Benjamin CORNISH

1775 – 1829 · Trudoxhill, Nunney, Somerset

Father: William CORNISH · Mother: Mary WATERS

👶 Birth	02 Feb 1775	Trudoxhill, Nunney, Somerset 📍 ⓘBaptism Records 🏛️ Industrial Revolution transforms Lancashire · American War of Independence
⛪ Baptism	05 Feb 1775	Trudoxhill Congregational Chapel, Foghamshire Lane, Trudoxhill, Nunney, Somerset, BA11 5DG 📍 ⓘFreeREG (www.freereg.org.uk) Place: Nunney Church: Trudoxhill Congregational Chapel Birth date: 02 Feb * Baptism: 05 Feb 1775 Person: Benjamin Father: Willm Mother: Mary Surname: CORNISH Abode: Trudoxhill
💒 Marriage	24 May 1802 (27)	Martha LYONS All Saints Church, Church Street, Nunney, Somerset, BA11 4LW 📍 ⓘMarriage Certificate 📎 View 🏛️ French Revolutionary Wars
✝️ Death	abt 18 May 1829	Trudoxhill, Nunney, Somerset 📍 ⓘBurial Records 🏛️ Catholic Emancipation Act
🪦 Burial	20 May 1829 (54)	Trudoxhill Congregational Chapel, Foghamshire Lane, Trudoxhill, Nunney, Somerset, BA11 5DG 📍 ⓘFreeREG (www.freereg.org.uk) Place: Nunney Church: Trudoxhill Congregational Chapel Burial: 20 May 1829 Person: Benjamin CORNISH Age: 55 Abode: Trudoxhill Notes: Buried in the Protestant Dissenters Burying Ground in Trudoxhill

Children with Martha LYONS

John CORNISH

b. 1804, Trudoxhill, Nunney, Somerset

Notes

He had children who were left £50 to be divided between them in equal shares (apart from John who was left freehold land) in the will of his uncle Benjamin

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