Cornwall Family Tree research resources
Explore the detail of the Cornwall Family History using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Genealogy !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1276 people with the Cornwall surname? In that year Cornwall was ranked number 2347 for popularity in the UK. |
Good news! There is already a One Name Study on the Cornwall surname.
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.
Cornwall records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Cornwall 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Historical References
"CORNWALL. From Cornwall in England. The first of this name in Scotland appears to have been Robert de Comewall who witnessed a charter by Hugh, bishop of St. Andrews granting the lands of Malar to the abbot and canons of Stirling, c. 1180 (Cambus.). William de Comhal of Edinburghshire rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, n, p. 201). William de Cornal attested the homage of Duncan, earl of Fife, to Robert de Karal, abbot of Dunfennline, 1316 (RD., p. 236). Mr. Richard Cornell was archdeacon of Dunkeld, 1406, and professor of canon law in University of St. Andrews, 1410 (Tytler, Hist, of Scot., n, p. 43). Sir John Comwell, vicar of Telyne (Tealing) in Angus, 1450 (Illus., ra, p. 135). Johne of Comewal of Bonhard was killed at Flodden, 1513, and John Comuell was witness in Crail, 1526 (Crail, p. 39). Nicholas Cornwall of Bonhard was provost of Linlithgow and a commissioner for holding parliament, 1592 (APS., ra, p. 527). Archibald Cornwall, town-officer of Edinburgh, was hanged in the city in 1601 for having, at the sale of some sequestrated goods at the Cross, driven a nail into the gibbet standing close by, intending to suspend on it a portrait of the king on a board that was among them, for the purpose of its being better seen, but was dissuaded from doing so by those present. His action was considered by the authorities as lese-majestie. Donald Cornell, heir of Malcolm Cornell, burgess of Perth, 1604 (Inquis., 177). Marie Camewall in the parish of Logic, 1674 (Dunblane), and Duncan Cornel in Hill of Arnfinlay, parish of Kippen, 1734. Cornwalls were seated at Bonhard early in the fifteenth century, and the direct line ended on the death of Elizabeth, heiress of Bonhard in 1763. Cornale and Cornevale, 1479, Comewale 1483, Cornwale 1530. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Cornwall Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cornwall 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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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 Cornwall family tree.
Investigate Cornwall Parish Records at Find My Past.
Search the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Cornwall family name using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for Cornwall family records.
Investigate MyHeritage for Cornwall family data.
Investigate the LDS Database for records of the Cornwall family.
Research the Cornwall surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Cornwall Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1671 people with the Cornwall surname in the UK? Cornwall is now ranked number 2565 for popularity in the UK. |
Cornwall Family Tree Databases
Investigate WikiTree for user contributed Cornwall family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Cornwall data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Study MyTrees for information on the Cornwall family and people looking to contact living Cornwall relations.
Investigate GENi for Cornwall family records.
Find your Irish Cornwall relatives on findmypast.ie
Cornwall Forums
Research the Cornwall surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Cornwall surname in the USA? Cornwall is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Cornwall Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on the Cornwall 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 Cornwall surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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