A very diverse Dynasty!
I've always enjoyed reading about the connections between families of those who call Rookwood "home"- adding the various pieces one by one is like putting a jigsaw together. Today's blog is about man who ran away to sea and found his way to our shores to pursue his dreams. His family becomes entwined with another and leads to some very interesting people. WILLIAM JOHN CORDNER, ELLEN MUNTON, JOHN BALFOUR CLEMENT MILES, WILLIAM JOHN MILES AND HIS DAUGHTER BEATRICE. William Cordner was born in December 1826 in County Tyrone, Ireland, the second son of Samuel Cordner, organist of the Dungannon Parish Church, and his wife Margaret. William was an accomplished singer with an ability to play the organ at a very early age and became a chorister in Armagh Cathedral. For the next eight years he took lessons to enhance his organ playing skills. When his father refused to allow him to travel, he did what any young man would do and ran away to sea. After several years he became ...