| 👶 Birth | 1830 | Trudoxhill, Nunney, Somerset 📍 ⓘ1881 Census 🏛️ William IV accedes to the throne · Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens |
| ⛪ Baptism | 27 Jun 1830 | All Saints Church, Church Street, Nunney, Somerset, BA11 4LW 📍 ⓘBaptism Records 📎 View |
| 🏠 Lived | 1841 (11) | Trudoxhill, Nunney, Somerset 📍 ⓘ1841 Census 📎 View |
| 🏠 Lived | 1851 (21) | Trudoxhill, Nunney, Somerset 📍 ⓘ1851 Census 📎 View 🏛️ Irish Potato Famine — mass emigration · Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace |
| 💼 Occupation | 1851 (21) | Agricultural Labourer ⓘ1851 Census |
| 💒 Marriage | 05 May 1856 (26) | Elizabeth Jane JESSER Westminster, London, Middlesex 📍 🏛️ Crimean War |
| 🏠 Lived | 1861 (31) | Market Place, Westbury, Wiltshire 📍 with Elizabeth Jane JESSER ⓘ1861 Census 📎 View 🏛️ Death of Prince Albert |
| 💼 Occupation | 1861 (31) | Hairdresser ⓘ1861 Census |
| 🏠 Lived | 1871 (41) | 24? Alfred Street, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3DZ 📍 with Elizabeth Jane JESSER ⓘ1871 Census 📎 View In 1871 John Cornish aged 16 born Westbury was a visitor 🏛️ Bank Holidays introduced |
| 💼 Occupation | 1871 (41) | Hairdresser ⓘ1871 Census |
| 📌 Event | 1880 (50) | Involved in election bribery & corruption court case ⓘBritish Newspaper Archive 📎 View 📎 View 📎 View 📎 View 📎 View 🏛️ Education Act — school attendance compulsory |
| 📌 Event | 11 Jul 1880 (50) | Newspaper article re theft from his shop ⓘNewspaper Clipping 📎 View |
| 🏠 Lived | 1881 (51) | Market Place, Westbury, Wiltshire 📍 with Elizabeth Jane JESSER ⓘ1881 Census 📎 View In 1881 Annie JESSOR niece aged 14 born Tytherington was living with the family |
| 💼 Occupation | 1881 (51) | Hairdresser ⓘ1881 Census |
| 💒 Marriage | 12 Mar 1891 (61) | Sophia HOWES All Saint's Church, Church Lane, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3BT 📍 ⓘFree BMD 📎 View 🏛️ Free elementary education |
| 🏠 Lived | 1891 (61) | 24 Market Place, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3DG 📍 with Sophia HOWES ⓘ1891 Census 📎 View |
| 💼 Occupation | 1891 (61) | Hairdresser & County Court Bailiff ⓘ1891 Census |
| 🏠 Lived | 1901 (71) | Market Place, Westbury, Wiltshire 📍 with Sophia HOWES ⓘ1901 Census 📎 View The 1901 Census includes a May Stevens, granddaughter aged 7 born Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire 🏛️ Second Boer War · Death of Queen Victoria — Edward VII accedes |
| 💼 Occupation | 1901 (71) | County Court Bailiff ⓘ1901 Census |
| ✝️ Death | 03/1905 (75) | Westbury, Wiltshire 📍 ⓘDeath Civil Registration Index |
| 🪦 Burial | 09 Mar 1905 (75) | 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 |