With the names Williams, Jones and Smith in the family, it’s perhaps no surprise that I’ve made better progress with one of the more unusual names in my tree – that of CORNS. It’s obvious how the names Williams, Jones and Smith have developed but Corns is rather less obvious. I was thrilled when I came across indications that it’s a variation of ‘Cornish’ and denotes origins in Cornwall. I’ve been thwarted in attempts to discover Welsh ancestry on the…
