Download presentation
Presentation is loading. Please wait.
Published byAubrie Harris Modified over 9 years ago
1
Use Primary Sources to discover details of his life Piece together John Travers Cornwell’s story
2
Extracts from 1901 Census – Clyde Place, Low Leyton, Essex © Crown Copyright Images reproduced by courtesy of The National Archives, London, England Image uploaded for educational purposes, all rights reserved
3
Transcript of 1901 Census NameRelationship to head of family Marital status Age at last birthday OccupationBirthplace Eli CornwellHeadMarried47Tram DriverCambridgeshire Lily CornwellWifeMarried29-Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire Arthur F Cornwell SonSingle13-Stratford, Essex Alice M Cornwell DaughterSingle11-Poplar, Middlesex Ernest E Cornwell SonSingle3-Stratford, Essex John T Cornwell SonSingle1-Leyton, Essex William George BoarderMarried37Shoe Maker (Repairing) Bishopsgate, Middlesex
4
© Crown Copyright Images reproduced by courtesy of The National Archives, London, England Image uploaded for educational purposes, all rights reserved Extracts from 1911 Census – Walton Road School, Forest Gate, East Ham, Essex
5
Transcript of 1911 Census NameRelationship to head of family Age at last birthday OccupationBirthplace John CornwellInmate [boarding school] 10School [list of students continued] Leyton, Essex
6
Extracts from Royal Navy Seaman record © Crown Copyright Images reproduced by courtesy of The National Archives, London, England Image uploaded for educational purposes, all rights reserved
7
Transcript of Royal Navy Seaman record Ship etc. served in: Rating [rank] and dates:If discharged, whither and for what cause Vivid I-Boy Second Class 31 July 1915 to 22 January 1916 -Boy First Class 22 January 1916 to 1 May 1916 Chester- Boy First Class 2 May 1916 to 2 June 1916DD [Discharged Dead]
8
Image uploaded for educational purposes, all rights reserved
9
Victoria Cross Recipients register Copyright Naval and Military Press Ltd 2010. Image uploaded for educational purposes, all rights reserved
10
© Copyright The Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Image uploaded for educational purposes, all rights reserved
11
livesofthefirstworldwar.org Discover more fascinating stories… Lives of the First World War
Similar presentations
© 2025 SlidePlayer.com. Inc.
All rights reserved.