Corbould family history

Corbould
Corbold, Corbald, Courbould, Cobbold, Carbold
Gorbold, Gorbould, Garbold

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DNA testing: A project has been started to gather DNA test results for Corbould, Cobbold, Gorbold and Gorbould male family members. Four males have been tested so far - two resident in UK, one in Australia and one in New Zealand. Test results so far are interesting, to say the least!

We seek volunteers from as many countries as possible who are male, able to link their ancestry back at least three generations, and willing to share their DNA test results with others who have had their DNA tested.

The cost of each DNA test will be paid by the sponsors of the project, with the proviso that you will share your DNA results. The test usually costs between USD100 and USD150 per person. The test conducted is a Y-46 test, the most comprehensive DNA test routinely conducted for genealogical research.

To participate, please send an email to the address below. Please state your full name, your date and place of birth, and details (full name and date of birth) of your three male antecedents: father, grandfather and great grandfather. Place of birth of these individuals would also be helpful. We will arrange for a DNA test kit to be air-mailed to you by Ancestry.com. The test involves taking three separate samples of your saliva with small swabs, and mailing the swabs back to Ancestry.com for analysis. Within a few weeks, your DNA results will be sent to you, and you will be invited to join the Corbould DNA website group.

If you already have an Ancestry.com or related Ancestry site log-in ID, would you please advise your log-in (but not your password) so that test results can be linked to your existing account.

If you have any queries before volunteering, please contact us and we will try to resolve any concerns you may have. More details on the Ancestry.com privacy policy can be found at the Ancestry website.

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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 may 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.

It is likely that people in England and elsewhere with the surname Gorbold, Gorbould or Garbold are descended from the same forebears as those with the surname 'Corbould', 'Corbald', 'Corbold' or 'Courbould''. There is also likely to be an ancestral link with those people with the surname 'Cobbold'. Further research is underway.

Coming soon - a section on recent DNA tests.

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