Researching Bob Cornford
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 675 people with the Cornford surname? In that year Cornford was ranked number 2905 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bob means "Form of ROBERT - Bright fame" and is of German origin.
Records of Bob Cornford on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bob Cornford and the Cornford Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 939 people with the Cornford surname in the UK? Cornford is now ranked number 3160 for popularity in the UK. |
Cornford Family Tree Databases
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Cornford Forums
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Bob Cornford. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bob Cornford
Bob Cornford
Robert Leslie "Bob" Cornford (15 May 1940 – 18 July 1983) was a British jazz pianist and composer.
He was born in Brazil to British nationals. He received classical training in music, including studies at the Royal College of Music. He joined the ensemble of John Dankworth in the 1960s while working as an arranger and orchestrator on for the BBC, and he composed for the NDR Radiophilharmonie and the DR Big Band. The NDR perform Cornford's Coalescence and In Memoriam.
Beginning in 1977 he was a member of the band Axel with Tony Coe and in 1983 performed with Lee Konitz. He also worked with Phil Lee, Alan Skidmore, Bobby Wellins, Kenny Wheeler, Chris Laurence, Humphrey Lyttelton, Palle Mikkelborg, Mark Murphy, Pat Smythe, Trevor Tomkins, and Norma Winstone and accompanied vocalists such as Scott Walker and Gitte Haenning. Cornford died of a heart attack in 1983.
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