The name Cornelious is tied to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of England. It comes from Cornelius, a given name that came to England in the 15th or 16th century from Holland or Belgium. The names Cornelius and Cornelia were popular in the Low Countries because the relics of St. Cornelius, a Pope from the third century, were kept at the Chapter of Rosnay, in Flanders. [1]
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Early Origins of the Cornelious family
The surname Cornelious was first found in Essex, where they held a family seat from the Middle Ages.
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Early History of the Cornelious family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cornelious research. Another 54 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1354, 1568, 1575, 1664, 1557 and 1594 are included under the topic Early Cornelious History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Cornelious Spelling Variations
Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Cornelious has undergone many spelling variations, including Cornelius, Cornelis, Cornellis, Cornelys and others.
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Early Notables of the Cornelious family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Cornelious family
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Cornelious were among those contributors: Bernard Cornelius who sailed to Barbados in 1678 and Elizabeth Cornelius to Philadelphia in 1733.
Historic Events for the Cornelious family
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HMS Royal Oak
Kenneth Thomas Cornelious (d. 1939), British Boy 1st Class with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking [2]
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
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