Census Returns: Cornish Family

The Cornish Family in Census Returns

Craftsmen of Aldermaston and Sherborne St John

In 1861 Charles Cornish, the son of Robert Cornish, married Ann, the daughter of John Whistler, a builder and decorator of Sherborne St John, Hampshire. Their wedding took place in Camden Town, London.
Census returns, maintained by The National Archives, can be viewed at the Ancestry family history website.

Name and relation to
Head of household Marital
Status Age Occupation Birth Place

1861 census - Locks Farm, Wokingham, Berkshire Reference: RG9/750 (folio 94, p. 2)

Robert Cornish Head Married 67 Farmer
215 acres, 2 labourers Bruisyard, Suffolk

Susan Cornish Wife Married 66 Earl Soham, Suffolk

William Cornish Son Unmarried 38 Farmer Badingham, Suffolk

Charles Cornish Son Unmarried 24 Farmer
90 acres, 2 labourers Laleham, Middlesex

Martha Cornish Daughter Unm 26 Lady Laleham, Middlesex

Mary Cornish Niece Unm 18 Lady Thorpe, Surrey

George Crocker Servant Unm 18 Farm Servant Burghfield, Berkshire

James Douglas Servant Unm 18 Farm Servant Wokingham, Berkshire

James Russell Servant Unm 16 Cowman Oakley Green, Berkshire

William Brooker Servant Unm 20 Shepherd Wokingham, Berkshire

1871 census - Warren House Farm, Wokingham, Berkshire Reference: RG10/1286 (folio 32, p. 8)

Charles Cornish Head Married 33 Farmer of 148 acres
employing 4 laborers and 2 boys Laleham, Middlesex

Ann Cornish Wife Married 40 Tilehurst, Berkshire

John Cornish Son 8 Scholar Wokingham, Berkshire

Emmeline A Cornish Daughter 4 Wokingham, Berkshire

Charles Herbert Cornish Son 1 Wokingham, Berkshire

Eliza Bradley Servant Unmarried 14 Domestic servant Heckfield, Hampshire

James Pursey Servant Unmarried 15 Farm servant Henley, Oxfordshire

James Goddard Servant Unmarried 14 Farm servant Twyford, Berkshire

1881 census - Ashbridge Wood Farm, Wokingham, Berkshire Reference: RG11/1310 (folio 83, p. 13)

Charles Cornish Head Married 44 Farmer of 148 acres
employing 5 laborers and 2 boys Laleham, Middlesex

Anne Cornish Wife Married 50 Farmers Wife Theale, Berkshire

Emmeline A Cornish Daughter 14 Farmers Daughter Wokingham, Berkshire

Charles Herbert Cornish Son 11 Scholar Wokingham, Berkshire

Arthur Henry Cornish Son 9 Scholar Wokingham, Berkshire

Notes: Possibly this was the same farm where the Cornish family were living in the 1871 census.
On the 1881 census form neighbouring homes were named Cornish’s Cottages. Possibly these were the homes of farm workers employed by Charles Cornish.

1891 census - Forelands Farm, New St, Stratfield Saye, Hampshire Reference: RG12/959 (folio 93, p. 3)

Charles Cornish Head Married 54 Farmer Laleham, Middlesex

Annie Cornish Wife Married 62 Theale, Berkshire

Emmeline A Cornish Daughter Single 24 Wokingham, Berkshire

Arthur H Cornish Son Single 19 Farmer’s Son Wokingham, Berkshire

In 1861 Charles Cornish, the son of Robert Cornish, married Ann, the daughter of John Whistler, a builder and decorator of Sherborne St John, Hampshire. Their wedding took place in Camden Town, London. Census returns, maintained by The National Archives, can be viewed at the Ancestry family history website.
Name and relation to Head of household	Marital Status	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
1861 census - Locks Farm, Wokingham, Berkshire Reference: RG9/750 (folio 94, p. 2)
Robert Cornish	Head	Married	67	Farmer 215 acres, 2 labourers	Bruisyard, Suffolk
Susan Cornish	Wife	Married	66		Earl Soham, Suffolk
William Cornish	Son	Unmarried	38	Farmer	Badingham, Suffolk
Charles Cornish	Son	Unmarried	24	Farmer 90 acres, 2 labourers	Laleham, Middlesex
Martha Cornish	Daughter	Unm	26	Lady	Laleham, Middlesex
Mary Cornish	Niece	Unm	18	Lady	Thorpe, Surrey
George Crocker	Servant	Unm	18	Farm Servant	Burghfield, Berkshire
James Douglas	Servant	Unm	18	Farm Servant	Wokingham, Berkshire
James Russell	Servant	Unm	16	Cowman	Oakley Green, Berkshire
William Brooker	Servant	Unm	20	Shepherd	Wokingham, Berkshire

1871 census - Warren House Farm, Wokingham, Berkshire Reference: RG10/1286 (folio 32, p. 8)
Charles Cornish	Head	Married	33	Farmer of 148 acres employing 4 laborers and 2 boys	Laleham, Middlesex
Ann Cornish	Wife	Married	40		Tilehurst, Berkshire
John Cornish	Son		8	Scholar	Wokingham, Berkshire
Emmeline A Cornish	Daughter		4		Wokingham, Berkshire
Charles Herbert Cornish	Son		1		Wokingham, Berkshire
Eliza Bradley	Servant	Unmarried	14	Domestic servant	Heckfield, Hampshire
James Pursey	Servant	Unmarried	15	Farm servant	Henley, Oxfordshire
James Goddard	Servant	Unmarried	14	Farm servant	Twyford, Berkshire

1881 census - Ashbridge Wood Farm, Wokingham, Berkshire Reference: RG11/1310 (folio 83, p. 13)
Charles Cornish	Head	Married	44	Farmer of 148 acres employing 5 laborers and 2 boys	Laleham, Middlesex
Anne Cornish	Wife	Married	50	Farmers Wife	Theale, Berkshire
Emmeline A Cornish	Daughter		14	Farmers Daughter	Wokingham, Berkshire
Charles Herbert Cornish	Son		11	Scholar	Wokingham, Berkshire
Arthur Henry Cornish	Son		9	Scholar	Wokingham, Berkshire
Notes: Possibly this was the same farm where the Cornish family were living in the 1871 census. On the 1881 census form neighbouring homes were named Cornish’s Cottages. Possibly these were the homes of farm workers employed by Charles Cornish.
1891 census - Forelands Farm, New St, Stratfield Saye, Hampshire Reference: RG12/959 (folio 93, p. 3)
Charles Cornish	Head	Married	54	Farmer	Laleham, Middlesex
Annie Cornish	Wife	Married	62		Theale, Berkshire
Emmeline A Cornish	Daughter	Single	24		Wokingham, Berkshire
Arthur H Cornish	Son	Single	19	Farmer’s Son	Wokingham, Berkshire

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