Anthony William Cullimore 1852-1904
Anthony William Cullimore was born in Stinchcombe in 1852. He married Emily Denning on the 28th of February 1874. They had twelve children, unfortunately their first child William George died at the age of sixteen. The censuses for 1861 and 1871 show the family living at Earthcott, Alveston and that Anthony was an agricultural labourer. by 1881 they were living on the High Street, Iron Acton with Anthony listed as a gardener. In 1901 they livd at Acton Lane and Anthony is still working at the age of 49 but now as a labourer on the railway. Three years later, on the 17th of March, Anthony passed away due to heart failure.
Children:
William George 1875-1891
Elizabeth 1877
Edward 1878-1940
Sarah J 1883
Charles 1885-1918
Emily 1886
Reginald 1890-1956
Ethel 1892
George 1894-1915
Harold 1895-1984 Click here to follow our direct line!
William 1896-1970
Daisy 1898-1981
1881
Children:
William George 1875-1891
Elizabeth 1877
Edward 1878-1940
Sarah J 1883
Charles 1885-1918
Emily 1886
Reginald 1890-1956
Ethel 1892
George 1894-1915
Harold 1895-1984 Click here to follow our direct line!
William 1896-1970
Daisy 1898-1981
1881
1891
1901
Four of Anthony and Emily’s son served in the First World War, George, Edward, Harold and William.
Elizabeth Cullimore 1877
The first daughter, Elizabeth was born three years after Anthony and Emily married. On the 1891 census she is staying with her grandparents on Hardy Lane in Tockington. Ten years later she is living at Riverside Villa, Feeder Road working as a servant. I assume she then married as there are no traces of her ten years later.
1901
1901
Edward Cullimore 1878-1940
Anthony and Emily's second son was born during 1878 in Iron Acton. He met and married Minnie Maria Munday at the age of 28 in 1906. In 1911 they lived at The Close, Old Town Wotton Under Edge with their four children.
Percy Edward 1906-
Edgar Howard 1908-1993
Wilfred 1909-1977
Olive Rowena 1911-1977
Although Edward was 39 he joined the East Lancashire Regiment on 28th January 1915.
1911
Percy Edward 1906-
Edgar Howard 1908-1993
Wilfred 1909-1977
Olive Rowena 1911-1977
Although Edward was 39 he joined the East Lancashire Regiment on 28th January 1915.
1911
Sarah Jane Cullimore 1883
Born in 1883, Sarah Jane was working at Stanshaws farm, Yate as a servant to the Jordan family. She disappears after this census, probably due to marriage.
1901
1901
Charles Cullimore 1885-1918
Charles was unfortunate. Born in 1885 in Iron Acton, he left school and became a Mason’s labourer. He was living with his parents in 1901 however, ten years later he appears on the 1911 census for Gloucester County Lunatic Asylum at Horton Road, Gloucester. On the census it states that Charles was an 'Imbecile congenital'.‘Imbecile’ or ‘idiot’ were technical Victorian terms used to describe people with severe learning disabilities. 'Idiots' had more severe learning disabilities than 'imbeciles', and were considered to have no independence.
Charles died seven years later aged 33.
Charles died seven years later aged 33.
Emily Cullimore 1886
Emily was born in 1886 in Iron Acton. She followed her sisters into the service industry, working at Poplar House, St George in Bristol for the Maggs family.
Reginald Cullimore 1890-1956
Reginald Cullimore was born during 1890 at Iron Acton. He lived with the family at 14 Latteridge Rd, Acton Lane and Cowslip Lane, Cromhall. Reginald married Edith M Hancock in 1919 at Chipping Sodbury and their daughter Lillian was born four years later. Reginald died on 7th August 1956 at the age of 67.
Ethel Cullimore 1892
Ethel was born in Iron Acton during 1892. She worked for the Wills family at Marlwood Farm, Thornbury in 1911. Further searches for her turn up at dead ends so again I can only assume she married as there are no hits using her maiden name.
George Cullimore 1894-1915
George was killed in France on the 25th of September 1915 after only one month and 17 days. He is buried at Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. He is remembered on a war memorial in the doorway of Holy Trinity Church, Wickwar.
He received:
1914/15 Star medal
Victory medal
British War medal
He received:
1914/15 Star medal
Victory medal
British War medal
George was in the 10th (Service) Battalion
Sept 1914 Formed at Bristol as part of the Third New Army (K3) and joined the 26th Division and then moved to Salisbury Plain.
Nov 1914 Moved to Cheltenham and then back to Salisbury Plain April 1915.
08.08.1915 Mobilised for war and landed in France and joined the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division which engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
During 1915
The Battle of Loos
During 1916
The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin, The Battle of Pozieres, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval.
During 1917
The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, The Second Battle of Passchendaele.
14.02.1918 Disbanded in France and personnel transferred to the 13th Entrenching Battalion.
Sept 1914 Formed at Bristol as part of the Third New Army (K3) and joined the 26th Division and then moved to Salisbury Plain.
Nov 1914 Moved to Cheltenham and then back to Salisbury Plain April 1915.
08.08.1915 Mobilised for war and landed in France and joined the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division which engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
During 1915
The Battle of Loos
During 1916
The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin, The Battle of Pozieres, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval.
During 1917
The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, The Second Battle of Passchendaele.
14.02.1918 Disbanded in France and personnel transferred to the 13th Entrenching Battalion.
William Cullimore 1896-1970
William was the last son to join the Army. He was born on the 4th of September 1896. Before joining the Army, William was a coal hitcher at Meiros Colliery, in Llanharan, Wales. He joined the 10th Battalion Shropshire Light Infantry Regiment as Private 13392 on the 7th of September 1914 aged just 19. William caught Malaria in 1916 while in Alexandria, Egypt and was in hospital on 25th of October 1916. He married Violet Mary Bunston in Bridgend, Wales during 1918 and left the army on the 2nd of January 1919.
Daisy Cullimore 1898-1981
Daisy was blind and she attended the Bristol School Of Industry for the Blind, Southmead, Westbury On Trym.
1911 census
1911 census