Corner Family Tree research resources
Investigate the background of the Corner Family History using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family Tree !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2177 people with the Corner surname? In that year Corner was ranked number 1729 for popularity in the UK. |
1921 England and Wales Census records are now available!
On 6 January 2022 the 1921 England and Wales Census records were made available online via the FindMyPast website. The records have been indexed and are searchable via the usual methods. These records are only viewable on a pay-per-view basis and are not included in any of FindMyPast's existing subscriptions with the exception of the 12 month premium subscription.
Corner records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Corner family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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Historical References
"CORNER. John Coronare 1512, Lion Crovnar 1519, James Crownar 1512. Macbain (v, p. 62) says compare old designations 'de la Corner;' it may sometimes come from coroner, as John le Corner. Harrison says: (1) dweller at an angle or corner of land. (2) hornblower, trumpeter, from French cornetir. (3) from coroner, crown officer, e.g. John le Coroner. In HR. it is 'de la Cornere, also Latinized in angulo. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Corner Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Corner Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Corner family tree.
Explore Corner Parish Records at Find My Past.
Study the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Corner family name using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Corner family records.
Search MyHeritage for Corner family data.
Check out the LDS Database for records of the Corner family.
Research the Corner surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Corner Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 2624 people with the Corner surname in the UK? Corner is now ranked number 1992 for popularity in the UK. |
Corner Genealogy Databases
Explore WikiTree for user contributed Corner family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Corner data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Investigate MyTrees for information on the Corner family and people looking to contact living Corner relations.
Explore GENi for Corner family records.
Find your Irish Corner relatives on findmypast.ie
Corner Forums
Research the Corner surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Corner surname in the USA? Corner is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Corner Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Corner family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Corner surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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