (45) | Victualler ⓘ1861 Census |
| 💼 Occupation | 1866 (50) | Inn Keeper 🏛️ Transatlantic telegraph cable completed |
| 💒 Marriage | 08 Feb 1871 (55) | Mary CORNISH St James's Parish Church, 197 Picadilly, London, Middlesex, W1 9LL 📍 ⓘFind My Past 📎 View Both of full age. George Cornish, Widower and Mary Cornish, Spinster Witnesses: Thomas Ascott and Ann Hippard 🏛️ Bank Holidays introduced |
| 🏠 Lived | 1871 (55) | Plough Inn, Bratton Road, Westbury, Wiltshire 📍 with Mary CORNISH ⓘ1871 Census 📎 View |
| 💼 Occupation | 1871 (55) | Farmer & Inn Keeper ⓘ1871 Census |
| 📌 Event | 1880 (64) | Involved in election bribery & corruption court case 📎 View 📎 View 📎 View 📎 View 📎 View 🏛️ Education Act — school attendance compulsory |
| 🏠 Lived | 1881 (65) | Lower Road, Westbury, Wiltshire 📍 with Mary CORNISH ⓘ1881 Census 📎 View |
| 💼 Occupation | 1881 (65) | Farmer of 36 acres employing 2 men and 1 boy ⓘ1881 Census |
| 🏠 Lived | 1891 (75) | Lower Road, Westbury, Wiltshire 📍 with Mary CORNISH ⓘ1891 Census 📎 View 🏛️ Free elementary education |
| 💼 Occupation | 1891 (75) | Farmer ⓘ1891 Census |
| 📝 Will | 10 Nov 1896 (80) | ⓘWill 📎 View He appointed his son William and George Critchell (painter) as executors. His estate was to be kept in trust with his wife receiving 12 shillings a week and then on her death the estate to be divided into five for his children: Harriet, William, Emma and Tom. The fifth share to go to the children of his deceased son George. His son Mark received nothing by reason of his violent and undutiful conduct towards his father during his fathers lifetime. |
| 🏠 Lived | 1898 (82) | Lower Road, Westbury, Wiltshire 📍 ⓘDeath Certificate |
| ✝️ Death | 21 Jul 1898 (82) | The Butts, Westbury, Wiltshire 📍 Inquest on 22/07/1898 Valvular disease of heart, Syncope ⓘDeath Duty Index 📎 View 📎 View Trowbridge Chronicle Sat 23 July 1898 SUDDEN DEATH - On Thursday morning, Mr. Geo. Cornish, an old and well-known inhabitant, residing in the Lower-road, went to his field at the Butts, and picked some broad beans to give to Mrs. Stiles, wife of a blacksmith, residing in the Lower-road (and a distant relation), whom he had asked to come for them between 10 and 11. Mrs Stiles arrived at the appointed time, and found the beans had been picked. Mr. Cornish stooped to put them in her apron, when he… Show more |
| 🪦 Burial | 25 Jul 1898 (82) | All Saint's Church, Church Lane, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3BT 📍 ⓘBurial Records 📎 View The reference is 1427/26, page 20, no. 158. He was aged 82 and the Minister was C. Wood |
| ⚖️ Probate | 16 Sep 1898 (82) | Salisbury, Wiltshire 📍 ⓘDeath Duty Index 📎 View 📎 View Death Duty Index: George Cornish of Westbury Death: 21 July 1898 Executor W. Cornish at Salisbury 3631 by Will Gross value of estate £375.10.6 |