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1788:
Susan was born in Histon, Cambridgeshire,
and baptised on 23rd November at St Andrew's
church, Histon.
1811: On
28th October, Susan married William Cornall at St
Andrew's church, Histon. They were both
listed as of this parish.
1812: On 26th April, William and
Susan's son James was baptised at St Andrew's
church, Histon. Their surname was spelt Cornel.
1814: On 7th August, William and
Susan's daughter Elizabeth was baptised at St
Andrew's church, Histon. Their surname was spelt
Cornwell.
1817: On 20th April, William and
Susan's son Charles was baptised at St Andrew's
church, Histon. Their surname was spelt Cornel.
1819: On 12th December, William
and Susan's son William, my
great-great-grandfather, was privately baptised.
He was received into St Andrew's church, Histon
on 26th December. Their surname was spelt
Cornell.
1822: On 31st March, William and
Susan's daughter Sarah was baptised at St
Andrew's church, Histon. Their surname was spelt
Cornell.
1825: On 25th January, William
and Susan's daughter Mary was baptised at St
Andrew's church, Histon. Their surname was spelt
Cornell, but there is a note in the register 'or
Cornwall'. Confusingly, the Bishops Transcripts
copy of the register records the name as Cornal!
The godparents were Mary Diver and Thomas and
Jane Charles. Mary died at the age of five in
1830, and was buried in Histon churchyard on 14th
January, the same week as her cousins William and
James, also children.
1827: On 18th March, William and
Susan's son Thomas was baptised at St Andrew's
church, Histon. Their surname was spelt Cornall.
1831: On 20th January, William
and Susan's daughter Mary Ann was baptised at St
Andrew's church, Histon. Their surname was spelt
Cornall. She died at the age of six weeks, and
was buried in Histon churchyard on 3rd March. It
appears that there were no more children.
1841 Census:
Susan was fifty-three years
old at the time of the 1841 census. The family
were living at High Street below the
brook, Histon. Their surname was spelled
Cornall on the census return.
Her husband William was
also fifty-three years old. He was a Labourer.
There were three of their children at home on the
night of the census. William was 20, Sarah was 19
and Thomas was 15. Also in the household was an
eight year old girl, Eliza Adams, who was
recorded in 1851 as William and Susan's
granddaughter. Everyone in the household was born
in Cambridgeshire.
1851 Census:
Susan was
sixty-seven years old at the time of the 1851
census. The Cornell family were living near
the brook, Histon, Cambridgeshire. Their
surname has been recorded as Cornhile.
Her husband
William was sixty-eight years old. He was a
labourer. Also living in the household was their
son Thomas aged 24, and their grand-daughter
Eliza Adams, 18.
William was
born in Harston, Cambridgeshire. Everyone else in
the household was born in Histon.
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