One Name Study

A One Name Study is a study of all those by the same surname everywhere. The goal of the individual conducting this study is to trace each family tree and link up as many individuals as possible. The end result is, of course, to aim to see how many families started out with this name. Refer The Guild of One Names Studies for more information. www.one-name.org

The First Gornalls appeared in the Amounderness area of Lancashire, and by the middle 1600's they had moved further away and began to be found in other Counties. In the 1500's a family of GURNELL appears in London, and another in Devon. A Quaker named John Gornell was one of the first pioneers in America to arrive there in the late 1600's. .

GORNALL SURNAME STATISTICS:- CENSUS OF ENGLAND AND WALES

(For Spelling of Gornall or Gornell or other variations)

1861 Census of England and Wales - approx. 722 individuals with the surname of Gornall

1871 Census of England and Wales - approx. 585 " " " " " "l

1881 Census of England and Wales - approx. 1049 " " " " " "

1891 Census of England and Wales - approx. 1143 " " " " " "

1901 Census of England and Wales - approx. 989 " " " " " "

In my data base I have approx. 90 Gornall family trees and will do my best to link up the descendants of any families who have allowed me to list and research their ancestors.

Here are some of the family trees I am researching in my ONE NAME STUDY:-

1000 - Hugh Gornall, Ale House Keeper of Claughton Born about 1566. (This tree continues into London after 1801) His son Hugh was the first Gornall to become a Preston Guild Burgess in 1642.

1001 - Thomas Gornall of Cockerham, born 1770

1002 - Sgt. George GORNELL of Pennsylvania Militia executed in 1782 as a traitor.

1003 - Laurence Gornall of Yorkshire

1004 - William Gornall of Middleton, Stationmaster, Born 1831

1005 - John Gornall of St. Albans, Herts. Printer-Compositor Born abt. 1863 in Yorkshire

1006 - Richard Gornall of Slaidburn, Yorkshire born abt 1765. Possibly Farmer/Gamekeeper

1007 - John Gornall, Miller of Liverpool born in St. Michael on Wyre parish. married Thomasina Rawsthorne in 1840

1000 - Thomas Gornall of Liverpool, Soldier - 109th Reg't of Foot, born about 1845. Descended from John Gornall, Cabinet Maker of Preston and Liverpool - Preston Guild Burgess.

1009 - Thomas Gornall born abt 1773 in Ellel, married Agnes Johnson of Garstang

1010 - Eli Gornall, Baker, b 1816 in Blackstone

1011 - Charles and William Gornall of London b abt 1883 and 1887 resp.

1012 - James Gornall Born abt 1820 Bolton, Yorkshire. Fitter - Iron Ship Builder

1013 - George Gornall Born abt 1846 in Camberwell, London, Painter & Decorator

1014 - Henry Gornall of Bowling/Bradford, Yorkshire - Refer Tree # 1022

1015 - Richard Gornall, of Kingston, Ont. CAN. - Organist at St. Georges Cathedral. Descendants live in Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

1016 - James Gornall of Berriew, Wales - Painter & Glazier Born in Lancashire moved to Wales in 1803

1017 - Charles Gornall born 1862 in Greenwich - orphan in 1871

1000 - William GORNALL/GORNELL of Liverpool, Watchmaker b abt 1775. Direct Descendants live in New Jersey and New York, USA.

1019 - Richard Gornall b abt 1750 of Goosnarg married Betty Corless in Cockerham

1020 - John Gornall of Liverpool, Licensed Victualler, Sons Robert and John Gornall, Tailors of London his family tree now traced to St Michael on Wyre parish, and back to Broughton and Preston.

1021 - Thomas Gornall b 1745 Clitheroe - Grocer Confectioner

1022 - William Gornall of Bradford Yorkshire and of USA

1023 - Samuel Gornall of Preston - Brewer b 1843 in Preston

1024 - Henry Gornall of Durham born abt 1800

1025 - John Gornall of Bowling born abt 1845

1026 - John Gornall of Preston, Lancashire - Brickmaker

1027 -Mark Gornall born 1803 St. Michael on Wyre, - labourer

1000 - Robert Gornall born about 1815 - Liverpool - Rope maker. Son of John Gornall of Preston

1029 - Thomas Gornall born abt 1690 Kirkham. Children born in Preston

1030 - Ernest Gornall of Chautauqua, NY. USA

1031 - William Gornall of London born abt 1857 - Soho - (Probably a member of Tree #1000)

1032 - James Gornall born 1853 Whitehaven, Cleator, Cumberland - Warehouseman

1034 - John Gornall of Chile, Engineer on Railway. Born in Lancashire

1035 - Elisha Gornall b abt 1823 in Preston - Rope maker

1036 - Joseph Gornall of Cabus, Cheesemaker and Inventor - born June 1856

1038 - Thomas Gornall b Preston. Father of John Ferguson Gornall b 1853 Preston

1040 - Ann Gornall of Preston, married William Rigby

1041 - John GORNELL of Dorchester, Mass. USA. Pioneer 1600's. Born in Eccleston, Lancashire

1042 - M. Fletcher Gornall of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. Descends from Preston Guild Burgess Family

1043 - Albert Gornall of Preston

1044 - John Foster Gornall of Monkwearmouth, Coppersmith

AS RESEARCH PROGRESSES, MANY OF THE ABOVE FAMILY TREES ARE BEING MERGED WITH OTHER EXISTING TREES, POSSIBLY INDICATING THAT THERE WERE ONLY A HANDFULL OF INDIVIDUAL GORNALL FAMILIES EXISTING PRIOR TO 1600. THEY TOO, COULD HAVE DESCENDED FROM ONE OR TWO FAMILIES WITH THE NAME GORNALL IN VERY EARLY TIMES. TIME WILL TELL!!!

MORE FAMILY TREES WILL BE ADDED AND CHANGES WILL BE MADE AS THE ONE NAME STUDY PROGRESSES.

PLEASE CHECK BACK FROM TIME TO TIME AS WORK ON THIS SITE IMPROVES

IF YOU CAN HELP IN THIS STUDY OR WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO MY DATA BASE IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

In the meantime please contact me if you have a Gornall/Gornell ancestor and would like some help in tracing them. gornallonenamestudy@shaw.ca

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