VICARAGE CULWICK

1811-1850
born CLAVERLEY Shropshire
ancestors & descendents

RELATED SURNAMES

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

other CULLWICK Family History
Shropshire - Worcestershire - Warwickshire

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NEW NOTES from John CULLWICK - September 11, 2011
Subject: Very Early Stuff

You may remember that I had correspondence with Jonathan Maxfield
(a descendant of the Cullwicks of Hatton, Shifnal) this Spring 2011 and he gave me new and very significant information. He had found two entries from a lengthy Prayer List from 1532/33 in a book called "A List of Families in the Archdeaconry of Stafford". I have not seen the book yet (which was held in Lichfield Records Office), but it appears to be an early census of the area.

Also, the country was then still Roman Catholic,
all parish churches answered to the Pope in Rome and the Act of Supremacy had not yet been passed.
Hence, it appears to have been quite normal to pray for the souls of the dead, as it is in many Catholic countries today.

The Act of Supremacy 1559 was an Act of the Parliament of England, passed under the auspices of Queen Elizabeth I of England. It replaced the original Act of Supremacy 1534 issued by Elizabeth's father, Henry VIII, which arrogated ecclesiastical authority to the monarchy, and which had been repealed by Mary I of England.
FOR MORE - go to WIKIPEDIA - Act of Supremacy 1559

Thorns, Shipley, Claverley
John COLWYK (head), Margaret (his wife, probably his present one), Margery (his wife, probably dead),
children - STEPHEN, Joan, Elizabeth (probably living), Agnes, Humphrey, Elizabeth (probably dead).

Also in Shipley, Claverley
Stephen JONES, Ellen (his wife),
children - Richard, John, Stephen and Henry.

I think it highly likely that the mother of our mutual ancestor Stephen Cullwick c1520-1592,
.....the ancestor of all Cullwicks and Culwicks today probably,
was nee JONES, a sister of Stephen (JONES).

- (See paragraph 2 below The prayer list of 1532/33 for reasoning) -

Tonwalstrete (Town Well St), Wolverhampton
Nicholas CULWYCKE, Joan (his wife), Margery (his late wife),
children - Elizabeth, Ann, William, John, Margery, Agnes, Margaret, John, Gillian, and William
- and prayers for the souls of xiii (thirteen) departed.

This book "A List of Families..." also suggests the following for further research:

  • 1523/24 Lay Subsidy Returns
  • 1539 Muster Rolls
Bw John

  1. I think VICARAGE is a descendant of the first JOHN CULLWICK of RUDGE, born about 1550 and the eldest son of STEPHEN CULLWICK (C1520-1592) of Thorns (now Thornescroft, Shipley, Claverley). Probably 75 % today with surname CULLWICK or CULWICK descend from JOHN of RUDGE, whose stem was the only one to remain in Shipley/Rudge/Claverley/Pattingham area after 1650.

  2. The prayer list of 1532/33 appears to show STEPHEN (father of JOHN of RUDGE b c 1550) as the eldest child of JOHN COLWYK b c 1480 and his first wife MARGARET. And I am told that, in Shipley in 1532/33, the only other occurence of Christian name Stephen is STEPHEN JONES. Therefore, that is why I think MARGARET (mother of Stephen) was nee JONES and a sister of STEPHEN JONES.

  3. NICHOLAS CULLWICK in Wolverhampton in 1532/33 was most probably a brother of JOHN b c 1480. It looks as if Nicholas had 2 sons William and John, but I doubt either of them had sons, as there seems to be no trail in Wolverhampton. The next occurence of a Cullwick in Wolverhampton was the 1621 marriage of WILLIAM CULWICK to Anne COX at St Peters Collegiate. But WILLIAM is from the Clive (between Shipley and Pattingham and adjacent to Rudge) so I doubt he is a descendant of NICHOLAS.

    I am keeping my options open though,
    as WILLIAM of the Clive's YOUNGEST SON
    - (one of the 3 boys who settled in West Bromwich about 1650)
    WAS NAMED NICHOLAS


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 NANCY PIPER there in 1828 (aged 17). NANCY died just 13 months after the wedding. She was 29 when she died in Beobridge, Claverley in February 1830. She was buried in Claverley churchyard as Ann CULWICK on 7 Feb 1830. Vicarage was only 19 when he was widowed. The suspected cause of death was a complicated child birth when both wife and child were lost.

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.


researchers meet at Birmingham Art Gallery
where CULLWICK/CULWICK related folks have been meeting each MAY for the past few years

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 Great 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.

ABOVE INFO thanks to JOHN CULLWICK
and other Cullwick researchers

PARENTS of Vicarage

1 JAMES CULLWICK 1769-1811
+ ANN ROWSTONE nee JAMES

JAMES
  • Christened - 15 Aug 1769
    St Peters Collegiate Wolverhampton
  • Parents
    THOMAS CULLWICK & ANN BODEN
    married 17 Nov 1766 St Peters Wolverhampton
  • Possibly THOMAS bt PATTINGHAM 1744
    s/o 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

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

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

  3. 3rd THOMAS BARTLAM 1812

next generation
of JAMES & Amelia

  • 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 KINGS NORTON March quarter
    a farmer in REDNAL
    near BROMSGROVE (Ref 18 327)


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

MESSAGE from ANDREW
DESCENDENT
PIPER & MUCHALL Families

My connection to VICARIDGE
is through the PIPER and MUCHALL families.
  1. JOHN (b 1761) and THOMASINE PIPER m 1828 at CLAVERLEY had at least five daughters
  2. including
    SUSANNAH, MARIA and NANCY (ANN).
  3. The first daughter SUSANNAH baptised 1791
    married a THOMAS HARPER at PATTINGHAM nr Wolverhampton
  4. after SUSANNAH's death, THOMAS HARPER re-married ELIZABETH MUCHALL
  5. ELIZABETH was the aunt to THOMAS MUCHALL.....my 3X great grandfather

The second connection is through MARIA PIPER, JOHN & THOMASINE's youngest daughter who married JEREMIAH MUCHALL brother of the said ELIZABETH, at KINGSWINFORD in 1831.

Both JEREMIAH & MARIA had witnessed the marriage of VICARIDGE CULWICK to ANN (NANCY) PIPER in 1828 at CLAVERLEY.

On the marriage entry there's a clerical error saying that MARIA was the bride. Where the dignitures are supposed to be placed, it gives the bride as ANN PIPER (the X of ANN PIPER) and likewise in the Banns Register, it gives the name as ANN PIPER.
ANDREW

JOHN PIPER (b 1761)
+ THOMASIN m 1828 CLAVERLEY
had at least five daughters

  • SUSANNAH PIPER b 1791
    THOMAS HARPER m Pattingham

    2nd marriage of
    THOMAS HARPER
    was to
    ELIZABETH MUCHALL
    aunt to
    THOMAS MUCHALL
    (3X great-grandfather of ANDREW)

  • MARIA PIPER
    + JEREMIAH MUCHALL m 1831 KINGSWINFORD
    brother of ELIZABETH MUCHALL
  • + 2 SARAH WARD
    - m 20 Oct 1834 St Martins BIRMINGHAM (M010724)

    Vicarage Culwick
    descendents

    2 VICARAGE CULWICK 1811-1850
    bt 7 April 1811 at Claverley Shropshire - d 1850 March quarter Kings Norton a farmer in REDNAL near Bromsgrove (Ref 18 327)


    The banns entry between Vickeridge (sic) Culwick otp bachelor and *Anne* Piper otp spinster were published a long time before the marriage, on 13th April, 20th April and 27th April 1828. BH
    Vickaridge Culwick otp bachelor and Maria (sic) Piper otp spinster were married in this church by banns this twenty- (date is weird; looks like 'firth', interpeted as 21st on Family Search) December in the Year One Thousand and twenty-eight by me Edwd H Wainwright . This marriage was solemnised between us Vickridge/Vick Ridge or Vicaridge Culwick --- *he signed!!* and the Mark of *Anne* Piper. In the presence of us Jeremiah Muchall marked x, Maria Piper marked x. BH
    Vicarage died 5 January 1850, aged 38, at Kings Norton, occupation labourer. Cause Dropsy. Surname spelt CULWICK, informant James CULWICK, marked x, in attendance, of Kings Norton (Cert). Informant James Culwick was probably the brother of Vicarage, could possibly have been his son. Vicarage was buried 9 January 1850 at St Michael, Cofton Hackett. BH


    + 1 MARIA PIPER
    - bapt 9 Feb 1806 at Claverley parents John and Thomasin
    - married 21 Dec 1828 CLAVERLEY Parish Church

    Maria is Ann(e)
    There's a possible burial of ANN CULWICK on 7 February 1830 aged 29 at CLAVERLEY. The only other detail in the PR is that her abode was BEOBERIDGE. Gen UK shows it was a TOWNSHIP in the parish of CLAVERLEY, and on C1841 it has a few largeish farms - perhaps Vicarage was working on one of them at the time. BH


    + 2 SARAH WARD 1815-1853
    - m 20 Oct 1834 St Martins BIRMINGHAM (M010724)

    After their 1834 marriage,

    VICARAGE and SARAH had 11 children starting with William and Jane (later Mrs Ellison). The youngest ones were 3 girls - Emily PACE, Harriett WHITEHOUSE and Mary Ann JONES.

    VICARAGE CULWICK 1811-1850
    + SARAH WARD 1815-1853
    1. WILLIAM 1835-1893 Chr 5 July 1836
    2. JANE Chr 24 Sept 1837
    3. JAMES 1838-1902 Chr 6 Jan 1839
    4. CHARLOTTE 1842
    5. JOHN 1841-1908 Chr 3 Oct 1841
    6. EDWIN/EDWARD Chr 5 March 1843
    7. EMMA Chr 4 July 1847
    8. SAMUEL 1843-1901 Chr 4 July 1847
    9. EMILY abt 1848
    10. HARRIET Chr 15 July 1849
    11. MARY ANN


  • 3 WILLIAM CULWICK 1835-1893
    - b BROMSGROVE (died St Olave Sept 1893) a cooper (barrel maker) and went from the Midlands to London with a young family about 1860.
    + MARTHA WILLIAMS 1835-1911 - b BEWDLEY
    - MARRIAGE 1855 at the Parish Church at TIPTON - resided in DUDLEY Port at the time - died POPLAR (London) June 1911 - they had 6 sons

  • 3 JAMES CULWICK - 1838-1902
    - m 13 Oct 1863 All Saints West Bromwich signed with a cross, he was 27 - appears to have been a double wedding with his brother JOHN.
    + ELIZABETH COX
    - MARRIAGE 1863 She was 23, spinster of West Bromwich, father WILLIAM COX, gardener.
    WITNESSES were JOHN COX who signed with a cross (presumably brother of Elizabeth) and ANN GALE who signed. It is interesting that brother JOHN signed and spelt his name CULWICK, yet it became CULLWICK from then on.

  • 3 CHARLOTTE CULWICK
    - born abt 1839 Bromsgrove 1851 Rednal census - shows as 9 years old

    + GEORGE GUBBINS - married in WEST BROMWICH and stayed there. They had one daughter SARAH JANE NEWBY They lived in Barrows Street (Dartmouth Square area) in 1871 and John Street in Carters Green area in 1881 and 1891. She was 33 in 1871C; 1881 living at 33 John Street, West Brom with EMMA. Charlotte GUBBINS died in the first quarter of 1900, aged 60. lived at 33 John St Census Place: West Bromwich

  • 3 JOHN CULLWICK 1841-1908 - 1851 census of REDNAL - shows as 8 years old - b REDNAL, Wor Occ: Farm Waggoner - appears to have been a double wedding with his brother JAMES above.
    + HARRIET GRIMMETT - b 1844 WILMCOTE, Warwick
    • 4 JOHN CULLWICK 1871-1927
    • 4 FANNY CULLWICK 1881-1959

    Fanny Culwick

    Fanny Cullwick
    1881 - 1959

    sister of
    JOHN CULLWICK 1871-1927
    of OLDBURY
    both children of
    JOHN CULLWICK 1841-1908
    farmer of California
    & HARRIET GRIMMETT
    FANNY CULLWICK 1881-1959

    grand-daughter of
    Vicarage CULWICK 1811-1850
    and Sarah WARD 1815-1853

    one of the 60 grandchildren of Vicarage

    Fanny lived in Hatfield with her husband Nicholas CASWELL
    and 10 children.

    Many thanks to Sharon Gray for supplying the photo

  • 3 EDWIN / EDWARD CULWICK
    - born abt 1845 BROMSGROVE Worcestershire - 1851 census at REDNAL shows as 6 years old
    + PHOEBE NAYLOR of Sedgley m 16 May 1864
    MARRIAGE NOTICE - All Saints West BROMWICH - EDWARD, x, 22, bach, carter of West Brom, father VICARAGE, carter and PHOEBE, (x), 23, spinster, father JOB NAYLOR, miner. Witnesses SAMUEL CULLWICK (signed) and PHEBE ANN JUKES, (x).

    EDWARD was a coal miner in Laney Green, Staffs. He died there on 6th November 1873 from bronchitis and pneumonia – informant EMILY PACE (sister) of Laney Green, present at death (she signed).

    PHOEBE NAYLOR was bt at Sedgley on 11 Apr 1841, parents JOB and MARY NAYLOR. She appears to have been named after an older sister PHOEBE b 1831 died age 3

    PHOEBE married, secondly,
    JOHN FASEY
    on 9 August 1880 at Sedgley (VTR).


  • 3 SAMUEL CULWICK 1843-1901
    - born abt 1846 KINGS NORTON, Worcestershire.
    1851 census at Rednal - shows as 5 years old Occ: Moulder

    + HARRIETT ELIZABETH PADDOCK 1843-1889
    - b 1843 WEST BROMWICH
      Marriage was 29 Jan 1866 at West Brom All Saints Samuel, (signed), 22, bach, brass caster of West Brom, father Vicarage, labourer and Harriet, (signed), 23, sp, father Thomas PADDOCK, labourer. Witnesses James LONGMORE and Harriet CULLWICK (sister of bridegroom).

  • 3 EMILY CULWICK
    - born abt 1848 KINGS NORTON nr BROMSGROVE

    + EDWARD PACE 1845-1877 of LANEY GREEN
    + REUBEN DUDLEY b DUDLEY Elizabeth Raybold 1st wife REUBEN later of CANNOCK and ESSINGTON
     
  • 3 HARRIET CULWICK
    born abt 1849 KINGS NORTON nr BROMSGROVE

    + WILLIAM WHITEHOUSE - engineer - m 12th May 1867 St Mark's Church Gt Wyrley in the presence of Thomas and Mary Whitehouse son/of Daniel Whitehouse Miner in 1901 at North St Cannock - from 1881 census
     
  • 3 MARY ANN CULWICK - youngest daughter
    • 4 EDWARD CULWICK - born 15th June 1877 at Loney Green, Saredon, illeg.s/o Mary Ann Culwick, domestic servant Loney Green, Saredon.
    + EDWARD JONES - The only possible EDWARD JONES in 1901 is aged 22 born CANNOCK, living in CHESLYN HAY as a coal miner

    EDWARD CULLWICK 1845-1873 (2 ll's)
    son of VICARAGE - died on 6th November 1873 at Loney (sic) Green, Cheslyn Hay, aged 33 (born 1840)

    1. a colliery labourer.
    2. Cause - bronchitis and pneumonia.
    3. Informant EMILY PACE (nee Culwick)
      of Loney Green, Cheslyn Hay
      present at the death,


    History - Laney Green
    • 1867 - Harriet CULWICK & William WHITEHOUSE wed
    • 1868 - Emily CULWICK & Edward Pace wed at Laney Green
    • 1871 - census in Laney Green

      Edward PACE Head Mar 25 Coal Dealer Saredon Staffs
      Emily " Wife Mar 24 Bromsgrove, Worcs

      William and Harriet WHITEHOUSE

      1. Betsy WHITEHOUSE daur 3 Saredon
      2. Clara WHITEHOUSE daur 2 Saredon
      3. Samuel WHITEHOUSE son 9 months Laney Green

      1871 - William and Harriet WHITEHOUSE lived next door to

      Joshua and Hannah PACE

      1. Thomas PACE son U 39 Ag Lab
      2. Joshua PACE son U 16 Ag Lab

    • 1873 - Edward CULLWICK dies at Laney Green
    • 1877 - Edward PACE 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 Wife 69 b Norton
      • Thomas PACE son 44 UnMar b Bloxwich Occ: Ag Lab
      • Joshua PACE son 26 Laney Green Occ: Ag La
      • Anne E. GRIFITHS 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

  • Vicarage Culwick

    correspondence
    from researchers of the families


    researchers meet at Birmingham Art Gallery
    where CULLWICK/CULWICK related folks have been meeting each MAY for the past few years


    The banns entry between Vickeridge (sic) Culwick otp bachelor and *Anne* Piper otp spinster were published a long time before the marriage, on 13th April, 20th April and 27th April 1828.
    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 don't 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


    Gord Pace - Ontario Canada - writes
    I think VICARAGE as a Christian name is 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.

    at LONDON SOG meet 1 May 2004

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


    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 - 14 May 2004 - researching descendent
    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.

    In the 1861 census in Wednesbury,
    HARRIET (later Mrs WHITEHOUSE) appears to be living with her mother SARAH's 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.
    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 1 0 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.
    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.

    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

    GORD PACE speaking

    I'm not absolutely sure about this
    but Barbara's findings, such as

    1. MARY ANN married JONES
    2. EDWARD would have become their eldest son
    3. Pace cousin

    These facts, added together
    may fall into place, in my family that went to ALBERTA around the 1886 completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway

    Let me gather some facts

    1. MARY ANN CULWICK ( who married JONES )
      was my grandfather Charles V PACE's aunt
      sister of his mother EMILY CULWICK

    There was - SAMUEL EDWARD JONES at Medicine Hat, Alberta - said by my PACE aunts in Montreal to have been related to my grandfather CHARLES VICARAGE PACE - or was it also said that SAMUEL's wife was the relative of my grandfather CV PACE.

    It now appears to me after considering what Barbara has found about MARY ANN CULWICK marrying a JONES and my grandfather CV Pace's mother EMILY PACE nee CULWICK being MARY ANN CULWICK's sister

    I seems very likely the SAMUEL EDWARD JONES comes into my PACE family ancestry - here -

    The other sister HARRIET married a WHITEHOUSE who was a steam engine driver who seemed to disappear from the English Midlands.

    I have wondered if WHITEHOUSE also came out to ALBERTA at that time when

    The Canadian Pacific RAILWAY
    was completed - 1886
    - as did my grandfather's aunt & uncle
    MARY ANN (PACE) and HENRY SQUIRE
    settling at Lethbridge
    just a few miles west of MEDICINE HAT, where SAMUEL JONES settled.

    It looks rather likely that SAMUEL JONES wife was this MARY ANN CULWICK - but I am not absolutely certain.

    To read more about this SAMUEL EDWARD JONES in Medicine Hat, ALBERTA family story,

    CLICK HERE - I'll Take The Train


    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

    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


    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
    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

    the correspondent's email address was invalid
    when an attempt was made to share family information

  • 2 VICARAGE CULWICK 1811-1850
    b CLAVERLEY - d 1850 March quarter Kings Norton a farmer in REDNAL near Bromsgrove (Ref 18 327)

    + 1 MARIA PIPER - bapt 9 Feb 1806 at Claverley parents John and Thomasin - m 21 Dec 1828 CLAVERLEY Parish Church
    + 2 SARAH WARD
    - m 20 Oct 1834 St Martins BIRMINGHAM (M010724)

    • 3 JAMES CULWICK - 1838-1902 - m 13 Oct 1863 All Saints West Bromwich signed with a cross, he was 27 - appears to have been a double wedding with his brother JOHN.
      + ELIZABETH COX m 1863 She was 23, spinster of West Bromwich, father WILLIAM COX, gardener. Witnesses were John COX who signed with a cross (presumably brother of Elizabeth) and Ann GALE who signed. It is interesting that brother John signed and spelt his name CULWICK, yet it became CULLWICK from then on.
      • 4 JOHN WILLIAM CULWICK 1864-1937 -
        • 5 CLIFFORD JOHN CULWICK 1897-1968 -
          a newsagent & stationer in New St B'ham
          • 6 Robert Clifford CULWICK 1918-87
            a printer in Atherstone near Tamworth
    John Cullwick notes -
    In 1881 census, Elizabeth nee COX is CULLOCK (sic), living in Hermitage Road, Edgbaston with gt gt grandfather James Cullock (son of Vicarage) - Elizabeth is "38, born Harborne"

    - I think it highly likely that her baptism is the one on 16 Aug 1840 in Harborne Parish Church (parents William and Ann COX). - She clearly had a brother JOHN (marriage witness), but I cannot locate the family on the 1851 census - nor do I have access to 1841, 1861 1871 or 1891. JC

      • 3 CHARLOTTE CULWICK - born abt 1842 Bromsgrove
        1851 Rednal census - shows as 9 years old and probably married GEORGE LEDBROOK and in 1881 lived at 33 John St Census Place: West Bromwich

      • 3 JOHN CULWICK 1841-1908 - 1851 census of REDNAL - shows as 8 years old - b REDNAL, Wor Occ: Farm Waggoner
        + HARRIET GRIMMETT - b 1844 WILMCOTE, Warwick

  • 3 EDWIN CULWICK - born abt 1845 BROMSGROVE
    1851 Rednal census - shows as 6 years old
    + PHOEBE NAYLOR m 16 May 1864
    All Saints West BROMWICH

    EDWIN died in the late 1870's and PHOEBE CULWICK married JOHN FASEY in the Sept 1880 quarter in DUDLEY RD. In the 1881 census John Fasey is in Stafford prison. In 1901, John and Phoebe Fasey are living in Sedgley, both born Sedgeley. He is a carter and iron worker, aged 58. Phoebe is also 58. No family.

        • 4 EMMA CULWICK b abt 1873 - Laney Green, Staffs
      In 1881 EMMA was living with CHARLOTTE & GEORGE LEDBROOK - her aunt and uncle at 33 John St. West Bromwich,
        • 4 EDWARD CULWICK who was 3 in 1881
      In 1881 EDWARD was living with JOSHUA and HANNAH PACE in SAREDON who in 1871 were living next door to WILLIAM & HARRIET WHITEHOUSE

    In 1881 - This is the entry at 7 Burton Road, Sedgley:

    • Daniel OAKLEY, head, widower, 50, born Sedgley, bricklayers lab
    • Phoebe CULWICK, sister. widow, 39, b Sedgley, housekeeper
    • John NAYLOR, nephew, unmd, 22, b Sedgley, fire clay miner
    • Joseph SPITTLE, nephew, unmd, 19, b Sedgley, fire clay miner
    • Isaac NAYLOR, son, 14, b Sedgley. lab.
    Phoebe had an elder brother - Daniel Naylor
    who was bt at Sedgley 1833.

      • 3 SAMUEL CULWICK
        - born abt 1846 KINGS NORTON, Worcs.
        1851 Rednal census - shows as 5 years old Occ: Moulder

        + HARRIETT - b 1843 WEST BROMWICH
        • 4 THOMAS - b 1868 WEST BROMWICH
          On 1881 census, then seems to have disappeared before 1891. Emigrated possibly?
        • 4 HANNAH - b 1870 WEST BROMWICH
        • 4 ALICE - b 1873 WEST BROMWICH
          In 1891, Alice was 18, living with parents. No sign of a marriage or anything after 1881.

    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.

  • BROADFIELD HOUSE
    built on the estate in 1824,
    and included a house, garden, cattle shed and stable.

    It's believed the first resident was William Cullwick, although nothing is known of him.

    • He was replaced as tenant by Robert Dudley, who apparently purchased the property from
      The Keeling Trust
    • It is thought Dudley was responsible for re-building the house in classic Regency style.
    • He was a nail merchant, and lived in Broadfield House with his wife and two sons.
    • He died in 1861 and his wife Elizabeth left the house between 1871 and 1881.

    • It isn't known
      if REUBEN DUDLEY who married the EMILY PACE nee CULWICK was related to Robert DUDLEY who resided at BROADFIELD HOUSE after the house was occupied by WILLIAM CULLWICK

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