• Born: 1760, Broad Hinton, Wiltshire, England
• Christened: 29 Jun 1760, Broad Hinton, Wiltshire, England ¹
• Married: 10 May 1784, Prestbury, Gloucestershire, England ²
• Died: 29 Jan 1830, Guernsey, Channel Islands, England ³

  Research Notes:

In March 1786 Corn^s Woolley was present at the marriage of his eldest sister Mary Woolley to Robert Washbourn in Wootton Bassett.

In 1793 Cornelius Woolley of Prestbury in co. Gloucester became a beneficiary of the Will of his brother-in-law Jasper Cripps of Marlborough, gent., receiving £10.

In 1806 Cornelius Woolley was co-executor of the Will of his brother John Woolley of Bishops Cleeve, gent.

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GLOSTERSHIRE.

To be SOLD by AUCTION,
By Mr. PHILLPOTS, sen.

on Thursday the 11th of July inst. between the Hours of Four and Five, at the King's Arms Inn, at Prestbury, near Cheltenham, FOUR PIECES of FREEHOLD LAND, in the Parish of Prestbury aforesaid, viz.

Lot 1.—A Piece of Arable Land called Sandfield, containing three Acres and Quarter, or thereabouts.
Lot 2.—A Piece of Pasture Land called Normed's Close, one Acre and three Quarters, or thereabouts.
Lot 3.—An Orchard called Burworth Orchard, one Acre, or thereabouts.
Lot 4.—An Orchard called Shoulder of Mutton Orchard, three Quarters of an Acre, or thereabouts.

N.B. The two last Lots are well planted with choice Fruit Trees.

For Particulars, or a View of the Premises, apply to Mr. Cornelius Woolley, the Proprietor, at Prestbury.

Gloucester Journal, 1 Jul 1799, p. 3

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7 Feb 1825

Draft copy of an indenture between Joseph Warder of Winchcomb, co.Glouc, gent., Catherine his wife, Cornelius Woolley of Presbury, co. Glouc., esq, and John Ireland, of Welland, co. Worc., gent., concerning money matters. ⁴

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Abstract of the Will of Cornelius Woolley of the Island of Guernsey, Gentleman, written 23 Jan 1830, proved 16 Mar 1830. ⁵

Gives, devises and bequeaths all his real and personal estate to his two eldest daughters by his marriage and to his friend Mr. John Willoughby of Guernsey, gent., in trust, to sell after his decease, dividing the proceeds equally among all his surviving children, including those from his marriage as well as his two natural daughters by Sarah Warder with whom he lives and to whom he is committed but not married.

Appoints his two eldest daughters, Sarah Warder and John Willoughby co-executors of his last will and testament.

Witnesses: Elizabeth Tusting, Elizabeth Sarah Tusting, Edwin Wagstaffe, all of the Island of Guernsey.

Will proved at London by Susan Capell (wife of John Capel) and Sarah Fisher (wife of Joseph Fisher), the two eldest daughters and, as such, two of the executors...

  Marriage Information:

Cornelius married Ann Smith, widow of William Rogers Esq., daughter of Richard Smith and Martha Newcomb, on 10 May 1784 in Prestbury, Gloucestershire, England. (Ann Smith was christened 20 Jun 1756 in Dowdeswell, Gloucestershire, England and was buried on 1 Jul 1815 in Prestbury, Gloucestershire, England, aged 59 years.)

  Marriage Notes:

Cornelius Woolley, surgeon, of the parish of St. Nicholas in the City & Diocese of Gloucestershire, batchelor, and Anne Rogers of this parish, widow

Married by Licence

Witnesses: George Woolley, Ann Tompson