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Benjamin Cork, farmer, son of William Cork and Sarah Cork
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Date
Type
Information
Source
 
1790
Born
In the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex
Rotherfield Parish Registers
 
8th January 1790
Christened
At St. Denys Church in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex
Rotherfield Parish Registers
 
10th October 1815
Married
Lucy Waters at St. Denys Church in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex
Rotherfield Parish Registers
 
31st October 1816
Birth of a son
Obadiah in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex
Rotherfield Parish Registers
 
26th February 1839
At Homestead, House and Buildings (0 acres 1 roods 29 perches) plot 2380; Benjamin Corke (occupier) and John Villiers Shelley (owner)
Rotherfield Tithe Map
 
26th February 1839
At Yard etc., Buildings (0 acres 1 roods 4 perches) plot 3140; Benjamin Corke (occupier) and Lord Abergavenny (owner)
Rotherfield Tithe Map
 
6th June 1841
Census
At Maynards Gate in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex; Benjamin Corke, M, Head, age 49, born Sussex; occupation: farmer
1841 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex
 
1851
At Rotherfield; Cork, Benjamin; occupation: farmer
Post Office Directory
 
30th March 1851
Census
At Village [Court Farm] in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex; Head, employs 6 people; occupation: farmer
1851 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex
 
7th April 1861
Census
At Village [Court Farm] in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex; Benjamin Corke, M, Head, widowed, age 71, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farmer of 300 acres employing 7 men
1861 Census
Rotherfield and Crowborough
 
2nd April 1871
Census
At Mark Cross in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex; Benjamin Corke, M, Grandfather, widowed, age 81, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: retired farmer
1871 Census
Rotherfield and Crowborough
 
1872
Home
At Court Farm
Inscriptions at St Denys
 
24th July 1872
Died
In the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex
Inscriptions at St Denys
 
After 24th July 1872
Buried
At St. Denys Church in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex
Inscriptions at St Denys

Ancestor's report
Descendent's report
Cork, Corke, Corks family records
The ancestral pedigree of Benjamin Cork, farmer
  
 Thomas Corkm: 13th Aug 1728 St. Michael & All Angels Church, Little Horsted, SussexBarbara Wicking 
 b: c 1705  b: c 1705 
  
        
Thomas William Sarah Elizabeth Nicholas John Benjamin Richard
b: 1728/29 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 6th Feb 1728/29 St. Denys Church
 b: 1731 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 13th Sep 1731 St. Denys Church
 b: 1733 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 26th Oct 1733 St. Denys Church
 b: 1735 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 20th Nov 1735 St. Denys Church
 b: 1737/38 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 26th Jan 1737/38 St. Denys Church
 b: 1740 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 8th Apr 1740 St. Denys Church
 b: 1746 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 25th Sep 1746 St. Denys Church
 b: 1749 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 30th May 1749 St. Denys Church
         
Great-
Grandfather
record
   
   
   
 William Corkm: 11th May 1747 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, SussexMary Bakes 
 b: 1731 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 13th Sep 1731 St. Denys Church
  b: c 1725 
  
       
 Nicholas Mary William Martha Thomas John Ann
 b: 1747/48 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 26th Feb 1747/48 St. Denys Church
 b: 1749 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 26th Dec 1749 St. Denys Church
d: Feb 1805 Withyham, Sussex
bur: 14th Feb 1805 St. Denys Church, Withyham, Sussex
 b: 1751 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 31st Dec 1751 St. Denys Church
 b: 1754 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 4th Sep 1754 St. Denys Church
 b: 1757 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 22nd Nov 1757 St. Denys Church
 b: 1760 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 18th Jul 1760 St. Denys Church
 b: 1764 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 20th Jul 1764 St. Denys Church
            
Grandfather
record
   
   
   
2nd marriageWilliam Corkm: c 1783Sarah 
 b: 1751 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 31st Dec 1751 St. Denys Church
  b: c 1760 
  
    
 Elizabeth William John Benjamin
 b: 1784 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 29th Jul 1784 St. Denys Church
 b: 1784 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 29th Jul 1784 St. Denys Church
 b: 1787 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 11th Jul 1787 St. Denys Church
 b: 1790 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 8th Jan 1790 St. Denys Church
d: 24th Jul 1872 Rotherfield, Sussex
bur: After 24th Jul 1872 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
      
Parental
record
   
   
   
 Benjamin Cork
farmer
m: 10th Oct 1815 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, SussexLucy Waters 
 b: 1790 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 8th Jan 1790 St. Denys Church
d: 24th Jul 1872 Rotherfield, Sussex
bur: After 24th Jul 1872 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  b: c 1790
d: 20th May 1826 Rotherfield, Sussex
bur: After 20th May 1826 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
 
  
  
 Obadiah 
 b: 31st Oct 1816 Rotherfield, Sussex
ch: 29th Nov 1816 St. Denys Church
d: 30th Mar 1868 Howbourne, Buxted, Sussex
bur: 1868 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
 
   
Family
record

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