The entries for people & families with the surname Culpan are gathered together in this SideTrack.
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Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £50,874
Born in Skircoat.
She was
a worsted spinner [1861] /
a worsted winder [1871, 1881].
She never married.
She lived
Ann died 3rd March 1927 (aged 80)
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2184]
Born in Halifax.
He was
a member of Pye Nest Primitive Methodist Chapel & Sunday School /
educated at Crossley & Porter School /
a leather merchant's clerk [1911] /
cashier for Brearley & Company, Bermondsey leather warehouse in
Halifax.
In 1916, he married Mary E Simpson in Halifax.
They lived at Washer Lane, Halifax.
During World War I,
he enlisted under the Derby Scheme [April 1916] and
served as a Private
with the 2nd/4th Battalion
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
He soon went to France, where he was wounded.
He was killed at Cambrai, a bullet having passed through his brain
[28th September 1918].
The Halifax Courier [12th October 1918] reported his death with a photograph.
He was buried at Flesquières Hill British Cemetery, France [Grave Ref III D 12.]
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Crossley & Porter School, Halifax.
During World War I,
he enlisted in Halifax [8th February 1916] and
served as a Private
with the 1st/5th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He left for France [22nd May 1917] and arrived with the 34th infantry
base depot at Étaples.
On 20th November 1917, he was taken to the field hospital with a
gunshot wound to the left side of his chest.
He died of his wounds [4th December 1917].
He was buried at Étaples Military Cemetery, France [Grave Ref XXXI A 16]
Like his father, he was a basket maker, and a partner in
T. M. Culpan & Son.
On 18th September 1907, he married Sarah Ellen Halliday [1880-1948] at All Souls' Church, Halifax
He was a market inspector [1871, 1893].
On 17th January 1853, he married Asenath Morley [1829-1899] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
Elkanah died 21st April 1893.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £193.
Probate was granted to his widow Asenath
He was
a member of Pellon Primitive Methodist Chapel Boys' Brigade /
educated at Battinson Road School /
a signalman for London, Midland & Scottish Railway Company.
During World War II,
he served as an Able Seaman
with the Royal Navy
aboard the frigate HMS Goodall.
He died in the Dardanelles [29th April 1945] (aged 19)
when his ship was torpedoed in the Barents Sea by German Submarine U-286,
with the loss of 95 crew.
He is remembered on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent [Grave Ref 80 3],
in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Christ Church, Pellon
He was
a brick yard labourer [1901] /
a sanitary ware labourer [1911].
In [Q1] 1899, he married Mary Ann Loughlin [1871-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
He was
a driver of 79 Chapel Street, Salford [1903] /
a driver for Halifax Corporation Tramways /
a tram car cleaner (Halifax Corporation) [1911].
In [Q1] 1903, he married Hannah Mitchell in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
During World War I,
he and Harry Tiley enlisted [October 1914],
and Culpan served as a Private
with the 2nd/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed in action at Bullecourt [11th April 1917] (aged 36).
He was buried at H.A.C. Cemetery, Ecoust-St.Mein, France [Grave Ref III D 19].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance.
His nephew Clifford Garnett also died in the War
Born in Halifax.
He was
a member of Siddal Baptist Church /
an apprentice newspaper compositor [1911] /
a newspaper compositor /
employed by the Halifax Courier.
During World War I,
he enlisted [19th May 1916] and
served as a Private
with the 14th Battalion
Durham Light Infantry.
He died in the Dardanelles [3rd December 1917] (aged 23).
His photograph appears with reports of his death in the Halifax Courier [12th January, 19th October & 26th October 1918].
He is remembered on the Cambrai Memorial, Nord France [Grave Ref 10],
and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Born in Halifax.
He married Unknown.
Children:
Son of waste dealer Thomas Culpan.
In 1870, he married Ann, daughter of John Hardy at
Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
In 1891, Ann and Amanda were living with Ann's
parents at Norland
On 25/8/1822, he married Sarah Sharpe of Warley at Halifax
Parish Church
He was a corn dealer [1851].
He married Mary [1783-1862].
Children:
They lived at
John died between 1853 & 1861.
Mary died 10th January 1862 (aged 78).
She & the children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2122]
Born in Halifax.
A well-known Chartist.
He was a Methodist but left to become the first Spiritualist in the
local movement.
He was one of the founders of the Halifax Co-operative Trading Society [1849].
In 1850, he was one of the founders of the Halifax Working Men's Co-operative & Provident Society.
In 1850, he was Corresponding Secretary for the Halifax Chartist Association, and
He was
a book keeper (cotton warp dyers) [1851] /
a cashier to a dyeing business [1861].
John died 28th March 1888 (aged 74).
He was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2122]
with his mother Mary & his siblings
He married Mary Ann Sutcliffe.
Children:
He and his brother-in-law David Smith inherited the
blanket-making business of their father-in-law Thomas Ratcliffe.
The 2 fell out and the firm was split into two separate and
independent companies.
A condition of the initial partnership was that, if one of the
partners died, the other had to buy him out and pay off his
dependants.
John fell seriously ill, but he recovered and David
Smith died first, and John took sole charge,
John brought his eldest son, Herbert, and his
younger sons, Andrew and Dan, into the business.
In 1915, the firm became Thomas Ratcliffe & Company Limited.
The business subsequently passed to Herbert's son
Norman.
He was a member of Mytholmroyd District Council for 9 years.
In [Q4] 1869, he married Mary Jane Ratcliffe in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Green Hill, Midgley [1891]
He was
a master grocer (employer) [1891] /
a grocer (employer) [1901].
In 1887, he married Annie Bentley [1865-1935] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1891] was sister-in-law Mary M Bentley [b
1871] (worsted winder).
John died in Halifax in 1902 (aged 36).
Annie died in 1935.
The couple were buried at Christ Church, Pellon [Grave Ref: 2 LL 43]
Born in Halifax.
He was
a clogger of Siddal [1893] /
a lamplighter [1901, 1911].
In 1893, he married Mary Evans [1871-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
He lived at Ploughcroft House, Halifax
He was a plumber & glazier [1851].
Around 1835, he married Susan [1810-1???].
Children:
They lived at 10 George Street, Halifax [1851]
He was a stone mason [1851, 1861].
In [Q3] 1843, he married Hannah Crawshaw [1818-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Joseph died in Halifax [Q1 1866] (aged 49).
Living with the widowed Hannah's [in 1871] was her
mother Mary Crawshaw [b 1793]
He was a dyer's labourer [1891, 1901, 1911].
On 21st May 1888, he married (1) Jane Ann Broadbent at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The children were born & baptised in Sowerby.
Jane Ann died February 1897.
On 16th August 1897, Joshua married (2) Sarah Ogden [1856-1???] at Halifax Parish Church
They had no children.
Joshua died in Halifax in 1923
Children:
The children were born in Halifax
In 1850, he married (1) Mary Culpan [18??-1875] in Halifax.
Children:
In 1876, he married (2) Hannah Taylor.
Children:
He took over the family business of Thomas Ratcliffe & Company Limited from his father and his uncles
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered on the Memorial at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland
He was
a glazier [1851] /
a farmer of 16 acres [1851, 1861, 1881] /
a farmer [1891].
In [Q3] 1850, he (possibly) married Betty Hanson [1824-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Richard died Q3 1894 (aged 80)
He married Unknown.
Children:
The family lived at Montague Street, Sowerby New Road [1902]
She was landlady of the Junction Hotel, Halifax.
She married Richard Roberts.
Children:
Their son, John, took over from Sarah as
landlord of the Junction Hotel, Halifax
Born in Halifax.
He was a worsted spinner [1871].
He became a basket-maker.
He was a partner in Waters & Culpan [until 1885].
He established T. M. Culpan & Son.
On 20th April 1879, he married Charlotte Stott [1860-1938] at Christ Church, Pellon.
Children:
He lived at 20 Corporation Street, Halifax [1901, 1905].
In 1911, he challenged Harry Houdini to escape from one of his
wicker baskets
In 1824, he married Susey Smith [1809-18??] of Sowerby, at
Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1861] was visitor William Cooper [aged 3]
Born in Sowerby.
He was
a doffer (worsted) [1851] /
a worsted dyer [1861] /
a brown grease maker [1871] /
a brown grease maker (oil) [1881] /
a brown grease maker tallow [1891] /
a retired grease maker [1901].
In [Q3] 1861, he married Elizabeth Mitchell [1836-1905] at
Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
In 1861, he was a lodger in Northowram.
They lived at
Living with them [in 1901] was daughter Ann Milnes and
grandson Walter Milnes [aged 4].
Elizabeth died 5th December 1905 (aged 71).
Titus died 10th December 1905 (aged 70).
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £3,316 19/8d
He was a printer [1903].
On 24th December 1903, he married Clara Hollas at All Souls'
Church, Haley Hill.
Children:
He died in Preston
He was
a telegraph labourer [1881] /
a sanitary labourer for Corporation [1891].
In 1878, he married Julia Priestley [1858-1???].
Children:
They lived at
Walter died in Halifax [24th May 1898] (aged 47).
He was buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax
In 1891, he married Mary Ann, daughter of John Platts.
They lived at 6 Fitzwilliam Street, Halifax [1901].
Living with them [in 1901] was Mary Ann's widowed
mother Jemima
Born in Halifax.
He was
a grocery shop assistant [1911] /
employed at Economic Stores (Halifax) Limited [for 8 years].
He lived at 35 Haigh Street, Halifax.
During World War I,
he enlisted with the Yorkshire Mounted Brigade [June 1915], then
he served as a Private
with the 21st Battalion
Manchester Regiment.
He was killed in action in France [4th October 1917] (aged 25).
The Halifax Courier [27th October 1917] reported his death with a photograph.
He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 120-124, 162-162A & 163A],
in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Augustine's Church, Pellon
Children:
William and Mary and family sailed to New Zealand on
the Jane Gifford, arriving on 10th October 1842.
They were some of the first settlers in Auckland, New Zealand
He was beerhouse keeper at the Travellers' Rest, Sowerby
[1880-1893].
On 12th July 1884, he was charged with serving PC Taylor with
intoxicating liquor, and he was fined £4 plus costs.
He married Elizabeth [1844-1902].
Children:
Born in Sowerby.
He was
a cotton spinner [1861] /
a calico weaver [1871] /
an unemployed cotton weaver [1881] /
a medical herbalist [1891, 1901, 1911] /
a council member and Fellow of the National Association of Medical
Herbalists of Great Britain.
In [Q3] 1870, he married Elizabeth Wild [1850-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
The 1911 census shows that they had had 5 children of whom 4 were still alive at that time.
They lived at
He died 13th December 1918 (aged 68)
& was buried at Steep Lane Baptist Chapel, Sowerby
He was
a member of St Bernard's Boy Scouts /
a lather boy at hairdressers [1911] /
employed in the offices of Samuel Webster & Sons Limited.
During World War I,
he was called-up [December 1917], and joined
Leicestershire Regiment;
he was transferred and
served as a Private
with the 2nd/5th Battalion
King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster).
He died 29th August 1918 (aged 18).
His photograph appears with reports of his death in the Halifax Courier [14th September & 21st September 1918].
He is remembered on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France [Grave Ref 3],
in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Bernard's Catholic Church.
During World War I,
he served
with the Durham Light Infantry.
He (possibly) died in the conflict.
He is remembered on the Baldwin & Walker Roll of Honour
Culpan, Mr Ref 233-798 Culpan, Albert W. Ref 233-1743 Culpan, Andrew Ref 233-958 Culpan, Ann Ref 233-14
Culpan, Arnold Ref 233-5 Culpan, Arthur Raymond Ref 233-759 Culpan, Edgar Ref 233-2111 Culpan, Elkanah Ref 233-2112
Asenath was born in Sowerby
Culpan, Frank Ramsey Ref 233-1293 Culpan, Fred Ref 233-10
Mary Ann was born in Leeds
Culpan, George Arthur Ref 233-7
Hannah was the daughter of Samuel Mitchell
Culpan, Gledhill Ref 233-1598 Culpan, Herbert Ratcliffe Ref 233-223 Culpan, James Ref 233-2445
Culpan, John Ref 233-4380 Culpan, John Ref 233-12
Mary was born in Sowerby
His burial place is not yet known.
Culpan, John Ref 233-1234 Culpan, John Ref 233-1813
was to be reached at the Temperance Hotel, Halifax
Culpan, John Ref 233-2114
Culpan, John Ref 233-670
Mary Jane was born in Warley, the daughter of Thomas Ratcliffe
Culpan, John Ref 233-6
Annie was born in Halifax
Culpan, John Ref 233-9
Mary, of Mount Pellon, was born in Halifax, the daughter
of Greenwood Thomas, mechanic
Culpan, John Ref 233-533
talented linguist
Culpan, John Sunderland Ref 233-30
Susan was born in Warley
Culpan, Joseph Ref 233-13
Hannah was born in Skircoat
Culpan, Joshua Ref 233-11
Jane Ann Bates Broadbent
Sarah was born in Southowram
Culpan, Milford Ref 233-761
Culpan, Nathan Ref 233-1586
Culpan, Norman Ref 233-671 Culpan, Ray Ref 233-4 Culpan, Richard Ref 233-16
Betty was born in Sowerby
Culpan, Richard Ref 233-551
Culpan, Sarah A. Ref 233-2113
Culpan, Thomas Morley Ref 233-1585
Culpan, Titus Ref 233-9870
Culpan, Titus Ref 233-5130
Elizabeth, of Sowerby, was the daughter of John
Mitchell, weaver
Culpan, Trevor Ref 233-622 Culpan, Wallace Ref 233-367
Clara was the daughter of John Hollas
Culpan, Walter Ref 233-2
Julia was born in Manchester
Culpan, Walter Ref 233-2504 Culpan, Wilfred Ref 233-8 Culpan, William Ref 233-8660
Culpan, William Ref 233-2518
Culpan, William Ref 233-15
Elizabeth was born in Sowerby
Culpan, William Ref 233-3 Culpan, Willie Ref 233-472
Surname |
George Redmonds writes that
the surname is recorded in Sowerby in the 14th century, and
There are
45
entries on
the Calderdale Companion
for people with the surname Culpan,
as discussed in this SideTrack.
This count does not include other forms of the surname.
Culpan surname Ref 233-1
John Culpen gave 15/- to take 14½ acres and one perch
of land ... in Mithomrode [1307]
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