Researching John Cornish
Delve into the history of John Cornish using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4321 people with the Cornish surname? In that year Cornish was ranked number 979 for popularity in the UK. |
Good news! There is already a One Name Study on the Cornish surname.

The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Cornish on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of John Cornish in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Cornish ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Cornish and the Cornish Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cornish 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 Cornish family tree.
Explore Parish Records for John Cornish at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Cornish using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for John Cornish records.
Check out MyHeritage for John Cornish information.
Explore the LDS Database for records about John Cornish.
Research the Cornish surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Cornish Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 4810 people with the Cornish surname in the UK? Cornish is now ranked number 1230 for popularity in the UK. |
Cornish Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for John Cornish.
Study MyTrees for information on the Cornish family and people looking to contact living Cornish relations.
Check out One Great Family for Cornish records submitted by people who are already researching the Cornish Family Tree.
Find John Cornish from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Cornish Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Cornish surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 15191 people with the Cornish surname in the USA? Cornish is ranked number 152 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Cornish Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on John Cornish. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Cornish
John Cornish
John Rundle Cornish (7 October 1837 – 20 April 1918) was an Anglican bishop, the inaugural Bishop of St Germans from 1905 to 1918.
Born on 7 October 1837 he was educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he was 14th Wrangler in 1859. He was a Lecturer then Fellow at the College before studying for ordination. His subsequent appointments included a period as Vicar of Kenwyn, the post of Principal of Truro Training College and Archdeacon of Cornwall before a 15-year stint as a suffragan bishop as the inaugural Bishop of St Germans. He died on 20 April 1918 and a school (the Bishop Cornish C of E VA Primary School) in the locality is named after him. After Cornish's death the bishopric of St Germans remained dormant for 56 years.
Source: John Cornish, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Cornish
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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