William Arthur CORNELL [1888-1966] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

William Arthur CORNELL [1888-1966]

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Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2022-05-21 12:29
Names
Given: 
William Arthur
Family: 
Cornell
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
c.1888-04-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Birthplace (country): 
England
Death
Date: 
1966-03-22
Tags: 
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp
architect
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Submitted by annpake on Sun, 2022-05-22 02:54.

Birth Index

William Arthur Cornell Quarter 2 1888 Pancras

1911 Census 119 Kennilworth Avenue Wimbledon

Frederick Thomas Cornell  54 Jeweller born New York USA

Charlotte Martha Cornell 53 born London

William Arthur Cornell 22 Architect born Tottenham Court Road London [dob c 1889]

Grand Lodge of Freemasons Records

Perseverance Lodge  Hong Kong 16 May 1917

William Arthur Cornell age 30 Architect

Marriage St Mary's Wimbledon 22 September 1924

William Arthur Cornell age 38 architect [dob c 1886] 119 Kennilworth Avenue Wimbledon

Annie Sophia Savory age 36

Passenger List Liverpool to Hong Kong departing November 1928

William Arthur Cornell age 42 architect   [dob c 1886]

Mrs Annie Cornell age 40 

Passenger List Hong Kong to Liverpool arriving 27 October 1945

 William Arthur Cornell 57 Architect UK address Matha (?) Hall Dereham Norfolk

[dob c 1888?]

Hong Kong Residents 1941 - 1945

Cornell, W.A. 54, Victoria Hospital Barker Road PRVAP

Probate Death Index

William Arthur Cornell died 22 March 1966 Linked person Annie S Cornell

Civil Death Index

William Arthur Cornell registered Quarter 1 1966 Droxford Hampshire

UK Probate Calendar

William Arthur Cornell of Flat 2 Amberley Court Bath Road Bournemouth died at Bank Street Bishops Waltham Hampshire on 22 March 1966. Probate to Annie Sophie Cornell.

Annie Sophia Cornell  of Forest Oaks, The Rise, Brockenhurst,Hampshire born 11 January 1885 died 13 June 1984

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2022-05-23 13:29.

Entry in the 1942 list of internees:

Cornell W A 54 Architect

Entries in the Jurors Lists show he moved around a lot, often living in hotels. They also show that most of his career in Hong Kong was spent working as an architect with Palmer & Turner:

1913-14:

c Cornell William Arthur Architect Palmer & Turner   Alexandra Building

1915:

c Cornell William Arthur Architect Palmer & Turner   Hongkong Hotel

1916:

c Cornell William Arthur Architect Palmer & Turner   Morrison Hill

1917:

c Cornell William Arthur Architect Palmer & Turner     114   The Peak

1918-21:

c Cornell William Arthur Architect Palmer & Turner   Hongkong Club

1922-26:

c Cornell William Arthur Architect Palmer & Turner   Peak Hotel

1927:

c Cornell William Arthur Architect Palmer & Turner   Repulse Bay Hotel

1928:

c   Cornell William Arthur Architect Palmer & Turner 17 Humphreys Building

1929-30:

c Cornell William Arthur Architect Palmer & Turner   Repulse Bay Hotel

1931:

c Cornell William Arthur Architect Palmer & Turner   Peninsula Hotel

1932:

c Cornell William Arthur Architect Palmer & Turner

 

 Peak Hotel

 

1933-4:

s Cornell William Arthur Architect Palmer & Turner     548   The Peak

1935:

s   Cornell William Arthur Architect Denison, Ram & Gibbs     548   The Peak

1936: 

s   Cornell William Arthur Architect       548   The Peak

1937:

s   Cornell William Arthur Architect     Peninsula Hotel

We're still typing up the 1938 & 1939 lists. He isn't mentioned in the 1940 or 1941 lists.