Thomas
Cornish
Born before in Gwennap, Cornwall, England
Ancestors 
Son of John Cornish
and Harriet (Dowrick) Cornish
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
after age 35
in Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Jan 2019
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Biography
Thomas CORNISH was baptised on 23-Dec 1832 in Gwennap. He was the son of John, miner, of Tresamble, and Harriett.[1]
In the 1841 England census John Cornish, 40 years of age, was a copper miner living at Gwennap With St Day, Cornwall, England. He was the head of his household which included his wife Hariot Cornish 40, and children: John Cornish 13, William Cornish 10, Thomas Cornish 8, Richard Cornish 6. [2]
The family lived in Tresamble in 1851. The family were still the same, just 10 years older: John Cornish 51, Elizabeth Cornish 51, John Cornish 23, William Cornish 21, Thomas Cornish 18, Richard Cornish 17 - although Hariot was recorded as Elizabeth (unless she has died and Elizabeth is John's second wife). [3]
William 21, Elizabeth 19, and Thomas 18 left England on the 1 May 1851 on 'Sultana' arriving in South Australia. [4]
Thomas died aged 31 years in 1868 in Victoria. VIC deaths 7808 / 1868 CORNISH Thomas Parents: Harriet DAUVICK / John
Sources
- ↑ https://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/more-info/?t=baptisms&id=3616600
- ↑ Class: HO107; Piece: 137; Book: 8; Civil Parish: Gwennap With St Day; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 35; Page: 2; Line: 5; GSU roll: 241260 : Ancestry.com. 1841 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.
- ↑ Class: HO107; Piece: 1914; Folio: 297; Page: 11; GSU roll: 221068 : Ancestry.com. 1851 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
- ↑ State Records of South Australia Passenger lists 1845 - 1940 Sultana 1851. https://www.archives.sa.gov.au/sites/default/files/documentstore/passengerlists/1851/GRG35_48_1_51-8_Sultana.pdf
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