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Worthing Gazette 19th January 1944
“Fifty Years a Licensee”
Death of Mr T M Cornford
A well-known Worthing licensee Mr Thomas Macdonald Cornford who held licenses in the town for 50 years died last Thursday. Mr Cornford who had been the licensee of The Running Horse in Paragon Street for the last 30 years and before that had held the license of The Montague Brewery in Montague Street for twenty-one years, where he also owned an adjoining butcher’s shop. Mr Cornford carried on a butcher’s business up to six months ago in Sompting Road. The funeral took place yesterday at Heene Cemetery.
The funeral service was held at St Botolph’s Church yesterday and was conducted by the Rev. A S F Maitland. The chief mourners were the widow, Mr & Mrs W G Cornford (brother and sister-in-law), Mr & Mrs G Schwarz (brother-in-law and sister), Mrs Richards (niece), Mrs Wells (niece), Mr D’Arcy (nephew), Mr H S Cornford (nephew), and Mr W Westbrook (nephew).
Others present included Mr A Godly (representing Worthing Butcher’s Association), Mr Herbert E Mead (Brighton and County Licensed Victualler’s Association), Mrs Edsell, Mrs Norris, Messrs A V Gordon, C Phillips, E P Phillips, G Heather, N Greenfield, J Wingfield, R Sawyer, V Hayward, Mr H Campbell Miller, and Mr A W Hollis.
The floral tributes were numerous.
Census and miscellaneous information
3 Thorn Terrace, Heene, Worthing.
George aged 36, engineer at waterworks. Matilda aged 34. Matilda aged 16. Georgina aged 5. Thomas aged 7 months. William aged 2. Jane Webb aged 60, mother-in-law.
3 Thorn Terrace, Heene, Worthing.
George aged 44, engineer at waterworks. Matilda aged 43. Matilda M aged 16. Georgina aged 15. William aged 12. Thomas aged 10. Edward aged 8. Emma aged 5. Walter aged 3. Jane Webb aged 70, mother-in-law.
Laundry, The Square, Broadwater, Worthing.
Thomas aged 21, carpenter. Kate aged 23. Living with George Westbrook (brother-in-law) and family.
62/64 Montague Street, Worthing. (Eagle brewery).
Thomas aged 30, publican. Kate aged 33. Daisy aged 8. George aged 66, father, engineer and machine fitter. Matilda aged 63.
62/64 Montague Street, Worthing.
Thomas aged 40, publican. Kate aged 43, assisting in business. Daisy aged 18, assisting in business.
Running Horse, Paragon Street, Worthing, Sussex
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship to head | Sex | Birth year | Age in years | Birth place | Occupation | Employer |
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Thomas | Cornford | Head | Male | 1869 | 51 | Worthing, Sussex, England | Licensed Victualler | Employer |
Kate | Cornford | Wife | Female | 1867 | 53 | Chalton, Hampshire, England | Home Duties | - |
Daisy | Cornford | Daughter | Female | 1893 | 28 | Worthing, Sussex, England | Home Duties | - |
21 Paragon Street, Worthing.
Thomas M Cornford: Licensed Victualler. Kate Cornford: Unpaid Domestic Duties.