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William Harmer m. Ada Cornwell 1948, looking for evidence of her parents. Probably Bentham Cornwell and Alice Symes, they seem to be from Yorkshire and she was registered in Newmarket.. Need something concrete to prove. 1922 birth seems to suggest they were her parents but he may have died 1916 which would rather make that impossible (unless there are 2 Bentham Cornwells) Thanks in advance.

Just for ref

First name(s) ADA E D
Last name CORNWELL
Birth year 1922
Birth quarter 1
Registration month -
Mother's maiden name Symes
District Newmarket
County Cambridgeshire
Country England
Volume 3B
Page 807

There's George Cornwell ?

Births Dec 1916 (>99%)
Cornwell George Symes Newmarket 3b 758

1939
Fodder Fen,Soham, Newmarket R.D., Cambridgeshire, England

Cornwell household
(3 people)
First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
Sidney Cornwell 05 Jul ? Male Pigman On Farm Married 73 1
Ada Cornwell 29 Apr 1883 Female Land Worker Married 73 2
George Cornwell 24 Oct 1916 Male Farm Labourer Heavy Single 73 3

But no closed record on there ( though she might not have been at home?)

So possibly this marriage for the parents of George?
Marriages Sep 1909 (>99%)

CORNWELL Sidney Lambeth 1d 583
SYMES Ada Francis Lambeth 1d 583

My guess is that as first name is Ada that's more likely to be the parents, but you'd need the cert really or marriage cert for father's name

Ada and Sidney died 1948 and 1973 respectively in Cambridgeshire

Marriages Mar 1912 (>99%)
Cornwell Bentham Symes N.Bierley 9b 71
view
Symes Alice Cornwell N.Bierley 9b 71

Births Jun 1914 (>99%)
CORNWELL Jonas H Symes N. Bierley 9b 42 Scan available - click to view
Births Sep 1915 (>99%)
Cornwell Jonas H Symes Bradford 9b 139 Scan available - click to view
Births Dec 1916 (>99%)
Cornwell George Symes Newmarket 3b 758 Scan available - click to view
Births Mar 1922 (>99%)
Cornwell Ada E D Symes Newmarket 3b 807

I think you will find this is Alice who remarried after Bentham's death,

61 Dick Lane, Bradford C.B., Yorkshire (West Riding), England

Beck household
(2 people)
First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
Alice M Beck 04 May 1893 Female Fruit Picker Married 24 1
Henry J Cornwell 21 Jun 1915 Male Crane Driver Single 24 2

Marriages Mar 1919 (>99%)

Beck David Cornwell Bradford 9b 287
Cornwell Alice M Beck Bradford 9b 287

Which rather confirms she is not the mother of Ada Cornwell

Below references from...

https://www.cfhs.org.uk/ (Cambridgeshire Family History Society)

Chris :)


Baptism
CORNWELL Ada Evelyn Drusilla 1922 Prickwillow CD/PR/104


Marriage
CORNWELL Ada Evelyn Drusilla 1948 Prickwillow CD/PR/104


Cambridgeshire Banns (Find My Past)

name(s) Ada Evelyn
Last name Cornwall
Banns year 1948
Banns date 18 Jan 1948
Spouse's first name(s) William Samuel
Spouse's last name Harmer
Place Cambridge, St Philip
Groom's marital condition bac
Groom's residence otp
Bride's marital condition sp
Bride's residence of St Peter Prickwillow


Baptism
CORNWELL Sidney 1883 Prickwillow CD/PR/104


1891 (Find My Past)
John Cornwell Head Married Male 52 1839 Labourer Agricultural Suffolk, England
Betsy Cornwell Wife Married Female 50 1841 - Cambridgeshire, England
Drusilla Cornwell Daughter Single Female 12 1879 - Cambridgeshire, England
Emma Cornwell Daughter - Female 10 1881 Scholar Cambridgeshire, England
Sidney Cornwell Son - Male 7 1884 Scholar Cambridgeshire, England
John Cornwell Son - Male 4 1887
Cottage, Fodderfen Drove, Soham, Newmarket, Cambridgeshire,


1909 Marriage image on Ancestry (London Marriages)
Father, John, occ. Farm Labourer. Sidney, age 26, occ. Farm Labourer)


(Marriage on FMP, 1859, Ely, John Cornwell, Betsey Henson)


Birth
CORNWELL, SIDNEY (HENSON)
GRO Reference: 1883 S Quarter in ELY Volume 03B Page 542

Another brother:

Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
CORNWELL, SIDNEY JOHN SYMES
GRO Reference: 1910 M Quarter in NEWMARKET Volume 03B Page 441

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Get a copy of the marriage cert if you want proof

1911:

Name: Sidney Cornwell
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1911
Event Place: Soham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
County: Cambridgeshire
Parish: Soham
Sub-District: Soham
Sub-District Number: 4
District Number: 183
Enumeration District: 11
Registration District: Newmarket
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Marital Status: Married
Marital Status: MARRIED
Occupation: HORSEKEEPER
Industry: FARM
Number in Family: 2
Birth Year (Estimated): 1883
Birthplace: Prickwillow, Cambridgeshire
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Schedule Type: 41
Page Number: 1
Registration Number: RG14
Piece/Folio: 81
Affiliate Record Identifier: GBC/1911/RG14/09205/0081/1


Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Sidney Cornwell Head M 28 Prickwillow, Cambridgeshire
Ada Frances Cornwell Wife F 28 London, London
Sidney Cornwell Son M 1 Prickwillow, Cambridgeshire

Record Type: Household
Line Number: 1

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