William CORNISH

1830 – 1905 · Trudoxhill, Nunney, Somerset

Partner: Elizabeth Jane JESSER · Partner: Sophia HOWES

Father: William CORNISH · Mother: Ann READ

👶Birth 1830 🏛️ William IV accedes to the throne	Trudoxhill, Nunney, Somerset 📍 ⓘRachael Grist 1881 Census
⛪Baptism 27/06/1830 🏛️ Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens	All Saints Church, Church Street, Nunney, Somerset, BA11 4LW 📍 ⓘBaptism Records 📎 Baptism
🏠Lived (11) 1841	Trudoxhill, Nunney, Somerset 📍 ⓘ1841 Census 📎 Census
🏠Lived (21) 1851 🏛️ Irish Potato Famine	Trudoxhill, Nunney, Somerset 📍 ⓘ1851 Census 📎 Census
💼Occupation (21) 1851 🏛️ Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace	Agricultural Labourer ⓘ1851 Census
💒Marriage (26) 05/05/1856 🏛️ Crimean War	Elizabeth Jane JESSER Westminster, London, Middlesex 📍
🏠Lived (31) 1861 🏛️ Death of Prince Albert	Market Place, Westbury, Wiltshire 📍 with Elizabeth Jane JESSER ⓘ1861 Census 📎 Census
💼Occupation (31) 1861	Hairdresser ⓘ1861 Census
🏠Lived (41) 1871 🏛️ Bank Holidays introduced	24? Alfred Street, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3DZ 📍 with Elizabeth Jane JESSER ⓘ1871 Census 📎 Census In 1871 John Cornish aged 16 born Westbury was a visitor
💼Occupation (41) 1871	Hairdresser ⓘ1871 Census
📌Event (50) 1880 🏛️ Education Act	Involved in election bribery & corruption court case ⓘBritish Newspaper Archive 📎 Newspaper 📎 Newspaper 📎 Newspaper 📎 Newspaper 📎 Newspaper 📎 Newspaper
📌Event (50) 11/07/1880	Newspaper article re theft from his shop ⓘNewspaper Clipping 📎 Image
🏠Lived (51) 1881	Market Place, Westbury, Wiltshire 📍 with Elizabeth Jane JESSER ⓘ1881 Census 📎 Census In 1881 Annie JESSOR niece aged 14 born Tytherington was living with the family
💼Occupation (51) 1881	Hairdresser ⓘ1881 Census
💒Marriage (61) 12/03/1891 🏛️ Free elementary education	Sophia HOWES All Saint's Church, Church Lane, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3BT 📍 ⓘFree BMD 📎 Marriage
🏠Lived (61) 1891	24 Market Place, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3DG 📍 with Sophia HOWES ⓘ1891 Census 📎 Census
💼Occupation (61) 1891	Hairdresser & County Court Bailiff ⓘ1891 Census
🏠Lived (71) 1901 🏛️ Second Boer War	Market Place, Westbury, Wiltshire 📍 with Sophia HOWES ⓘ1901 Census 📎 Census The 1901 Census includes a May Stevens, granddaughter aged 7 born Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire
💼Occupation (71) 1901 🏛️ Death of Queen Victoria	County Court Bailiff ⓘ1901 Census
✝️Death (75) 03/1905	Westbury, Wiltshire 📍 ⓘDeath Civil Registration Index
🪦Burial 09/03/1905	Westbury Cemetery, Bratton Road, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3HS 📍 ⓘRachael Grist p. 39, no. 312 William Cornish Westbury 9 Mar 1904? age 74 H Percy Talbot

Children with Elizabeth Jane JESSER

Walter CORNISH

b. 1858, Putney, London, Surrey

Mary Ellen CORNISH

b. 1860, Westbury, Wiltshire · m. 1880 Henry John CARTER

Arthur Henry CORNISH

b. 1863, Westbury, Wiltshire

Emily Louisa CORNISH

b. 1865, Westbury, Wiltshire

Lucy Anna CORNISH

b. 1870, Westbury, Wiltshire

Margaret Elizabeth CORNISH

b. 1871, Westbury, Wiltshire

Alice Jesser CORNISH

b. 1876, Westbury, Wiltshire

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William CORNISH

All Saints Church, Church Street, Nunney, Somerset, BA11 4LW

All Saint's Church, Church Lane, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3BT

Westbury Cemetery, Bratton Road, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3HS

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