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Charles Cornwallis 2nd Marquess

Male19 October 1774–9 August 1823

Brief Life History of Charles

When Charles Cornwallis 2nd Marquess was born on 19 October 1774, in Culford, Suffolk, England, his father, Gen. Lord Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquess, was 35 and his mother, Jemima Tulikens Jones, was 34. He married Louisa Gordon on 17 April 1797. They were the parents of at least 5 daughters. He died on 9 August 1823, in Saint George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 48, and was buried in Culford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Charles Cornwallis 2nd Marquess
1774–1823
Louisa Gordon
1776–1850
Marriage: 17 April 1797
Lady Jane Cornwallis
1798–1856
Louisa Cornwallis
1801–1872
Jemima Cornwallis
1803–1856
Rt. Hon. Mary Cornwallis
1804–1872
Elizabeth Cornwallis
1807–1874

Sources (19)

  • Charles Cornwallis, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Charles Cornwallis, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Charles Cornwallis in entry for Jemima Cornwallis, "England, Middlesex, Westminster, Parish Registers, 1538-1912"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    17 April 1797

    • Children (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (7)

    1775 · The Shot Heard Around the World

    Age 1

    "On April 18, 1775, a shot known as the ""shot heard around the world"" was fired between American colonists and British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts. This began the American War for Independence. Fifteen months later, Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783 which ended the war. The colonies were no longer under British rule. Many who fought for the British fled to Canada, the West Indies, and some to England."

    1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia

    Age 13

    The first fleet of convicts sailed from England to Australia on May 13, 1787. By 1868, over 150,000 felons had been exiled to New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, and Western Australia.

    1789 · The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano

    Age 15

    "Former slave Olaudah Equiano settled in London and published his autobiography titled ""The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano."" Equiano learned to read and write and converted to Christianity. His autobiography is one of the oldest published works by an African-American writer."

    Name Meaning

    Norman, English: regional name for someone from Cornwall, a Normanized form of Middle English Cornwalish. Compare Cornwall .

    Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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