Clarke Family Tree » William Ernest Cornish (1868-1917)
Personal data William Ernest Cornish
Source 1- He was born on February 2, 1868 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- He died in the year 1917 in Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia, he was 48 years old.
- A child of William John Cornish and Eliza Tombs
Household of William Ernest Cornish
He is married to Catherine Justine Henkel.
They got married on September 13, 1892 at Redfern, New South Wales, Australia, he was 24 years old.
Child(ren):
- Alfred L S Cornish 1891-????
- Lillian Marguerita Cornish 1893-1979
- Dorothy Olivera Cornish 1895-1979
- William Casper Cornish 1902-1986
- Albert Carl Cornish 1906-1906
Timeline William Ernest Cornish
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Birthday February 2, 1868
- The temperature on February 2, 1868 was about 3.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
- From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
- In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- March 8 » Sakai incident: Japanese samurai kill 11 French sailors in the port of Sakai, Osaka.
- June 1 » The Treaty of Bosque Redondo is signed, allowing the Navajo to return to their lands in Arizona and New Mexico.
- September 23 » Grito de Lares ("Lares Revolt") occurs in Puerto Rico against Spanish rule.
- December 9 » The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.
- December 10 » The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.
- December 24 » The Greek Presidential Guard is established as the royal escort by King George I.
Day of marriage September 13, 1892
- The temperature on September 13, 1892 was about 18.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1892: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- May 28 » In San Francisco, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club.
- June 7 » Homer Plessy is arrested for refusing to leave his seat in the "whites-only" car of a train; he lost the resulting court case, Plessy v. Ferguson.
- July 7 » The Katipunan is established, the discovery of which by Spanish authorities initiated the Philippine Revolution.
- September 9 » Amalthea, third moon of Jupiter is discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard.
- September 22 » Lindal Railway Incident, providing inspiration for "The Lost Special" by A.C. Doyle and the TV serial Lost.
- December 17 » First issue of Vogue is published.
Same birth/death day
- 1861 » Solomon R. Guggenheim, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum († 1949)
- 1862 » Émile Coste, French fencer († 1927)
- 1862 » Cornelius McKane, American physician, educator, and hospital founder († 1912)
- 1866 » Enrique Simonet, Spanish painter and academic († 1927)
- 1873 » Konstantin von Neurath, German politician and diplomat, 13th German Minister of Foreign Affairs († 1956)
- 1873 » Leo Fall, Austrian composer († 1925)
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Stephen Clarke, "Clarke Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/clarke-family-tree/I392494376872.php : accessed May 11, 2025), "William Ernest Cornish (1868-1917)".
Stephen Clarke, "Clarke Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/clarke-family-tree/I392494376872.php : accessed May 11, 2025), "William Ernest Cornish (1868-1917)".