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Cambridgeshire / Re: CORNWELL from Bottisham
« on: Monday 02 December 13 14:31 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks, Peter.
I haven't got enough info on Holmes ... If he and William were indeed brothers, then the 'cousins connection' between Phillip and Robert (and hence Israel and Eli) is made.
Regards,

Pete C (tidC)

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Cambridgeshire / Re: CORNWELL from Bottisham
« on: Monday 02 December 13 09:55 GMT (UK)  »
Gents,
Very many thanks for getting in touch.
To my acute embarrassment (oops!) - it must have been my excitement at finding RootsChat (!) - I see that in my message I got Eli and Israel the wrong way round. My apologies. So, Peter, you're absolutely right: Eli was Robert & Hannah's grandson, Israel was Phillip & Ann's grandson.
Frustratingly, this still puts me back at square one as it's Robert and Phillip that I'd like to connect 'by blood' so to speak (i.e. in order to make an equivalent connection between Eli & Israel). I can't definitely say they were cousins unless there's a link between them both that goes up to William as the common ancestor. And thanks for the info on William's other children, by the way.
Andrew, in rooting around the CORNWELLs, I also found your Absolom and thought I'd cracked the problem because of all the obviously biblical names: surely they were all brothers or cousins (??), but it's not that simple is it?!
Incidentally, what's your interest in CARTERs? That's my surname.
Thanks again and best regards,
Pete C (alias tidC)

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Cambridgeshire / Re: CORNWELL from Bottisham
« on: Sunday 01 December 13 18:45 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Everyone. I'm a new RootsChat user, and am very pleased to have stumbled on your discusssions about the ubiquitous Bottisham CORNWELLs. My interest is in any relationship between Eli CORNWELL (Jack CORNWELL VC's father) and one of my distant uncles, Israel CORNWELL (born Q3/1861 in Bottisham - where else!?). Israel was a railway man living in Swaffham Bulbeck around 1900/1910, and I'm pretty sure his grandparents were Robert CORNWELL (bap. about 1804) & Hannah AYRES. (AYRES: now there's another name that crops up all the time, of course).
Robert was a contemporary of Phillip CORNWELL (bap. about 1801) but I can't find if they were  cousins or even brothers: Phillip's father William (born about 1760/70) seems an elusive chap and I haven't located any other of his sons apart from Phillip.
Any info., comments or tips gratefully received.
All the best,
Pete C (alias tidC)

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