Henrietta (Booth) Cornwell (1838 - 1878)

Born 1 Aug 1838 in Benenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Cornwell — married 31 Oct 1861 in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 30 Mar 1878 at age 39 in Fullerton, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Henrietta was born a few months before her family immigrated to Australia in 1838. She is the daughter of Henrietta Beech and Stephen Booth.

She married Samuel Blows on 26 Dec 1853 in St. Bartholomew's, Prospect, NSW^[1][2], they had 2 (two), sons, Samuel and Daniel. Samuel died in 1858.??^[3] Henrietta married Samuel Cornwell on 31 Oct 1861 in Parramatta, they had 7 (seven), children.^[4]

Henrietta passed away age 36 in 1878^[5] and buried Bolong Cemetery, Fullerton, New South Wales.^[6]

FATAL ACCIDENT. Apr 1878.^[7][8]—On Monday Mr. Marsden, coroner, held an inquest at Fullerton on the body of Henrietta Cornwall, aged thirty-six, wife of Samuel Cornwall, farmer, of Fullerton. On Saturday deceased, with her husband, her three sons, and her stepson's wife started from home intending to go to a cricket-match about three miles away.

Immigration record: arrived in NSW aboard the ship Royal George in Mar 1839.^[9]

Stephen Booth, brought out by James and William McArthur, a native of Benenden Kent son of Stephen Booth agriculturalist of the same place and of Jane Booth daughter of Robin Dunn of Sandhurst, wheelwright, calling agriculturalist, age on embarkation 39 (January 29)

Henrietta Booth a native of Benenden Kent daughter of Mercer Beech labourer and of Sarah Beech daughter of Mich. Miller labourer from the same part of the country, calling house and farm services, age on embarkation 39 (January 30th)

Louisa Booth a native of Benenden Kent, daughter of Stephen Booth and Henrietta both passengers on the same ship, calling house service, age on embarkation 20 January 20th

Caroline Booth a native of Benenden Kent daughter of Stephen and Henrietta both passengers on the same ship, calling house service, age on embarkation 18 27th February

Ellen Booth a native of Benenden Kent edaughter of Stephen and Henrietta Both passengers by the same ship, calling house service, age on embarkation 17 22 Nov

Sarah Booth a native of Benenden Kent daughter of Stephen and Henrietta both passengers on same ship, calling house service and seamstress, age on embarkation 16 22 February

• Charles 12 (March 27)
• Matilda 9 (August 12)
• Stephen 7
• Daniel 5
• Charlotte 3
• Henrietta 7 mo (1 August)

Henrietta was born in 1838. She passed away in 1878.

NAME ALSO SPELT CORNWALL

Sources

1. ↑ "Australia Marriages, 1810-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5FH-14X : 28 January 2020), Samuel Blows, 1853.
2. ↑ NSW Marriage Registration:583/1853 V1853583 39C BLOWS SAMUEL, BOOTH HENRIETTA, ND
3. ↑ ?NSW Death Registration:BLOWES SAMUEL 5072/1858 JAMES, ESTHER, PENRITH
4. ↑ Henrietta's death certificate states her married name as "Cornwall" but no record her marriage can be located. Henrietta had 7 known children and their father is recorded as "Samuel Cornwall" on their birth and death certificates.
5. ↑ NSW Death Registration: CORNWALL HENRIETTA 5905/1878 STEPHEN, HENRIETTA, GOULBURN
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228428250/henrietta-cornwell : accessed 19 September 2021), memorial page for Henrietta “Henney” Booth Cornwell (1 Aug 1838–30 Mar 1878), Find a Grave Memorial ID 228428250, citing Bolong Cemetery, Fullerton, Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by Dr. J The Seeker (contributor 47214870) .
7. ↑ Riding accident causing death The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle (NSW : 1864 - 1881) 3 April 1878: 2. Web. 24 Dec 2017
8. ↑ NSW death certificate 5905/1878;
9. ↑ "Australia, New South Wales, Index to Bounty Immigrants, 1828-1842", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL28-P8C : 13 June 2019), Henrietta Booth, 1839.

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