ancestors/descendents of
VICARAGE CULWICK 1811-1850
born CLAVERLEY Shropshire

RELATED SURNAMES
BARTLAM   FASEY   GRIMMET   HASSALL   JAMES   JONES   MUCHALL   NAYLOR   PACE   PIPER   WARD   WHITEHOUSE   WILLIAMS  

"Probably two/thirds of Cullwick/Culwicks alive today (about 400 people out of 600 in total) descend from VICARAGE CULWICK (1811-1850) who lived in REDNAL which is near BROMSGROVE in Worcestershire.

He had 11 children - the eldest of whom was WILLIAM (1835-1887). He was a cooper (barrel maker) in BROMLEY by BOW in east LONDON.

VICARAGE (1811-1850) was the youngest child of JAMES and AMELIA CULLWICK (she was formerly ROWLESTONE and nee JAMES).

He was born in Claverley 3 months after his father JAMES (1769-1811) died.

Baby Vicarage's widowed mother MARIA married THOMAS BARTLAM in 1812 and it appears that Vicarage was brought up in CLAVERLEY and married his first wife MARIA PIPER there in 1828 (aged 17).

When he married his second wife SARAH WARD at St Martins, Bham in 1834, they seem to have settled on Rose & Crown Hill in Rednal (now called Rose Hill - the old main road from Bromsgrove to Bham).

Vicarage's elder brother was a farmer there, and Vicarage is also described variously as a farmer or farm labourer or farm waggoner.

VICARAGE was ill for a couple of years before he died in 1850 of dropsy (or hydrop....). It fills the legs with fluid and would have incapacitated him, so any savings would have been spent during this illness. SARAH, in the 1851 census, was a pauper living in REDNAL with most of her young family. Surname is spelt COLWIC.

SARAH (Harriett's mother) died on 2 June 1853 at BIRCH ACRE (quite close to M42/J3). The cause of death was "child bed" and she was 48, the widow of Vicarage Culwick, a waggoner.

The children of
VICARAGE and SARAH nee WARD
(all born in REDNAL) were:

WILLIAM 1835-1893
- (a cooper who settled in POPLAR, east LONDON) - name spelt Culwick

JANE b 1837
- m ELLISON - settled in BEDWORTH where husband was a coal miner

JAMES 1838-1902
- farm labourer of EDGBASTON. Spelt Culwick.

CHARLOTTE b 1839
- m GUBBINS, later m LEDBROOK

JOHN b 1841
farm labourer of CALIFORNIA (Bartley Green area s/w Birmingham). Spelt Cullwick

EDWARD b 1841
- Coal miner in LANEY GREEN Spelt Cullwick

SAMUEL b 1843
- Brass caster of WEST BROMWICH. Spelt Cullwick

EMMA (or Emily) b 1847
m EDWARD PACE and lived in LANEY GREEN

HARRIET b 1849
m WILLIAM WHITEHOUSE on 12 May 1867 at Gt Wyrley Parish Church
and lived in LANEY GREEN

MARY ANN b 1851
(ie after Vicarage had died).
Lived as a single woman in LANEY GREEN and had an illegitimate daughter EMMA there in 1877.

parents of Vicarage

1 JAMES CULLWICK 1769-1811

Christened - 15 Aug 1769
St Peters Collegiate Wolverhampton


Parents
- THOMAS CULLWICK & ANN BODEN


Parents married
- 17 Nov 1766 St Peters


Possibly THOMAS bt PATTINGHAM 1744


(son of
JOHN CULLWICK and ANN LUCKMAN

Mother of Vicarage

AMELIA JAMES - see JAMES RECORDS

Christening: 02 MAR 1768
CLAVERLEY, Shropshire
Father: THOMAS JAMES
Mother: MARY (thought to be VICARAGE)

AMELIA married three times

JAMES CULWICK was her 2nd husband

1st WILLIAM ROWSTONE
m 06 NOV 1791 PATTINGHAM who died 1792/3
wit. JAMES CULLWICK, THOMAS TOVEY, THOMAS BENNETT

2nd JAMES CULLWICK
m 11 Feb 1793 at WORFIELD, Shropshire who died 1811

3rd THOMAS BARTLAM 1812

next generation
of Amelia & James

2 THOMAS CULWICK
- eldest bap 16 June 1793 PATTINGHAM

2 SARAH CULWICK born 1794
+ JOHN SHELLEY m 7 August 1815.

2 JOYCE CULWICK b abt 1795 PATTINGHAM
alive in 1881 in CHETTON aged 87
+ WILLIAM PORTER 1792-1851
- master wheelwright employing 2 men

• JOHN PORTER
  - son, unmd, 22,
  journeyman wheelwright, b CHETTON
• WILLIAM PORTER
  - son, unmd, 20,
  apprentice wheelwright, b CHETTON

2 JAMES CULWICK

2 CHARLOTTE CULWICK

2 MARY CULWICK
- b 1808 CLAVERLEY
+ JAMES UNETT - wed 27 Dec 1828 at BONINGALE

2 VICARAGE CULWICK 1811-1850
- married twice 1st Maria Piper 2nd Sarah Ward
b CLAVERLEY - d 1850 March quarter KINGS NORTON
a farmer in REDNAL near BROMSGROVE (Ref 18 327)

+ 1 MARIA PIPER
- bapt 9 Feb 1806 CLAVERLEY,Shropshire - m 21 Dec 1828 CLAVERLEY Parish Church parents JOHN & THOMASIN

Jackie Whitley - London
I am, at present, researching the CULWICK family and have discovered that my ggg grandfather was a Vicarage Culwick born in Shropshire but they seemed to have moved around a bit. I believe he was born around 1811 to a JAMES & AMELIA. Amelia i believe was Amelia Rowlestone but have not verified this. I cannot beleive that there can be many Vicarage Culwicks.

My ancester left the Birminham area abt 1860 to go to London where my mum's family have lived ever since. I dont know if your Vicarage and my Vicarage could be the same as I dont hold much with surname spelling as in 1881 there were 10 different spellings of it. Now it seems we are down to the two double LL & single L

Have a nice day
Jackie Whitley - London

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Gord Pace - Ontario Canada - writes
I think VICARAGE as a Christian name must be rare.
My grandfather was CHARLES VICARAGE PACE. I believe his mother EMILY PACE nee CULWICK named her son, Charles Vicarage Pace, my grandfather, after her own father, VICARAGE CULWICK.

some Cullwick descendents/researchers
Don Soppitt, Barbara Heenan, Jackie Whitley, John Cullwick, Jane Marriott-behind camera

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B Heenan writes
I continue trying to find the VICARAGE/SARAH children on the C1861 - so far definitely have JAMES (in a farmer's household in Warley Salop, a carter aged 24), EDWARD (Woodsetton, Sedgley, ag lab aged 20), SAMUEL (West Bromwich, apprentice brass caster aged 17).

Possibles (because of strange spellings or poor legibility) - CHARLOTTE in Northfield, servant aged 24/26, HARRIET in Wednesbury aged 12, niece of SAMUEL WARD, malster's labourer aged 36 born in Warwickshire and his wife ELIZABETH aged 30, born in Sardon (sic) Staffs, and MARY ANN Culliss (a variant) in Wednesbury aged 13, house servant born in Birmingham in the household of JOHN COOPER, an iron works labourer aged 62 born in Sedgley and his wife MARY 55, also Sedgley.
- Barbara Heenan - researching descendent - 14 May 2004

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Worcester Record Office - Barbara Heenan found
a SAMUEL WARD was buried on 30 March 1853 aged 59 - possible brother of Sarah?

Also found the baptism in Claines of a daughter of FREDERICK JONES and MARY ANN nee CULLWICK: Harriet, on 20 May 1883, address Fearnall Heath. No more for them up to 1890; they could have moved soon afterwards.

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In the 1861 census in Wednesbury,
HARRIET (later Mrs WHITEHOUSE) appears to be living with her mother SARAHs younger brother SAMUEL WARD and his wife Elizabeth nee HASSALL. Samuel is stated as being born in Chapel Green, Warks (possibly the Chapel Green adjacent to the chapel in Chapel Lane, Wythall) and Elizabeth is born in Saredon, Staffs.

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John Cullwick writes
There are a lot of people currently researching VICARAGE. And they will be delighted to welcome another new cousin.

My own branch descends from RICHARD CULLWICK who was a gentleman of WADELEY in the parish of DEUXHILL and GLAZELEY near BRIDGNORTH. We think he was born in CLAVERLEY parish just before records began abt 1560-1567. And we suspect his father was a churchwarden and yeoman, STEPHEN CULLWICKE, who died 1592 aged abt 60. And STEPHEN, I think, will also be your 10 or 11 x great grandfather. Our first mutual ancestor.

Almost certainly (about 90% probable) you descend from WILLIAM CULLWICK of the CLIVE in PATTINGHAM who married ANNE COXE at Wolverhampton St Peters Collegiate in 1621. And I think WILLIAM will be a grandson of STEPHEN, though not sure who his father might have been.

I will let you absorb all of that.
You may think this is all knowledge we have had for years, but the truth is that we had little idea about most of this as recently as last August. Gord Pace (the Cullwick webmaster and a descendant of VICARAGE) and I were both as certain as you that VICARAGE was a son of MICHAEL Cullwick of the CROWN in Bromsgrove. But MICHAEL was very rich, and VICARAGE was very poor, and I haven't seen any connection yet apart from BROMSGROVE.

Best wishes
John

This email is from Jean de Cola's Wyck (1946-2052), whose mission is to re-connect all descendents of Walter de Cola's Wycke of the parish of St John in Bedwardine in the 13th century.

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1851 census - REDNAL
location - between BROMSGROVE and KINGS NORTON

COLWIC Sarah Widow/er 36 Pauper Parish Relief Not Known

• William 14 Farm Servant Bromsgrove
• James 11 Farm Servant Bromsgrove
• Charlotte 9 Bromsgrove
• John 8 Bromsgrove
• Edwin 6 Bromsgrove
• Samuel 5 Kings Norton, Worcs.
• Emma 3 Kings Norton, Worcs.
• Harriet 2 Kings Norton, Worcs.

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Notes of Barbara Heenan
Vicarage descendent

1. Have the death cert for EDWARD - son of VICARAGE
2. and birth cert for the EDWARD - grandson of JOSHUA PACE
   .... shown as in 1881 census
3. EDWARD CULLWICK (2 ll's) died on 6th November 1873 at Loney (sic) Green, Cheslyn Hay, aged 33, a colliery labourer. Cause - bronchitis and pneumonia. Informant Emily Pace, present at the death, of Loney Green, Cheslyn Hay.
4. EDWARD CULWICK (one l) was born on 15th June 1877 at Loney Green, Saredon, illegitimate son of Mary Ann Culwick, a domestic servant of Loney Green, Saredon.
5. The events were registered by the same registrar and the entries were signed by the informants or there would have been reference to a mark being made.

I have worked at a register office; the certified copy must be done exactly as the original, even if there are obvious spelling mistakes; thus we have two sisters spelling the Cul(l)wick name differently.

Edward's father remains a mystery - could he have been one of the Pace brothers?? Even today, unless the parents are married, a father's details can only be entered if he attends the registration with the mother and gives his consent.

Mary Ann married JONES (somewhere like Worcester or Stourbridge) in 1882 so I guess Edward would have become their eldest son. may have become pregnant with Pace cousin
Barbara Heenan May 14 2004

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Some Historical events
at LANEY GREEN
Shareshill Parish

• 1867
  - HARRIET CULWICK & WILLIAM WHITEHOUSE wed
• 1868
  - EMILY CULWICK & EDWARD PACE wed at Laney Green
• 1871 - census at Laney Green shows
  
  EDWARD PACE
  Head Mar 25 Coal Dealer Saredon Staffs
  EMILY PACE Wife Mar 24 Bromsgrove, Worcs
  
  WILLIAM and HARRIET WHITEHOUSE
  • BETSY WHITEHOUSE daur 3 Saredon
  • CLARA WHITEHOUSE daur 2 Saredon
  • SANUEL WHITEHOUSE son 9 months Laney Green
  
  
  1871 - WILLIAM and HARRIET WHITEHOUSE lived
  next door to JOSHUA and HANNAH PACE (nee HICKEN)
  • THOMAS PACE son U 39 Ag Lab
  • JOSHUA PACE son U 16 Ag Lab (bur.NORWOOD,Ontario,Canada)
  
  
  
• 1873 - EDWARD CULLWICK dies at LANEY GREEN
• 1877 - EDWARD PACE husband of EMILY CULWICK
  dies 7 March 1877 aged 31 of Shareshill
• 1877 - EDWARD CULWICK born 15th June 1877
  at LANEY GREEN, Saredon
• 1881 - census
  Census Place: Saredon
  • JOSHUA PACE 72
    b Laney Green Occ: Carter (Ag Car)
  • HANNAH PACE 69 (nee HICKEN) Wife b Norton
  • THOMAS PACE son 44
    UnMar b Bloxwich Occ: Ag Lab
  • JOSHUA PACE son 26 Laney Green Occ: Ag La
  • ANNE E. GRIFITHS 11 G Daur 11 b Shareshill
  • EDWARD CULWICK G Son 3 b Laney Green
• 1895 - JOSHUA PACE d 4 Apr 1895 age 87 of Bloxwich late of Laney Green

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Gord Pace - Ontario Canada - writes
I think VICARAGE as a Christian name must be rare.
My grandfather was CHARLES VICARAGE PACE. I believe his mother EMILY named her son, Charles Vicarage Pace, my grandfather, after her own father, VICARAGE CULWICK.

Incidently
near Bromsgrove is Cleeve Prior where VICARIDGE and LAMPIT surnames occur in the parish register. - a MARY LAMPIT - wife of JOSEPH PACE were grandparents of JOSEPH ARCH of BARFORD, WAR.

JOSEPH ARCH became rather famous.
Here is some history on JOSEPH ARCH

1. He was a Methodist preacher -
2. Founder of the National Agricultural Workers' Union
   at Leamington in 1872 which is said to have become the largest trades union in Gt.Britain
3. and later, JOSEPH was a Member of Parliament.

My paternal grandmother was ANN ARCH
who married my grandfather, Charles VICARAGE Pace. This PACE - ARCH puzzle is the subject of some of my research. I've yet to learn how JOSEPH ARCH connects to my grandmother. My aunts used to talk about this when they all lived at Montreal.
GTPace in Ontario, Canada

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Gord Pace of Ontario, Canada writes
VICARAGE CULWICK - father of my great grandmother EMILY CULWICK born about 1845 near BROMSGROVE Wor. EMILY married EDWARD PACE 1868 at SHARESHILL, Staffordshire.

The SHARESHILL marriage notice shows EMILY's father as VICARAGE CULWICK in 1868. EDWARD PACE died at 31 in 1877. EMILY then remarried REUBEN DUDLEY of CANNOCK and later ESSINGTON - click on REUBEN DUDLEY to learn more about EMILY's second marriage and ESSINGTON family.

I'm therefore, interested in CULLWICKS. New found info reveals EMILY was daughter of VICARAGE CULWICK and SARAH WARD - m St Martins BIRMINGHAM 20 Oct 1834. The WARD family show in SHARESHILL parish where the PACE family also showed since the 1720s. VICARAGE was a son of JAMES CULWICK and AMELIA ROWLESTONE who married at WORFIELD Shropshire 11 Feb 1793.

Gordon Thomas Pace - webmaster

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BARTLAM emails from archives of
MIDMARCH-L@rootsweb.com

Date: Fri, 19 May 2000
From: Liv Jackson - oej@ncn.com
To: MIDMARCH-L@rootsweb.com
Subject: Bromsgrove

Hi Listers
Anyone out there who could lookup Bromsgrove,Worcs for 1891 -I hope to find Henry Bartlam & Mary A, with William, Elsie & Amy.
Thanks
Viv

Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000
From: Liv Jackson
To: MIDMARCH-L@rootsweb.com
Subject: Bartlam

Hi
reposting my interest in Amy or Amelia Bartlam, mother or sister Elsie, Father Henry - Bromsgrove area - 1891 should show her-could SKS please help?
Thanks
VIV

Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000
From: Liv Jackson
To: MIDMARCH-L@rootsweb.com
Subject: 1861 Worcestershire

Hi now I have received more info on my Bartlam family(thanks Colin) I would like SKS to check the 1861 of Webheath to find Henry Bartlam age about 9yrs so I can get parents and siblings.
Thanks -very much appreciated
Viv in Oregon

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