Person:Robert Corney (1)

Robert CORNEY (1777 Whitby, Yorks-1830 Lake Ford, Tasmania) (Latter day saints). Robert married (1807 London) Mary NICHOLSON (1788 London-1850 Tasmania) (Latter day saints). Mary d. 4feb1850 at Cressy, Tasmania (rootsweb). Robert “Corner” was b. 20nov1777 at Whitby (beta familysearch). Robert Corney married Mary Nicholson 17oct1807 at London (IGI). Mary, widow of late Robert Corney, d. aged 60 4feb1850 at Lake River, Tasmania (Courier, Hobart).

Robert Corney is connected to another family. James Morison Stephenson (1802-57, brother of Martin Moubray Stephenson (1797-1850), brother in law of Elizabeth Scott) married in 1824 Anne Catherine Corney nee Harterton; Ann had been married to Matthew Corney (1787 Whitby, Yorks-1823). Matthew’s brother Robert (1777 Whitby-1830 Tasmania) was witness at the wedding of James. 2 sons of Robert married women related to the Anderson family of Abbotshall, Fife. Margaret Anderson, of that family, married (1845 Victoria, Australia) Philip Barton Black (1805 Barony, Lanarkshire-1879 Glasgow), a 1st cousin of Elizabeth Scott (common ancestors James McNair and Margaret Barton), wife of Martin Moubray Stephenson.

1.   International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008)
   Batch #: M001591, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 942 B4HA V.46, Printout Call #: 6903675, Date.
2.   International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008)
   Batch #: M001591, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 0560021, Printout Call #: NONE, Dates: 1701 -.
3.   International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008)
   Batch #: M001591, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 0557013, Printout Call #: 0883926, Dates: 177.
4.   International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008).