Corbould family history

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The recorded history for the Corbould family begins with Richard Corbold. He was born c.1395, probably in Suffolk, England. His exact birthplace is not known.

Richard lived in Horham in Suffolk. There is a record of a lawsuit between Richard Corbold and Sir William Brandon in 1440.

Five kilometres away, in Occold Suffolk, William Corbald was born c.1450. We presume William was Richard's son, although he could have been Richard's grandson, nephew or grand-nephew. William Corbald and his wife Joanna are buried in the churchyard of St. Michael's and All Saints church in Occold, and there is a brass in memory of William and Joanna in the aisle of that church (see right).

From William Corbald onwards, there is a continuous record of the family's members. In 1935, the Suffolk Institute of Archæology published The Corbould Genealogy written by George B C Poulter. Mr Poulter had painstakingly researched the Corbould family's history and records to produce a text of commanding breadth and detail. The full contents of that book are available on this website, and available for download. The contents are now fully searchable using Acrobat Reader.

This website also contains additional genealogical information that post-dates the Poulter book. This information is available for download. The genealogical information is supplemented by biographical information about individual members of the family.

Some members of the Corbould family residing in England were active as professional artists from the late 1700s to the early 1900s. The work of many of these artists is described and/or displayed on this website.