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My mother's maiden name was Cording and one of my cousins is John Cording the actor.

I was watching Robin Hood the other day (the Errol Flynn one) and Harry Cording is in it as Dickin. I wanted to see if there is any connection to my branch.

A quick Google gives his date of birth as 26/04/1891 in Wellington, Somerset - I know there are Cordings from Wellington. And his name at birth as Hector William. But I can't find a registration to fit. He moved to the USA and became a naturalised citizen. On his papers he gives hid DOB as 29/04/1891 and his birthplace as Portsmouth. But still can't find anything.

Any pointers would be great!

Jude

Born in India to a soldier

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

First name(s) Hector William
Last name Cording
Relationship Son
Marital status -
Sex Male
Age 6
Birth year 1895
Birth town -
Birth place India
Birth place other as transcribed INDIA
Birth county -
Occupation -
Institution name Royal Artillery
Institution location Portsmouth
Full address Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Street -
Town Portsmouth
Parish Portsmouth
County Hampshire
Country England
Registration district Portsmouth
Sub-district Portsmouth and Mid Southsea
Parliamentary borough or division Portsmouth
Municipal borough or ward St Thomas
Ecclesiastical parish or district St Thomas
Other household member first name(s) -
Other household member last name -
Archive reference RG13
Piece number 1008
Folio 70
Page 16
Schedule 0

also looking at image of same 1901 census name Cording -

Rose Ellen Wife of Private __ Rifle Brigade age 36 born Bath, Somerset
Lilian Mabel dau 13 1888 b Woolwich, Kent
? Leavis Edmund son 12 1889 b Woolwich, Kent
Elsie Rose dau 10 1891 b Ireland
Victor Hugh son 5 1896 b India

Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
CORDING, LILIAN MABEL PEARCE
GRO Reference: 1887 J Quarter in WOOLWICH Volume 01D Page 1212

CORDING, LEWIS EDMUND PEARCE
GRO Reference: 1889 J Quarter in WOOLWICH Volume 01D Page 1220

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Jun 1886 (>99%)
BALL Mary Ann Wandsworth 1d 1077
Cording Edmund Wandsworth 1d 1077
Pearce Rose Wandsworth 1d 1077
STEWART Alexander Wandsworth 1d 1077

Must have been in Ireland at the time of 1891 census

1921 Census Of England & Wales
67, Prince Albert Road, Eastney, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Edmund Cording Head Male 1859 61 London, Middlesex, England Agent & Collector The Provident Clothing & Supply Co Ltd
Rose Helen Cording Wife Female 1863 57 Bath, Somerset, England Home Duties -
Eric Edward Coyde Cording Son Male 1908 12 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England - -

CORDING, ERIC EDWARD COYDE PEARCE
GRO Reference: 1908 S Quarter in PORTSMOUTH Volume 02B Page 456

Name ELSIE CORDING
Date of Birth 1891
Group Registration ID 8890842
SR District/Reg Area Belfast
Sex see register entry
Mother's Birth Surname see register entry
Image

From image -
born 20 January at Victoria Barracks
Name - Elsie Rose
Father - Edmund Cording of Victoria Barracks a Bandsman
Mother Rose Cording formerly Pearce

Edmund Cording
British Army Service Records

First name(s) Edmund
Last name Cording
Service number 7121
Bandsman
Regiment The Rifle Brigade
Attestation age years 47 (the age at discharge I think !!)
Discharge corps The Rifle Brigade
Discharge service number 7121

Series Wo 97 - Chelsea Pensioners British Army Service Records 1760-1913
Birth year -
Box 4585
Box record number 103
Archive The National Archives
Country Great Britain
Year -
Record set British Army Service Records
Archive reference WO 97
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory Regimental & Service Records
Collections from Great Britain, UK None
Document type Discharge

CORDING, EDMUND HOWES
GRO Reference: 1860 D Quarter in CITY OF LONDON Volume 01C Page 74


Name: Edmund Cording
Gender: Male
Marriage Age: 21
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1838
Marriage Date: 27 Nov 1859
Marriage Place: St James, Shoreditch, Hackney, England
Father: Edmund Cording
Spouse: Mary Ann Howes..........age 23
Father: Samuel Howes
Register Type: Parish Register

Name: Hector William Cording
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 29 Apr 1894
Baptism Date: 10 Jun 1894
Baptism Age: 0
Baptism Place: Murree, Bengal, India
Father: Edmund Cording
Mother: Rose Helen
FHL Film Number: 512349



First name(s) Hector William
Residence county Hampshire
Last name Cording
Residence country England
Birth year 1892
Series WO 363
Age 27
Series description Wo 363 - First World War Service Records 'Burnt Documents'
Year 1919
Archive The National Archives
Service number 33712
Record set British Army Service Records
Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Unit / Battalion Signal Depot, Fareham
Subcategory First World War
Residence town Portsea

Edmund Cording Discharged Army 16 November 1904 at Gosport (Hants - other side of Portsmouth Harbour to Portsmouth) on termination of his 2nd period of engagement

Medals - South Africa with clasps for Cape colony, Transvaal, couple of others

looks like he was in Malta when discharge papers completed 11/10/1904

Name: Hector Williiam Cording
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1894
Marriage Date: 3 Jul 1918
Marriage Place: Cheam, St Dunstan, Surrey, England
Father: Edmund Cording
Spouse: Marjorie Sybil Walrond Wheaton

Name: Marjorie Sybil Watson Wheaton
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 3 Jul 1918
Marriage Place: Parish Church Cheam Surrey
Relationship to Soldier: Spouse
Form Title: Military History Sheet
Name Relation to Soldier
Hector William Cording Self (Head)
Marjorie Sybil Watson Wheaton Spouse

Name: Marjorie Sybil Walrond Cording
Age: 38
Birth Date: abt 1899
Death Date: abt 1937
Burial Date: 8 Dec 1937
Burial Place: Battle, Sussex, England
Parish as it Appears: Battle



Name: Hector W Cording
Gender: Male
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 14 Apr 1938
Marriage Place: Unknown, California, USA
Spouse: Margaret A Fiero

1921 Census Of England & Wales
59, High Street, Battle, Sussex, England

William Henry Wheaton Head Male 1865 56 Exeter, Devon, England Ironmonger Own Account
Catherine Ellen Wheaton Wife Female 1870 51 Ashford, Kent, England Home Duties -
Marjorie Sybil Cording Daughter Female 1899 22 Worcester Park, Surrey, England Home Duties -
William Victor Wheaton Son Male 1903 17 Worcester Park, Surrey, England Ironmongers Assistant W H Wheaton Ironmonger Battle

Results for British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms
Lilian M Cording
1887 Woolwich England
REG1 Gro Regimental Birth Indices (1761 To 1924)

Lewis E Cording
1889 Woolwich England
REG1 Gro Regimental Birth Indices (1761 To 1924)

Elsie R Cording
1891 Belfast Ireland
REG1 Gro Regimental Birth Indices (1761 To 1924)

Victor H Cording
1892 Belfast Ireland
REG1 Gro Regimental Birth Indices (1761 To 1924)

Hector William Cording
1894 Murree India
BARM Gro Army Birth Indices (1881 To 1965)

Hugh Victor Cording
1896 Rawalpindi India
BARM Gro Army Birth Indices (1881 To 1965)


Plus Eric Edward b 1908 as posted by ErikaH later on thread makes the 7 born as per 1911 census also posted later

Lewis Edmund Cording in 1889
St George's Garrison Church, Woolwich, Kent: Baptism Register
Woolwich, Kent, England

First name(s) Lewis Edmund
Mother's last name -
Last name Cording
Father's occupation Bandman 2/B Rifle Rgd
Year 1889
Residence Cambridge Bks
Birth date 29 Mar 1889
Source St George's Garrison Church, Woolwich, Kent: Baptism Register
Birth place -
Document type Baptisms
Baptism year 1889
Records year range 1883-1891
Baptism date 22 May 1889
Archive reference WO 156/429
Place Woolwich
Page 163
County Kent
Archive The National Archives
Country England
Record set British Armed Forces And Overseas Births And Baptisms
Type Armed Forces
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Father's first name(s) Edmund
Subcategory Civil Births
Father's last name Cording
Collections from Great Britain, England
Mother's first name(s) Rose Helen

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Lewis Edmund Cording in 1914-20
Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards

First name(s) Lewis Edmund
Last name Cording
Year 1914-20
Service number 9944
Third service number 9944
Rank Lance Sergeant,Second Lieutenant,Acting Adjutant
Second rank Second Lieutenant
Third rank Acting Adjutant
Regiment 1st Rifle Brigade, Royal Flying Corps
Second corps Royal Flying Corps
Third corps Royal Flying Corps
Service record Soldier Number: 9944, Rank: Lance Sergeant, Corps: 1st Rifle Brigade
Second service record Rank: Second Lieutenant, Corps: Royal Flying Corps
Third service record Soldier Number: 9944, Rank: Acting Adjutant, Corps: Royal Flying Corps
Image link http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D1949169
Country Great Britain
Medal type British Army Medal Index Cards, 1914-1920
Archive reference WO372/5
Archive reference description Campaign Medal Index Cards and Silver War Badge Cards
Record set Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory Medal Rolls and Honours
Collections from Great Britain, UK None

Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards
Great Britain

First name(s) Lewis Edmund
Last name Cording
Year 1916
London Gazette reference 1st award LG:29765/26 Sep 1916©
Service number -
Rank 2lt
Regiment 1st Bn Rifle Brigade
Medal type Military Cross, 1914-1918
Decorations MC,MM,MID
Remarks MC at Redan Ridge 1 Jul 1916. MM as 9944 Sjt. Later RFC. MC gazetted before MM.
Country Great Britain
Record set Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory Medal Rolls and Honours
Collections from Great Britain, UK None
Naval & Military Press
Transcriptions © Naval & Military Press

1911 Census For England & Wales
67 Prince Albert Road Eastney Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
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First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Edmund Cording Head Married Male 50 1861 Army pensioner bookselling Brixton London E C
Rose H Cording Wife Married Female 47 1864 Assisting in the business Bath
Victor H Cording Son Single Male 15 1896 Errand boy genl India Resident
Eric E C Cording Son - Male 2 1909 - Portsmouth

Married 25 years
7 children born, 2 have died

from FMP ...............

First name(s) Hector William
Last name Cording
Sex Male
Age 38
Birth year 1900
Father's first name(s) Edmund
Father's last name Cording
Mother's first name(s) Rose Helen
Mother's last name Parker
Year 1938
Event date 12 Apr 1938
Place Los Angeles, California, United States
County Los Angeles
State California
Country United States
Spouse's first name(s) Margaret Agnes
Spouse's last name Fiero
Spouse's age 25
Spouse's birth year 1913
Spouse's father's first name(s) William W
Spouse's father's last name Fiero
Spouse's mother's first name(s) Margaret
Spouse's mother's last name Erskine
Notes Marriage Record
Record set United States Marriages
Category Life Events (BDMs)
Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce
Collections from Americas, United States