English Corney (abt. 1803 - 1881)

Born about 1803 in Brighton, Sussex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Pennifold) Corney — married 6 Dec 1828 in Brighton, Sussex, England

Descendants

Died 16 Aug 1881 at about age 78 in O'Briens Bridge, Tasmania, Australia [uncertain]

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English Corney was a convict after the Third Fleet transported to Van Diemen's Land

Biography

English Corney was born about 1804, probably in Sussex, England as he married Elizabeth Pennifold on the 6th December 1828 at St. Nicholas, Brighton, Sussex, England^[1]

In 1831 they were living at Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England.

In September 1840, English was living with Mr. Wheatley, a respectable Wheelwright, at Kingston, Surrey, and on Thursday 11th September, left to go to Horsley near Guildford to procure some seasonal timber for his master. On Saturday 13th September, English supposedly went to Guildord market where he was employed to drive the cattle to Guildford market, English believeing the man Flint to be their owner. English was found in possession of the cattle and Flint later absconded when enquiries were made respecting them {the cattle}. (Flint was later tried, convicted and transported for another theft),^[2]

On Saturday 13th September, English was committed to the prison at Guildford^[2].

On the 16th September 1840 English was convicted of stealing four cattle in Newington, Surrey and sentenced to 15 years transportation to Van Diemen's Land^[3][4]. He was transferred from Horsemonger Lane to the hulk Leviathan on t he 24th September 1840^[5] .

English arrived at Van Diemen's Land on the 21st August 1841 on the ship "Asia" and was recorded as a wheelwright^[6][7][8]

In August 1842 Elizabeth petitioned for her husbands sentence to be mitigated. She stated that at the time they had 5 children. Many people signed the petition stating that they had known English for several years and that he had an irreproachable character and had maintained himself and his family very respectably in his station of life.^[2] . The petition must have been unsuccessful as his wife must have followed some time later, as they had children together in Australia.

He died at O'Brien's Bridge, Tasmania (now known as Genorchy) on the 16th of August, 1881.^[9][10]

Children

1. Thomas Corney bapt. 1830 at Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England^[11]
2. Albert Corney bapt. 1831 at Brighton, Sussex, England^[12]
3. David Corney
4. Ann Corney
5. Emma Corney b. 1838^[13]
6. John Alfred Corney
7. English Corney
8. Henry Corney

Research Notes

Although no baptism has been found for English Corney, the other children of John & Elizabeth Corney were baptised in non-conformist chapels.

Transfered from the profile of John Penfold : According to E J Colgates' Book "The Power and the Poverty Life in a Sussex Village 1790 - 1850". In 1833 English Corney was " the new Wheelwright back in the Village from Brighton . He bought a block of land and built a house and 2 workshops. He was married in Brighton to Elizabeth Penfold [ Pennifold ] 6 Dec 1828

Elizabeth AKA Eliza was the daughter of John Penfold and Francis Wolfe and was christened on the 25th Feb 1808 in Angmering. This is a small extract taken from a distant relatives Biography on English Corney and his family life^[14]. NOTE added by Michelle Wilkes: English Corney's wife was NOT Eliza Penfold the daughter of John Penfold and Francis Penfold nee Wolfe bapt. 25th February at Angmering, Sussex as that John Penfold left a will naming the son in law John Donaldson, widower and grandchildren John, George, Eliza and Fanny Donaldson, children of his daughter Eliza Donaldson nee Penfold. Unfortunately the research used in the distant relative's biography is flawed as the person who wrote it was probably unaware of additional documentation ( i.e. the will of John Penfold and the petition of Elizabeth Corney nee Pennifold) and many online trees have just accepted the wrong information as fact.

It is likely that Eliza Pennifold was the daughter of Thomas, as her first child was named Thomas.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch, English Corney and Elizabeth Pennifold, 06 Dec 1828; citing St. Nicholas, Brighton, Sussex, England, reference p20 cn59, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,468,819.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "England & Wales, Crime, Prisons & Punishment, 1770-1935 Home Office: Criminal Petitions: HO18 Piece 84" Images available at FindMyPast (£) Accessed 21st August 2019
3. ↑ "England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 for English Corney" 1840 Class: HO 27; Piece: 62; Page: 233. Home Office: Criminal Registers, Middlesex and Home Office: Criminal Registers, England and Wales; Records created or inherited by the Home Office, Ministry of Home Security, and related bodies, Series HO 26 and HO 27; The National Archives of the UK (TNA), Kew, Surrey, England. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk (£) Accessed 20th August 2019
4. ↑ "England & Wales, Crime, Prisons & Punishment, 1770-1935 Ref: HO19 Piece 9 Image available at FindMyPast (£) Accessed 2st August 2019
5. ↑ "England & Wales, Crime, Prisons & Punishment, 1770-1935 Ref: HO13 Piece 77 Page 102 Image available at FindMyPast (£) Accessed 21st August 2019
6. ↑ "Convict Records Accessed 21st August 2019
7. ↑ Australian Convict Transportation Registers – Other Fleets & Ships, 1791-1868 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,1180::0
8. ↑ New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,1185::0
9. ↑ Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Compiled from publicly available sources.Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources. Note: APID: 1,1779::0
10. ↑ Tasmania, Australia, Index to Death Notices in The Mercury, 1854-1930 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.Original data - J & F O’Shea and K & A Whitton, comp. “Indexes to Birth, Death and Marriage Notices.” Tasmanian Family History Society Inc., Hobart Branch.Original data: J & F O’Shea Note: APID: 1,1648::0
11. ↑ "England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910", database, FamilySearchThomas Corney, 1833.
12. ↑ ""England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NPVP-2W5 : 19 September 2020), Albert Corney, 1831.
13. ↑ "General Register Office Birth Index of Emma CORNEY" 1838 December quarter, Cuckfield Registration District Volume 7 Page 257 Mother’s Maiden Name: PENNIFOLD GRO Online Birth Indexes
14. ↑ "Undated document possibly written by Ivy Ellen Aberdeen nee Coney available at batchlerhillonline.org accessed 23rd October 2020

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