Charles Cordell1

#5427, (7 February 1808 - 1889)
FatherJohn Cordell1 (circa 1782 - after 1861)
MotherSusanna (-?-)1 (circa 1779 - 1864)
Extended Family

Children of Charles Cordell and Elizabeth Best
  • Charles Cordell11 (1838 - 1840)
  • John Cordell12 (1840 - 1843)
BirthCharles Cordell was born on 7 Feb 1808 in Harlow, Essex.1
 
(Witness) Marriage Charles Cordell witnessed the marriage of [his brother] Edward Cordell and Jane Aley on 29 May 1830 in Harlow. He signed with an X.1 
MarriageCharles Cordell married Mary Cordell on 10 May 1831 in St Giles without Cripplegate, City of London.
Details from the register: Charles Cordell, bachelor, and Mary Cordell, spinster, both of this parish were married by Banns and the witnesses were John Davis and Sarah Seymour.2 
(Widowed) DeathHis wife Mary died in 1836.3  
MarriageCharles Cordell married Elizabeth Best on 15 Apr 1837 in St Giles without Cripplegate.
Details from the register: Charles Cordell, widower, and Elizabeth Best, spinster, both of this parish were married by Banns and the witnesses were George Best and Mary Ann Lane.4 
1841 CensusCharles and Elizabeth Cordell appeared on the 1841 Census of St Mary Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, at Mundys Place. Charles was 30 and a Wine Porter Journeyman. Elizabeth was 35. With them was John, age 1, and John (age 20, Carman). They were all recorded as born in the county, i.e. Middlesex. Note that the 1841 census records ages rounded down to the nearest 5 years, does not record relationships, and only indicates whether or not the person was born in the county.5 
1851 CensusCharles and Elizabeth Cordell appeared on the 1851 Census of Camberwell, Surrey, at Anns Cottage, Willow Brook Grove. Charles was 43, a Cellarman in the Wine Trade, and was born in Harlow Essex. Elizabeth was 46, a Domestic, and born in Northfleet, Kent. They had a visitor, Mary Golding (60, unmarried, born Cambridgeshire.)6 
1871 CensusCharles and Elizabeth appeared on the 1871 Census of St Giles Camberwell, Surrey, at 216 Neate Street. Charles was 63 years old, a Dock Laborer, and was born in Harlow, Essex. Elizabeth was 66 and born in Northfleet, Kent. No one else was in the household.7 
(Widowed) DeathHis wife Elizabeth died in 1879.8  
1881 CensusCharles Cordell appeared on the 1881 Census of Camberwell, Surrey, at 203 Neate Street. Charles was a widower, age 73, worked as a Shoe black & Porter, and was born in Harlow. He lodged at a general store Dealer's Shop.9 
DeathCharles died in 1889.10
 
Last Edited23 Aug 2013

Citations

  1. Microfilm of the Parish Register of St. Mary's and St. Hugh's church, Harlow, Essex, 1755-1984 (Family History Library, 1472363).
  2. Marriages of St Giles without Cripplegate, London. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Charles Cordell & Mary Cordell, 1831, #3508.
  3. National Burial Index for England & Wales, compiled by Federation of Family History Societies, Bury, England, 2004. Viewed online at findmypast.com. Mary Cordell, age 32, 1836.
  4. Marriages of St Giles without Cripplegate, London. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Charles Cordell & Elizabeth Best, 1837, #308.
  5. 1841 Census for England & Wales, HO107/716 Book 11 Folio 11.
  6. 1851 Census for England, Wales & Scotland, HO107/1582 folio 398. Image viewed at Findmypast.
  7. 1871 Census for England & Wales, RG10/740 folio 57.
  8. FreeBMD. Elizabeth Cordell, age 75, Dec Q 1879, Camberwell RD.
  9. 1881 Census for England & Wales, RG11/698 folio 119.
  10. FreeBMD. Charles Cordell, age 78, Mar Q 1889, Camberwell RD.
  11. Baptisms of Holy Trinity Minories, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Charles Cordell, 1840, #310.
  12. Baptisms of Holy Trinity Minories, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. John Cordell, 1840, #311.