Miriam Ann Cornwell

Brief Life History of Miriam Ann

When Miriam Ann Cornwell was born in 1868, in Warbleton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, her father, Robert Cornwall, was 46 and her mother, Sarah Cornford, was 35. She married Reuben Catt in 1885, in Hailsham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Heathfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years.

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Family Time Line

Reuben Catt
1864–
Miriam Ann Cornwell
1868–
Marriage: 1885
Albert Victor Catt
1886–
Annie Delilah Catt
1888–1921
Wallis Erle Catt
1889–
Frederick H Catt
1891–
Daisy Ruby Catt
1894–
Maggie May Catt
1899–
Hubert Hilary Catt
1901–
Robert Charles Catt
1903–
Luther Reginald Catt
1906–
Iris Verbena Catt
1908–

Sources (14)

  • Miriam A Catt in household of Reuben Catt, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Miriam Ann Cornwall, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Miriam Ann Cornwall, "England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910"

World Events (8)

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1904 · The Entente Cordiale

The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.

Name Meaning

English:

habitational name from Cornwell in Oxfordshire, named from Old English corn, a metathesized form of cron, cran ‘crane’ + well(a) ‘spring, stream’.

variant of Cornwall or Cornhill; in southeastern England mainly a habitational name from Cornhill in London but elsewhere alternatively from Cornhill (Northumberland) or one of the many minor places so called, often becoming Cornell .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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