Frederick CULMER

1822 - 1892  (69 years)

• Name	Frederick CULMER
  Birth	1 Aug 1822	Sidmouth, Devon   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	DDB1780166C14607B976E4449369ED2DE816
  Death	5 Jan 1892	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA   [1]
  Notes	1851 census: in Mount Pleasant, Davington, Kent, (all CULMER), Frederick (28, gunpowder press man, born Sidmouth, Devon), Mary (26, born Luddenham, Kent), Alfred E (6, scholar, born Luddenham), Esther (4, scholar, born Luddenham) and George F (1, born Davington). 1861 census: at 21 Bacons Yard, Leather Market, Bermondsey, London, (all CULMER), Frederick (39, engineer, born Sidmouth, Devon), Mary (37, born Luddenham, Kent), Alfred E (16, drapers assistant, born Luddenham), Esther (14, stocking darner, born Luddenham), George F (11, scholar, born Davington), William H D (8, scholar, born Davington), Henry L Adolphus (7, scholar) and Ellen (1, born Pancras, Middx). 1871 census: not found - had emigrated to America in 1867, arriving in New York on 19 July were Frederick (45, carpenter), Mary (43), William (14), Henry (11), Ellen (7) and Mary (4). 1880 US census: in the 20th Ward, Salt Lake City, Frederick (58, carpenter), Mary (56, at home), Ellen (daughter, 20, book binding), and Mary (daughter, 17, compositor). All born in England. In a letter to Cliff Minter dated 24 February 1953, Mrs Regina Christensen, Frederick Culmer's granddaughter writes " my grandfather Frederick Culmer ran away from home when he was 12 years old and went to sea. He never returned home to live but continued to be a sailor until he emigrated to Mali(?) in 1865. He crossed the Atlantic 7 times in a sailing vessel and visited every important port in the world." In a much later letter written in 1967 Mrs Christensen mentions that Frederick and his family "came to Utah as converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, commonly called Mormon". She adds that Frederick and his sons owned a paint and glass store in Salt Lake City. May 2013: email from Steve Robinson, a descendant living in Redhill, Surrey.
  Person ID	I950	Canterbury, Kent
  Last Modified	14 May 2013

  
  

  Father	George CULMER,   b. 6 Jan 1787, Woodnesborough, Kent d. 1840, off Sligo, Ireland (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Mary Minter,   b. Bef 26 Oct 1794, Canterbury d. 22 Aug 1867, Dartford, Kent (Age ~ 72 years)
  Marriage	29 Oct 1818	Chilham, Kent
  	Married by license as a spinster of Chilham; George a gentleman bachelor of Woodnesborough, Kent, a naval officer.
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary KENNETT,   b. 18 Jun 1824, Luddenham, Kent d. 18 Apr 1896, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	11 Apr 1844	Faversham RD   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Alfred Edwin CULMER,   b. Mar 1845, Faversham RD d. Yes, date unknown   2. Esther CULMER,   b. Dec 1846, Faversham RD d. Yes, date unknown   3. George Frederick CULMER,   b. Mar 1850, Faversham RD d. Yes, date unknown   4. William Harrison CULMER,   b. Sep 1852, Faversham RD d. Yes, date unknown   5. Henry Lavender Adolphus CULMER,   b. Jun 1854, Faversham RD d. Yes, date unknown   6. Ellen Emily CULMER,   b. Sep 1859, Pancras RD d. Yes, date unknown   7. Mary CULMER,   b. 21 Jan 1863, Bermondsey, London d. 28 Feb 1945, Provo, Utah, USA (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F351	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2012

  
  

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  Frederick Culmer born Sidmouth, Devon, 1822, died Salt Lake City, Utah, 1892

  
  

• Sources

  [S121] Mrs Regina Christensen, letter to Cliff Minter, 2 January 1953. [S14] BMD index, Q2 1844 Faversham 5/241. (Reliability: 3).