Researching Tim Cornell
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2001 people with the Cornell surname? In that year Cornell was ranked number 1832 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Tim means "Form of TIMOTHY. honoring God" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Tim Cornell on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Tim Cornell and the Cornell Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cornell 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 Cornell family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 2237 people with the Cornell surname in the UK? Cornell is now ranked number 2201 for popularity in the UK. |
Cornell Genealogy Databases
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Cornell Forums
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Tim Cornell. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Tim Cornell
Timothy J. Cornell (born 1946) is a British historian specializing in ancient Rome. He is Emeritus Professor of Ancient History at the University of Manchester, having retired from his teaching position in 2011.
Cornell received his bachelor's degree in Ancient History with first class honours from University College London (1968) and his PhD in History from the University of London (1972). He was a student of Arnaldo Momigliano and wrote a dissertation entitled "Cato's Origines and the non-Roman historical tradition of ancient Italy". He was a fellow at Christ's College, Cambridge (1973–75), Assistant Director of The British School at Rome (1975–77), lecturer and senior lecturer in Ancient History at University College London (1978–88, 1988–95).
Between 1995 and 2011 he was a Professor of Ancient History at the University of Manchester, apart from a brief period as Director of the Institute of Classical Studies at the School of Advanced Study, University of London (2004-2006). Following his retirement in 2011, Cornell was made Emeritus Professor of Ancient History at the University of Manchester. In June 2018 he was elected President of the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies.
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