John
Corbin
aka Corbon, Farwell
Born in Abbotsbury, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth Emblen (Mundy) Knight
— married
2 Sep 1867 in Abbotsbury, Dorset, England
Father of
Mary Louisa Mundy (Corben) Toms and George Walter Mundy Corben
Died about
at about age 38
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 31 May 2011
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Biography
John Farwell aka John Corbin/Corbon/Corbyn was born in 1840 in Abbotsbury, Dorset, England to Mary Farwell. His father was William Corbin/Corbon, who his mother married in 1841. His birth was registered (as John Corbyn) in the first quarter of 1840 in Weymouth, Dorset.[1]
In 1841 John Forwell (age 1) lived in Abbotsbury with his mother Mary Forwell (50-54) and brother Thomas Forwell (3) in the household of William Corbin (40-44), along with William's three children from his first marriage: George Corbin (12), Elizabeth Corbin (10), and Emma Corbin (8).[2]
John's parents, William Corbin and Mary Farwell, were married on 12 Jul 1841 in Abbotsbury.[3]
In 1851 John Corben (age 11, Labourer) lived in Abbotsbury with his father William (51, Cord Winder), mother Mary (41), and three siblings: Thomas (13, Labourer), Jane (9, Labourer), and William (7, Scholar).[4]
In 1861 John Corban (age 23, Ordinary Seaman) was with the Royal Navy at Sea and in Ports Abroad[5] - at Corfu on the Algiers[citation needed].
John Corbin (son of William Corbin) married Elizabeth Emblen Mundy on 2 Sep 1867 in Abbotsbury, Dorset.[6] The marriage was registered in Weymouth, Dorset in the third quarter of the year.[7]
John and Elizabeth had two children: Mary Louisa Mundy (Corbon) Toms (1875-1946) and George Walter Mundy Corbon (1878-1916).
In 1871 John Corbon (age 31, Captain) was with the Royal Navy at Sea[8] - at Grassy Bay, Bermuda, captain of the forecastle, the Royal Alfred[citation needed]. His wife Elizabeth E Corben (26, Seaman's wife) was living with her parents in Abbotsbury.
John Corbon passed away between 1878 and 1881.
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NS3-H8K : 1 October 2014), John Corbyn, 1840; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Weymouth, Dorset, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQY7-LQ7 : 13 December 2017), John Forwell in household of William Corbin, Abbotsbury, Dorset, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCRN-7G5 : 7 December 2017), William Corbin and Mary Farwell, 12 Jul 1841; Marriage, citing Abbotsbury, Abbotsbury, Dorset, England, Record Office, Dorchester; FHL microfilm 2,427,684.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG2V-Q28 : 23 October 2017), John Corben in household of William Corben, Abbotsbury, Dorset, England; citing Abbotsbury, Dorset, England, p. 22, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7YS-MC6 : 12 December 2017), John Corban, , Royal Navy At Sea And In Ports Abroad,; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCRN-8S4 : 7 December 2017), John Corbin and Elizabeth Emblen Mundy, 02 Sep 1867; Marriage, citing Abbotsbury, Abbotsbury, Dorset, England, Record Office, Dorchester; FHL microfilm 2,427,684.
- ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DKD-Y1B : 13 December 2014), John Corbin, 1867; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1867, quarter 3, vol. 5A, p. 548, Weymouth, Dorset, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDD5-FLJ : 11 December 2017), John Corbon, 1871.
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