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Daughter of Joseph Deeks 1813 and Tabitha Ruse
Ellen was baptised on 2 Mar 1851(1) in Kedington, Suffolk. She married James Cornwell on 20 Nov 1872 (1) in Kedington.
James Cornwell was baptised on 31 Mar 1844 (1) in Kedington. His parents are James Cornwell 1805 and Betsy Choat.
James was a Grocer and Draper in Kedington until just before he died when he had taken over Pannell's Ash Farm in Hedington. He and Ellen had 4 children.
Walter Cornwell Baptised 8 Feb 1874 in Kedington (1) Laura Cornwell Baptised 11 Jul 1875 in Kedington (1) Henry Cornwell * Baptised 14 Jul 1878 in Kedington (1) Ellen Cornwell Baptised 12 Oct 1879 in Kedington (1) * has own page
James died in 1894 (2) aged 50 years. He died of a shooting accident, the Inquest was covered in the South West Suffolk Echo
Census details below.
1861 & 1871 Census for Ellen - see Joseph Deeks 1813 1881 Census RG11/1822 James Cornwell Head m 37 Grocer Kedington, Suffolk Ellen Cornwell Wife m 30 Kedington, Suffolk Walter Cornwell Son 7 Scholar Kedington, Suffolk Laura Cornwell Daug 5 Scholar Kedington, Suffolk Henry Cornwell Son 2 Kedington, Suffolk Ellen Cornwell Daug 1 Kedington, Suffolk Address: Kedington Village, Suffolk 1891 Census RG12/1436 James Cornwell Head m 47 Grocer Kedington, Suffolk Ellen Cornwell Wife m 40 Kedington, Suffolk Walter Cornwell Son s 17 Carpentery Apprentice Kedington, Suffolk Laura Cornwell Daug s 15 Dressmakers Apprentice Kedington, Suffolk Henry Cornwell Son 12 Scholar Kedington, Suffolk Ellen Cornwell Daug 11 Scholar Kedington, Suffolk Address: Silver Street, Kedington, Suffolk 1901 Census RG13/1744 Ellen Cornwell Head wid 50 Living on own means Kedington, Suffolk Walter Cornwell Son s 27 Carpenter Kedington, Suffolk Address: Pausey Road, Sudbury, Suffolk
Sources (1) Transcript of Kedington Parish Records (2) GRO - Dec 1894 - 4a 357 - Sudbury Contact - Jacky Hockridge - juljacho@aol.com *****************************************************