Mark Cornwell is certainly a very common Cambridgeshire name, especially in the villages to the north and east of the city of Cambridge. A good guide to the distribution in the early 20th century is on roll of honour, which is pretty well complete for Cambridgeshire. My mother's maiden name is Cornwell, and they came mostly from in and around Histon, to at least back into the 18th century. They tended to have very big families! However, be aware that they show up on census data as Cornwell, Cornell, Cornal, Cornhile and even Cromwell. One of my ancestors in 19th Century Histon is shown living next door to his brother's family, and they are given slightly different surnames. I have also seen it often in graveyards along the Cambridgeshire border with Norfolk and Suffolk, but that must be a different, richer branch of the family, because I doubt that any of my lot would have afforded a gravestone. Simon www.norfolkchurches.co.uk www.suffolkchurches.co.uk r.partridge@ukonline.co.uk wrote: > Hi Mark ! > > Nivard's suggestion (below) is a very good one as the word will spread > around East Anglia much more quickly ! - and one county that you should > definitely look at is Essex, as the well-known thriller writer Bernard > CORNWELL came from there ! That is why he uses the "South Essex Regiment" > in his "Sharpe" series of books and the TV series which developed from it. > > I also have a distant relative in my Family Tree who came from Essex and > whose maiden name was CORNWELL ! > > Good Hunting ! Best Wishes ! Roger. > -------------- > Quoting Nivard Ovington <ovington1@sky.com>: > > >> Hi Mark >> >> Just a thought but instead of posting one or two names on multiple lists, >> why not list them all in one go >> >> Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) >> -------------------------------- >> >> >>> Dear Listers, >>> This is a complete longshot - but I am hoping someone out there might be >>> able to help? >>> >>> I have come across an old Army regimental photo in some family 'junk' but >>> cannot see any obvious link to my family. To try to unearth a link but >>> also >>> out of interest I am trying to trace some of the soldiers named on the >>> photo. >>> The photo was taken of the '18 Medium Regiment of the Royal Artillery' in >>> 1953. Possibly at the barrack HQ in Larkhill, Wiltshire, UK. >>> >>> In it there is a J. A. CORNWELL. >>> >>> My research tells me that CORNWEL is most common in Cambs, >>> possibly from the Newmarket area?. >>> >>> Does anyone know anything about this man or can help me trace his >>> descendents? >>> >>> Many thanks >>> Mark >>> > > > > ---------------------------------------------- > This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.421 / Virus Database: 270.14.12/2431 - Release Date: 10/12/09 13:01:00 > >

Not sure if there will be any connection but my ex-wife's family were CORNWELLs. They hailed from the 1800, at least, from the Welney area in Cambridgeshire/Norfolk border area Regards, Bruce -----Original Message----- From: eng-cambridgeshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-cambridgeshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Simon Sent: 12 October 2009 18:40 To: eng-cambridgeshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMS] CORNWELL surname - Newmarket area? Mark Cornwell is certainly a very common Cambridgeshire name, especially in the villages to the north and east of the city of Cambridge. A good guide to the distribution in the early 20th century is on roll of honour, which is pretty well complete for Cambridgeshire. My mother's maiden name is Cornwell, and they came mostly from in and around Histon, to at least back into the 18th century. They tended to have very big families! However, be aware that they show up on census data as Cornwell, Cornell, Cornal, Cornhile and even Cromwell. One of my ancestors in 19th Century Histon is shown living next door to his brother's family, and they are given slightly different surnames. I have also seen it often in graveyards along the Cambridgeshire border with Norfolk and Suffolk, but that must be a different, richer branch of the family, because I doubt that any of my lot would have afforded a gravestone. Simon www.norfolkchurches.co.uk www.suffolkchurches.co.uk r.partridge@ukonline.co.uk wrote: > Hi Mark ! > > Nivard's suggestion (below) is a very good one as the word will spread > around East Anglia much more quickly ! - and one county that you > should definitely look at is Essex, as the well-known thriller writer > Bernard CORNWELL came from there ! That is why he uses the "South Essex Regiment" > in his "Sharpe" series of books and the TV series which developed from it. > > I also have a distant relative in my Family Tree who came from Essex > and whose maiden name was CORNWELL ! > > Good Hunting ! Best Wishes ! Roger. > -------------- > Quoting Nivard Ovington <ovington1@sky.com>: > > >> Hi Mark >> >> Just a thought but instead of posting one or two names on multiple >> lists, why not list them all in one go >> >> Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) >> -------------------------------- >> >> >>> Dear Listers, >>> This is a complete longshot - but I am hoping someone out there >>> might be able to help? >>> >>> I have come across an old Army regimental photo in some family >>> 'junk' but cannot see any obvious link to my family. To try to >>> unearth a link but also out of interest I am trying to trace some of >>> the soldiers named on the photo. >>> The photo was taken of the '18 Medium Regiment of the Royal >>> Artillery' in 1953. Possibly at the barrack HQ in Larkhill, Wiltshire, UK. >>> >>> In it there is a J. A. CORNWELL. >>> >>> My research tells me that CORNWEL is most common in Cambs, possibly >>> from the Newmarket area?. >>> >>> Does anyone know anything about this man or can help me trace his >>> descendents? >>> >>> Many thanks >>> Mark >>> > > > > ---------------------------------------------- > This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.421 / Virus Database: 270.14.12/2431 - Release Date: > 10/12/09 13:01:00 > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.421 / Virus Database: 270.14.13/2432 - Release Date: 10/13/09 06:35:00