Corneille Family of Woodview, Stillorgan

Daniel Corneille was Lieutenant Governor of the island of St Helena when he married Mary Thwaites
on 20.09.1770 at St Helena. He was Governor there from 1782 until 1788, after which he returned to
Ireland.  Daniel died in May 1792 and Mary died in 1813 at Dublin.

John Corneille, son of Daniel was a barrister at law of 3 Dawson Street.  He married Charlotte Ormsby
daughter of Captain James Wilmot Ormsby of the 45th Regiment and of Foxford and Jeanne Levy de
Gualy.  Charlotte was 17 years old when she married in 1796.  John was involved in St Anne’s Church
on Dawson Street and was Secretary to the Board of Education and also Secretary to the
Commissioners of Charitable Donations.  His occupation was worth 1,600l a year.  They lived at
Woodview from 1809 to 1815.  Due to his death in 1815 these positions were filled by Chamberlain
William Walker of Merrion Street.  The family then appear to have moved to Paris.

John Corneille                                married 28.05.1796                   Charlotte Sophia Ormsby
born 23.11.1771                                                                                  born circa 1779
at St Helena                                                                                         died 1842 Versailles
died circa 1815                                                                                    at 38 Avenue Gabriel
Dublin                                                                                                   Champs Elysses 
                                                                                                               buried 25.10.1842

1                 John Corneille born 20.06.1805 and baptised at St Margaret’s, Westminster.  John of
                   Moynalty, Meath married Nicolette Almedone de Lanery on 05.09.1837 at the British
                   Embassy France.  Witness Stephen Ormsby

2                 Charlotte Marie Corneille married Baron Emile Capelle Field Officer and Knight of the Order
                   of St Ferdinand of Spain only son of Baron Capelle ex Minister of State on 06.04.1843 in
                   Paris, France.  Charlotte was the niece of Sir Charles Montague Ormsby, Bart.  Baroness
                   Capelle of Montpelier present at burial of her Mother Charlotte.

3                  Marianne Corneille of the Parish of St Ann, Dublin married Claude Joseph Philibert Guillemin
                    on 01.03.1841 at Versailles. Witnesses John Corneille and Stephen Ormsby.


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