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Lydia Cornford [Rabson], daughter of Henry Rabson, farm labourer and Frances Gibb [Rabson] [Mann]
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Date
Type
Information
Source
 
27th February 1841
Born
In the Parish of Mayfield, Sussex; registered at Uckfield District, Sussex; ref: 1841 Q1 Vol 7 Page 504
Mayfield Parish Registers
Gillian Purdy's research
 
6th June 1841
Census
At Mouse Hall Farm in the Parish of Mayfield, Sussex; Lydde Rabson, F, [Granddaughter], age 3 months, born Sussex
1841 Census
Mayfield, Sussex
 
30th March 1851
Census
At Tidebrook in the Parish of Wadhurst, Sussex; Daughter; occupation SCHOLAR
1851 Census
Wadhurst, Sussex
 
3rd July 1853
Christened
At St. Dunstan Church in the Parish of Mayfield, Sussex
Mayfield Parish Registers
Gillian Purdy's research
 
25th December 1867
Married
Walter Cornford, master carpenter at St. Dunstan Church in the Parish of Mayfield, Sussex; registered at Uckfield District, Sussex; ref: 1867 Q4 Vol 2b Page 211
Gillian Purdy's research
 
1869
Birth of a son
Joseph W. in the Parish of Tonbridge, Kent
1881 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex
 
1871
Birth of a son
Benjamin in the Parish of Tonbridge, Kent
1881 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex
 
1874
Birth of a son
Esli in the Parish of Tonbridge, Kent
1881 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex
 
1878
Birth of a daughter
Anna in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex
1881 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex
 
Oct to Dec 1879
Birth of a daughter
Gaius Henry in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex; registered at Uckfield District, Sussex; ref: 1879 Q4 Vol 2b Page 121
1881 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex
 
3rd April 1881
Census
At Village in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex; Lyda Cornford, F, Wife, married, age 40, born Mayfield
1881 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex
 
1882
Birth of a daughter
Esther in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex
1891 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex
 
1884
Birth of a son
Luther in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex
1891 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex
 
5th April 1891
Census
At South Street in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex; Lydia Cornford, F, Wife, married, age 50, born Mayfield, Sussex
1891 Census
Rotherfield, Sussex
 
Jan to Mar 1906
Died
Registered at Uckfield District, Sussex; ref: 1906 Q1 Vol 2b Page 87
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Ancestor's report
Descendent's report
Cornford, Corneford, Corneforde, Cornefoord, Comford family records
Rabson, Robson individual records
The ancestral pedigree of Lydia Cornford [Rabson]
    
3rd marriageJohn Rabsonm: 24th Apr 1792 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, SussexMary Noakes 
 b: 1740 Penshurst, Kent
ch: 16th Feb 1740 St. John the Baptist Church
bur: 18th Sep 1805 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
  b: 1760 Ticehurst, Sussex
ch: 6th Jul 1760 St. Mary the Virgin Church
 
  
     
 Sophia Frederick Richard Henry Harriet Gilford Vinall
 b: 22nd Dec 1792 Ticehurst, Sussex
ch: 25th Jan 1793 St. Mary the Virgin Church
d: 12th Aug 1881 Clark's Hill, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
 b: 1794 Ticehurst, Sussex
ch: 7th May 1794 St. Mary the Virgin Church
 b: 1796 Ticehurst, Sussex
ch: 20th Mar 1796 St. Mary the Virgin Church
d: Nov 1867 Mayfield, Sussex
bur: 18th Nov 1867 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
 b: 1798 Ticehurst, Sussex
ch: 28th Feb 1798 St. Mary the Virgin Church
 b: 1800 Ticehurst, Sussex
ch: 19th Jun 1800 St. Mary the Virgin Church
       
Great-
Grandfather
record
   
   
   
 Richard Henry Rabson
farmer
m: 28th Jan 1819 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, SussexMary Bailey 
 b: 1796 Ticehurst, Sussex
ch: 20th Mar 1796 St. Mary the Virgin Church
d: Nov 1867 Mayfield, Sussex
bur: 18th Nov 1867 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  b: 1796 Mayfield, Sussex
d: Feb 1875 Mayfield, Sussex
bur: 26th Feb 1875 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
 
  
     
 Henry Ann Jacob Joseph Elizabeth
 b: 1820 Ticehurst, Sussex
ch: 3rd Dec 1820 St. Mary the Virgin Church
d: Apr 1853 Mayfield, Sussex
bur: 11th Apr 1853 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
 b: 23rd Jul 1823 Ticehurst, Sussex
ch: 17th Aug 1823 Shovers Green Chapel, Wadhurst, Sussex
 b: 1828 Wadhurst, Sussex b: 1832 Mayfield, Sussex b: 1836 Mayfield, Sussex
         
Grandfather
record
   
   
    
 Henry Rabson
farm labourer
m: 24th Dec 1840 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, SussexFrances Mann1st marriage
 b: 1820 Ticehurst, Sussex
ch: 3rd Dec 1820 St. Mary the Virgin Church
d: Apr 1853 Mayfield, Sussex
bur: 11th Apr 1853 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  b: 1819 Mayfield, Sussex
ch: 25th Dec 1819 St. Dunstan Church
d: Oct to Dec 1904
 
  
     
 Lydia Leah John Joseph Jabez
 b: 27th Feb 1841 Mayfield, Sussex
ch: 3rd Jul 1853 St. Dunstan Church
d: Jan to Mar 1906
 b: 25th Nov 1842 Wadhurst, Sussex
ch: 3rd Jul 1853 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
d: 17th Aug 1917 Rotherfield, Sussex
bur: After 17th Aug 1917 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
 b: 25th Jan 1845 Wadhurst, Sussex
ch: 3rd Jul 1853 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
 b: 14th Apr 1847 Mayfield, Sussex
ch: 3rd Jul 1853 St. Dunstan Church
d: May 1855 Mayfield, Sussex
bur: 15th May 1855 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
 b: 29th May 1850 Wadhurst, Sussex
ch: 3rd Jul 1853 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
d: Oct 1899 Rotherfield, Sussex
bur: 3rd Oct 1899 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
         
Parental
record
   
   
    
 Walter Cornford
master carpenter
m: 25th Dec 1867 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, SussexLydia Rabson 
 b: 1838 Wallis, Mayfield, Sussex
ch: 29th Apr 1838 St. Dunstan Church
  b: 27th Feb 1841 Mayfield, Sussex
ch: 3rd Jul 1853 St. Dunstan Church
d: Jan to Mar 1906
 
  
       
 Joseph W. Benjamin Esli Anna Gaius Henry Esther Luther
 b: 1869 Tonbridge, Kent b: 1871 Tonbridge, Kent b: 1874 Tonbridge, Kent b: 1878 Rotherfield, Sussex b: Oct to Dec 1879 Rotherfield, Sussex
d: May 1881 Rotherfield, Sussex
bur: 20th May 1881 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
 b: 1882 Rotherfield, Sussex b: 1884 Rotherfield, Sussex
         
Family
record

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