The Corney family tree has come about through the co-operation between a number of people, before I got involved. We now have a huge database of Sussex Corney's, far too large to detail here, so please get in contact if you have an ancestor who may be related to ours.

This family had connections in Southwark, possibly because of the proximity of the Docks, and I need to research this further. There is also the possibility that Thomas Corney, the founder of our line, was born in the Isle of Wight.

The Corney family were farmers or mariners and a lot of them became carpenters. In the latter part of the 19th century many moved to London including my own line (Charles Corney and Eliza Jane Holman).

I have detailed only the beginning of our known Corney family here.

Descendants of Thomas Corney

Generation No. 1

1. THOMAS 2 CORNEY (UNKNOWN 1) was born 1665, and died 15 November 1728 in St. Marys Littlehampton. He married (1) SUSANA. He married (2) JANE WOODALL 08 August 1695 in Arundel. He married (3) JANE BOXHOLD 24 September 1707 in Chichester St.Martin.

Children of THOMAS CORNEY and SUSANA were:

i. THOMAS 3 CORNEY, b. 1684, Littlehampton; d. 27 April 1694, Littlehampton.

ii. ELIZABETH CORNEY b. 1686, Littlehampton. She married WILLIAM OLIVER 21 May 1713 in Littlehampton St.Mary

2. iii. JAMES CORNEY, b. 1688, Littlehampton; d. 10 January 1777, Littlehampton.

iv. SUSANA CORNEY, b. 1690, Littlehampton, Sussex ; d. 1691, Littlehampton , Sussex .

Children of THOMAS CORNEY and JANE WOODALL were:

3. v. JOHN 3 CORNEY, b. 1696, Littlehampton; d. 27 May 1767, Littlehampton.

vi. MARY CORNEY, b. 1699, Littlehampton; d. 23 April 1700, Littlehampton.

vii. THOMAS CORNEY, b. 1701, Littlehampton; d. 19 April 1704, Littlehampton.

viii. RICHARD CORNEY, b. 1703, Littlehampton; d. 17 September 1703, Littlehampton.

Child of THOMAS CORNEY and JANE BOXHOLD was:

ix. RICHARD 3 CORNEY, b. 1709.

Generation No. 2

2. JAMES 3 CORNEY (THOMAS 2, UNKNOWN 1) was born 1688 in Littlehampton, and died 10 January 1777 in Littlehampton. He married (1) JOAN HAINE 05 October 1725 in Wiggonholt with Greatham. He married (2) DIANA BRIDGER 28 October 1736 in Angmering, daughter of THOMAS BRIDGER and ELEANOR PINK .

Child of JAMES CORNEY and JOAN HAINE was:

4. i. THOMAS 4 CORNEY, b. 1726, Lyminster; d. 1807, East Preston .

Children of JAMES CORNEY and DIANA BRIDGER were:

5. ii. JAMES 4 CORNEY, b. 1740, Littlehampton; d. 01 September 1816, Littlehampton.

iii. WILLIAM CORNEY, b. 1737, Littlehampton; d. 1737, Littlehampton.

iv. ANNA MARIA CORNEY, b. 1742, Littlehampton; d. 1743, Littlehampton.

v. MARY CORNEY, b. 1745, Littlehampton. She married CHARLES BUSHBY 26 November 1767 in Littlehampton St.Mary

6. vi. CHARLES CORNEY, b. 1748, Littlehampton; d. 1816.

vii. THOMAS CORNEY, b. 1751, Littlehampton.

viii. ELIZABETH CORNEY, b. 1738, Littlehampton; d. 31 January 1740/41, Littlehampton.

ix. JAMES CORNEY, d. 02 September 1737, Littlehampton.

3. JOHN 3 CORNEY (THOMAS 2, UNKNOWN 1) was born 1696 in Littlehampton, and died 27 May 1767 in Littlehampton. He married JANE OLIVER 21 December 1731 in Poling, daughter of THOMAS OLIVER and ELIZABETH ESAN. She was born 1705 in Ferring, and died 22 April 1756 in Littlehampton.

Children of JOHN CORNEY and JANE OLIVER were:

i. JOHN 4 CORNEY, b. 1734, Littlehampton; d. 23 March 1805, Littlehampton.

ii. JANE CORNEY, b. 1732, Littlehampton; d. 1751, Littlehampton.

iii. ELIS CORNEY, b. 1736, Littlehampton; d. 1746, Littlehampton.

iv. SARAH CORNEY, b. 1737, Littlehampton; d. 12 January 1737/38, Littlehampton.

v. THOMAS CORNEY, b. 1741, Littlehampton; d. 29 November 1742, Littlehampton.

vi. WILLIAM CORNEY, b. 1741, Littlehampton; d. 07 June 1744, Littlehampton.

vii. THOMAS CORNEY, b. 1743, Littlehampton; d. 25 August 1749, Littlehampton.

viii. GEORGE CORNEY, b. 1747, Littlehampton; d. 01 April 1747, Littlehampton.

ix. JANE CORNEY, b. 1747, Littlehampton; d. 24 March 1750/51, Littlehampton.

x. ELIZABETH CORNEY, b. 1738, Littlehampton; d. 09 October 1746, Littlehampton.

Generation No. 3

4. THOMAS 4 CORNEY (JAMES 3, THOMAS 2, UNKNOWN 1) was born 1726 in Lyminster, and died 1807 in East Preston. He married MARY FOWLER 03 February 1757 in Angmering.

Children of THOMAS CORNEY and MARY FOWLER were:

7. i. JOHN 5 CORNEY, b. 1769, North Stoke; d. 07 August 1837 , East Preston.

8. ii. JAMES CORNEY, b. 1757; d. 04 May 1827, East Preston.

9. iii. CHARLOTTE CORNEY, b. 1773, North Stoke; d. 12 January 1837, East Preston.

10. iv. GEORGE CORNEY, b. 1771, North Stoke; d. 11 October 1836, East Preston.

11. v. THOMAS CORNEY, b. 1763, Angmering; d. 11 April 1844, East Preston.

5. JAMES 4 CORNEY (JAMES 3, THOMAS 2, UNKNOWN 1) was born 1740 in Littlehampton, and died 01 September 1816 in Littlehampton. He married SARAH MARSHALL 02 December 1766 in Littlehampton St.Mary.

Children of JAMES CORNEY and SARAH MARSHALL were:

12.i. THOMAS 5 CORNEY, b. 1767; d. 18 February 1831, Littlehampton.

13.ii. JOHN CORNEY, b. 1768; d. 30 November 1848, Littlehampton.

14.iii. JAMES CORNEY, b. 1770; d. 1848.

iv. JANE CORNEY, b. 1770; d. 29 December 1787, Littlehampton.

6. CHARLES 4 CORNEY (JAMES 3, THOMAS 2, UNKNOWN 1) was born 1748 in Littlehampton, and died 1816. He married ANN ELLIS.

Children of CHARLES CORNEY and ANN ELLIS were:

i. ANN 5 CORNEY, b. 1780, St.Giles Cripplegate.

ii. CHARLES CORNEY, b. 1781, St.Giles Cripplegate.

iii. JAMES CORNEY, b. 1783, St.Giles Cripplegate. He married MARIAN MYRTLE 23 April 1811 in Brighton, Sussex.

iv. ROBERT CORNEY, b. 1786, Marylebone; d. 1788, Marylebone.

v. THOMAS CORNEY, b. 1787, Marylebone; d. 1789, Marylebone.

vi. DIANE CORNEY, b. 1789, St.Martin in the Fields.

vii. MARY CORNEY, b. 1791, St.Martin in the Fields.

viii. HENRIETTA MARIA CORNEY, b. 1793, St.Martin in the Fields; d. 1871, Newton Abbott, Devon . She married JOHN SLAYTOR 26 September 1809 in St Helen Bishopsgate London.

ix. HENRY CORNEY, b. 1798, St.Martin in the Fields.

x. JOHN CORNEY, b. 1794, St.Martin in the Fields.

Generation No. 4

7. JOHN 5 CORNEY (THOMAS 4, JAMES 3, THOMAS 2, UNKNOWN 1) was born 1769 in North Stoke, and died 07 August 1837 in East Preston. He married HANNAH CARVER 27 July 1798 in Upwaltham, daughter of RICHARD CARVER and ELIZABETH CARVER.

Children of JOHN CORNEY and HANNAH CARVER were:

i. FRANCES 6 CORNEY, b. 27 December 1801, Bignor, Sussex; m. GEORGE BONGARD, 19 June 1829, East Preston.

ii. CHARLES CORNEY, b. 1803, Bignor; m. ELIZA JANE HOLMAN , 21 January 1832, St. Johns Horsleydown; b. Bef. 15 October 1809, Topsham Devon; d. 30 March 1855, Guys Hospital.

iii. CLEMENT CORNEY, b. 15 November 1805, Bignor.

iv. GEORGE CORNEY, b. 1807, East Preston; d. 1807, In infancy.

v. ROBERT CORNEY, b. 25 January 1810, East Preston; d. June 1878, Greenwich; m. SOPHIA SANDEL, 05 November 1834, East Preston; b. 1813, East Preston

vi. HENRY CORNEY, b. 1811, East Preston ; d. 22 February 1842, East Preston.

vii. ELLIS CORNEY, b. 19 December 1813, East Preston; d. 17 September 1866, Medway, Kent; m. (1) PHILADELPHIA TREE, 05 April 1839, East Preston; b. 04 March 1815, Christchurch, Hants; d. March 1844, Yarmouth; m. (2) MARY ANN TREE, 23 July 1846, South Bearstead, Sussex; b. 1822, Christchurch, Sussex; d. 23 November 1867, Bersted, Sussex.

viii. RICHARD CORNEY, b. 1815, East Preston; d. 16 January 1845, East Preston .

ix. WILLIAM CORNEY, b. 1816, East Preston; d. 1816, in infancy.

x. EDWARD CORNEY, b. 1818, East Preston; d. 1827, East Preston.

xi. WILLIAM CORNEY, b. 1820, East Preston; d. December 1884, Littlehampton; m. ANN MACEY, 17 October 1858, Littlehampton St.Mary

xii. EDWIN CORNEY, b. 01 July 1823, East Preston.

8. JAMES 5 CORNEY (THOMAS 4, JAMES 3, THOMAS 2, UNKNOWN 1) was born 1757, and died 04 May 1827 in East Preston. He married (1) SARAH WHITE 14 June 1784 in Portslade. She died 30 March 1785 in Portslade. He married (2) ELIZABETH BIRT 30 July 1787 in Arundel. She was born 1771, and died 11 August 1843 in East Preston.

Child of JAMES CORNEY and SARAH WHITE was:

i. CHARLOTTE 6 CORNEY, b. 1785, North Stoke; m. BENJAMIN HEATH, 18 October 1806, Hove, Sussex.

Children of JAMES CORNEY and ELIZABETH BIRT were:

ii. JOHN 6 CORNEY, b. 1788, Arundel; d. 10 June 1788, in infancy.

iii. JAMES CORNEY, b. 1789, Amberley; d. 09 April 1861, Seal, Kent; m. MARY ; b. 1812, Not in Kent; d. 02 July 1849, Seal, Kent.

iv. MARY CORNEY, b. 1792, Arundel; m. WILLIAM KNIGHT, 08 October 1833, Brighton

v. THOMAS CORNEY, b. 1794, Arundel; d. March 1860, Brighton; m. MARY HEDGER, 22 January 1820, Brighton, Sussex; b. 1788, Kensington, London; d. September 1872, Brighton Sussex.

vi. JOHN CORNEY, b. 1796, Arundel; d. 18 November 1839, East Preston; m. NANCY GAYLER, 11 December 1823, East Preston; b. 1796, Rickling, Essex.

vii. WILLIAM CORNEY, b. 1801, Littlehampton; d. 1803, Littlehampton.

viii. HENRY CORNEY, b. 1803, Littlehampton; d. 26 August 1839, East Preston.

ix. WILLIAM CORNEY, b. 12 December 1805, Littlehampton; d. June 1875, East Preston; m. EMMA HILLS, 20 October 1832, Brighton, Sussex

x. SARAH CORNEY, b. 1807, Angmering; d. March 1895, Portsea Island, Hants; m. WALTER OAKSHOTT, 12 September 1829, East Preston

xi. EDWIN CORNEY, b. 06 January 1810, East Preston; d. 13 January 1862, Chichester; m. JANE CORNEY, 10 December 1844, East Preston (see 11.xi)

9. CHARLOTTE 5 CORNEY (THOMAS 4, JAMES 3, THOMAS 2 , UNKNOWN 1) was born 1773 in North Stoke, and died 12 January 1837 in East Preston. She married JOHN SLATER 06 March 1807 in East Preston,

Children of CHARLOTTE CORNEY and JOHN SLATER were:

i. JOHN 6 SLATER, b. 1807, East Preston; d. 02 July 1834 , East Preston .

ii. CLARA SLATER, b. 1808, East Preston; d. 09 July 1844, Littlehampton; m. JOHN CORNEY, 28 April 1837, Brighton (see 10.ii)

iii. GEORGE SLATER, b. 1810, East Preston.

iv. HENRY SLATER, b. 1812, East Preston; d. 01 July 1869, East Preston; m. SUSAN FARLEY, 15 June 1836, Portsea, Hants

v. WILLIAM SLATER, b. 1815, East Preston.

10. GEORGE 5 CORNEY (THOMAS 4 , JAMES 3 , THOMAS 2, UNKNOWN 1 ) was born 1771 in North Stoke, and died 11 October 1836 in East Preston. He married ELIZABETH GOLDRING 12 May 1795 in Bury, Sussex.

Children of GEORGE CORNEY and ELIZABETH GOLDRING were:

i. JANE 6 CORNEY, b. 04 October 1795 , Bury, Sussex ; d. 09 February 1874 , East Preston ; m. CHARLES FARLEY, 02 August 1819 , East Preston

ii. JOHN CORNEY, b. 26 February 1797, Bury, Sussex; d. 14 May 1841, Rustington; m. CLARA SLATER, 28 April 1837, Brighton (see 9.ii).

iii. WILLIAM CORNEY, b. 07 April 1799, Bury, Sussex.

iv. MARY CORNEY, b. 09 June 1802, Bury , Sussex; d. 26 February 1806, East Preston.

11. THOMAS 5 CORNEY (THOMAS 4, JAMES 3, THOMAS 2, UNKNOWN 1) was born 1763 in Angmering, and died 11 April 1844 in East Preston. He married SUSANA SAYERS 03 June 1794 in Washington, West Sussex .

Children of THOMAS CORNEY and SUSANA SAYERS were:

i. JOHN 6 CORNEY, b. 1795, Storrington, Sussex; d. June 1868, Brighton; m. LYDIA JEFFREY, 26 November 1820, St. Nicholas Brighton

ii. JAMES CORNEY, b. 1798, Storrington, Sussex; d. 14 March 1867, The Workhouse, East Preston; m. CAROLINE BRIGHT, 22 May 1826, Arundel

iii. CHARLOTTE CORNEY, b. 1800, East Preston; m. BENJAMIN GREEN, 16 November 1825, Littlehampton St.Mary; b. 1800, Angmering.

iv. EDMUND CORNEY, b. 1803, East Preston ; d. 1805, East Preston.

v. MARY ANNE CORNEY, b. 1804, East Preston ; d. 05 June 1809, East Preston.

vi. MARIA JANE CORNEY, b. 1806, East Preston .

vii. STEPHEN CORNEY, b. 1808, East Preston; d. 1810, East Preston.

viii. ELIZA CORNEY, b. 1809, East Preston; d. 29 May 1813, East Preston.

ix. STEPHEN CORNEY, b. 1810, East Preston; d. September 1866, Worthing; m. MARY JEFFREY , 27 September 1830, Hove, Sussex

x. HARRIETT CORNEY, b. 1811, East Preston; d. 1811, East Preston.

xi. JANE CORNEY, b. 1813, East Preston; d. December 1852, Brighton Sussex; m. (1) GEORGE BELCHAMBER , 11 November 1840, East Preston; b. 1818, Ferring; d. 27 April 1842, East Preston; m. (2) EDWIN CORNEY, 10 December 1844, East Preston (see 8.xi)

xii. DAVID CORNEY, b. 1814, East Preston; m. ANN DREWETT, 18 September 1842, Steyning Sussex

xiii. EMMA CORNEY, b. 1816, East Preston; d. June 1871, Eastry, Kent; m. HENRY PESKETT, 07 July 1845, Arundel

12. THOMAS 5 CORNEY (JAMES 4, JAMES 3, THOMAS 2, UNKNOWN 1) was born 1767, and died 18 February 1831 in Littlehampton. He married SARAH WAKEFORD 08 August 1790 in Littlehampton St.Mary. She was born 1768, and died 27 March 1838 in Littlehampton.

Children of THOMAS CORNEY and SARAH WAKEFORD were:

i. JOHN 6 CORNEY, b. 1790, Littlehampton; d. 05 August 1872, Arundel; m. MARY NEWLAND, 17 October 1822, Tortington, Sussex

ii. SARAH CORNEY, b. 1792, Littlehampton; d. 1792, Littlehampton.

iii. CHARLES CORNEY, b. 1793, Littlehampton; d. December 1864, Littlehampton; m. CAROLINE COWDREY, 18 November 1819, Littlehampton St.Mary

iv. JANE CORNEY, b. 1796, Littlehampton.

v. THOMAS CORNEY, b. 1798, Littlehampton; m. MARY CATHERINE JURY, 24 March 1835, St.John the Baptist, Shoreditch; b. 1800, St George in the East; d. September 1886, Solihull, Warks.

vi. ROBERT CORNEY, b. 1799, Littlehampton; d. December 1838, Littlehampton.

vii. ELIZABETH CORNEY, b. 1801.

viii. SAMUEL CORNEY, b. 1803, Littlehampton; d. 1803, Littlehampton.

ix. JAMES CORNEY, b. 1804, Littlehampton; d. 1867, Littlehampton.

x. KATE CORNEY, b. 26 December 1805, Littlehampton; d. 23 March 1820, Littlehampton.

xi. ANNE CORNEY, b. 1807, Littlehampton.

13. JOHN 5 CORNEY (JAMES 4, JAMES 3, THOMAS 2, UNKNOWN 1) was born 1768, and died 30 November 1848 in Littlehampton. He married MARY CHRISTIAN BALLEY 03 March 1794 in Littlehampton St.Mary. She was born 1771, and died 25 March 1843 in Littlehampton.

Children of JOHN CORNEY and MARY BALLEY were:

i. GEORGE 6 CORNEY, b. 10 March 1795, Littlehampton; d. 11 August 1849, Littlehampton; m. SARAH BARTON, 08 August 1814, Brighton, Sussex

ii. ALFRED CORNEY, b. 1809, Littlehampton; d. May 1818, Littlehampton.

iii. EDWARD CORNEY, b. 1811, Littlehampton; d. 20 May 1884, Littlehampton; m. MARY HILL , 28 December 1835, West Tarring, Sussex

iv. MARY CORNEY, b. 20 February 1814, Littlehampton; d. 30 January 1839, Littlehampton.

14. JAMES 5 CORNEY (JAMES 4, JAMES 3, THOMAS 2, UNKNOWN 1) was born 1770, and died 1848. He had a child with HENRIETTA PENNYCOT. He had another child with UNKNOWN. He married CHARLOTTE FOWLER 28 December 1797 in Littlehampton St.Mary

Child of JAMES CORNEY and HENRIETTA PENNYCOT was:

i. JAMES CORNEY 6 PENNYCOT, b. 1791, Littlehampton; d. March 1857, Worthing, Sussex; m. CATHERINE CHEEL, 28 May 1812, Littlehampton, Sussex; b. 1790, Leominster; d. December 1871, East Preston.

Child of JAMES CORNEY and UNKNOWN was:

ii. ANN MATILDA 6 RICHARDSON.

Children of JAMES CORNEY and CHARLOTTE FOWLER were:

iii. SARAH 6 CORNEY, b. 1799, Littlehampton; d. December 1893, Steyning.

iv. RICHARD CORNEY, b. 1800, Littlehampton; d. 1807, Littlehampton.

v. STEPHEN CORNEY, b. 1803, Littlehampton; d. March 1867, Littlehampton; m. (1) CAROLINE EARL, 01 July 1835, Littlehampton, Sussex; m. (2) FANNY GRACE, 24 June 1850, Littlehampton, Sussex

vi. MARSHALL CORNEY, b. 1806, Littlehampton; d. 1816.

vii. ABRAHAM CORNEY, b. 1807; m. MARY ANN MILLER, 05 June 1832, Littlehampton St.Mary; b. 1810, Littlehampton; d. August 1894, East Preston.

viii. MARY CORNEY, b. 1804, Littlehampton; d. March 1897, Steyning; m. (1) EDWARD MILLER, 27 February 1843, Littlehampton St.Mary; b. 1812, Lyminster. m (2) UNKNOWN WOOD