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William C.
Cornwall
Index to birth record, Col. Twp, Essex Co., ON: William C. Cornwall born 16 Feb 1874.
1881 personal census, Colchester S. Twp, Essex Co., ON, LDS 1881 census household record:
Cornwall Sherman, M, Married, 36, born Ontario, origin: English, Church of England, Farmer;
Rosanah, F, Married, 36, born Ontario, origin: French, Catholic;
Herbert, M, 12, born Ontario, Church of England;
Herman, M, 10, born Ontario, Church of England;
William, M, 7, born Ontario, Church of England;
Harry, M, 5, born Ontario, Church of England;
Fredrick, M, 3, born Ontario, Church of England.
Marriage record, Amherstburg, Essex Co., ON:
William Cornwall, 25, lives Amherstburg, born Colchester, Bachelor, Farmer, Church of England, s/o Sherman Cornwall and Rosanna Cornwall;
Eliza Jane Crawford Gibb, 22, lives Malden Tp, born Malden Tp, Spinster, Presbyterian, d/o John Gibb and Margaret Gibb;
Witnesses: Christina Gibb, Malden Tp; Harry Cornwall, Gordon, Ont;
Married by license 28 Nov 1899 in Amherstburg by Rev. John Berry.
1901 personal census, Amherstburg, Essex Co., ON, A2-17:
Cornwall William, M, Married, 16 Feb 1874, 27, born Ont, origin: English, Canadian, Ch of Eng, Farmer; Eliza J, F, wife, Married, 29 Sept 1877, 23, born Ont, origin: Scotch, Canadian, Ch of Eng.
Obituary, H.E.I.R.S. files [1904]:
Ellis Cornwall - A dreadfully sad accident happened to Ellis Cornwall, second youngest son of Sherman Cornwall, Anderdon, Tuesday afternoon about 5 o'clock and as a result, the young man died in the course of an hour or two...The deceased was born in Colchester South on March 2nd 1882, and was one of a family of eight children. The others are Herbert, Anderdon; Herman and Fred, sailors, at home; William and Harry, in Walkerville and Norman and Pearl at home. The family moved from Colchester South about 16 years ago and purchased the Splitlog farm. They are among the most highly respected in Anderdon township and have the sincerest sympathy of a very large number of friends in their awful bereavement...
Death record, Amherstburg, Essex Co., ON:
Cornwall Gladys, died 46 Campbell Avenue, F, origin: English & Scotch, Single, 23 years, 1 mos, 13 dys, born Amherstburg, Ont, May 9, 1904, Stenographer, lived 16 years at place of death, life in Ontario, life in Canada, father Cornwall Wm, born Colchester Tp., mother Gibb Eliza, born Malden Tp. Physician: G.F. Laing, Windsor, Ont. Informant: Wm Cornwall, 46 Campbell Avenue, Father. Buried Amherstburg, Ont, July 8, 1927. Undertaker: H. Sutton, Amherstburg, Ontario. Died July 6, 1927.
Headstone Rose Hill Cemetery, Amherstburg, Essex Co., ON,
transcribed by the Essex Branch of the OGS:
Cornwall In loving memory Fred F. 1878 - 1964.
Althea F. 1881 - 1961.
Gladys P. 1903 - 1927 Daughter.
Eliza J. 1877 - 1929 Mother.
William C. 1874 - 1952 Husband.
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