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The Common Room / Re: Dorothy Worsfold.
« on: Tuesday 09 August 11 01:20 BST (UK)  »
Francis' middle name was De Montford his last name was Culpin.

He was born 27/9/1900 in Wandsworth, Surrey and died in 1987 in Lambeth, London.
His parents were George Francis Culpin (1861 Hitchin) and Florence Sarah Newman. They married in the 2d quarter of 1905. In the marriage index you will find Florence's last name is registered as Culpin as well, probably since they had been living together for years while George was still married to his 1st wife Kate Sherrington. Kate died in February 1905.
Francis' full siblings were Ivy Annabelle Culpin (1897-1899) and Verula Mary Elizabeth Culpin (1906-1995). His father George had had 5 daughters with 1st wife Kate so they were his half sisters: Mabel Sherrington Culpin (1884), Edith Gwendolen Culpin (1886), Norah Bertha Culpin (1887), Margaret Florence Culpin (1891) and Sarah Kathleen Eliza Culpin (1891).

Francis was known as Florrie as a child. You can find him in the 1911 census as: 10 years, living at NO 4 STANHOPE ROAD ST ALBANS, Hertfordshire with parents (married 5 years) and sister Verula.
Francis married Ada Dorothy Louisa Worsfold (1900-1996) in 1922 in Willesden, London.
He was awarded the American Bronze Star for his services in the RAF in WWII: AMERICAN AWARDS TO BRITISH AND COMMONWEALTH PERSONNEL, 1942 TO 1949: CULPIN, Francis de Montfort, SL - Bronze Star - 461015 - RAF [15/10/1946]
Francis and Ada (Dorothy) had 3 daughters.

I'll try to attach a photograph. The first man on the left in the back row is George. The others are:
Back row: Unidentified, George Culpin, Sally Culpin (haven't pinned the right individual down yet), Dr Millice Culpin (George's eldest brother and father of Dr Millais Culpin from the BBC series Casualty 1900), Bertha Culpin (George's youngest sister).
Front row, left to right: Unidentified, Rachel Culpin (George's 5th sister out of 6 sisters), Mrs Millice Culpin Snr (born Sarah Squires Barrett).

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The Common Room / Re: Dorothy Worsfold, Culpins
« on: Wednesday 09 March 11 23:02 GMT (UK)  »
Way too late for your project Ellie but I stumbled across this website and just *had* to reply to set some things straight. I have researched the Culpin family for years now since I'm also descended from a Culpin so I have gathered a large amount of information and pictures.

All the children and the wives you have fro George Francis Culpin are right (wife Kate Sherrington which he married in 1883 and had daughters Mabel, Edith, Norah, Margaret & Sarah and "wife" Florence Newman with which he had daughter Ivy, son Francis and daughter Verula. Florence became his wife officially in the 2d quarter of 1905 since Kate died 6 February 1905. He and Florence separated but never got divorced so he still left her his money when he died 1 May 1932).

But the doctor from the BBC series Millais Culpin wasn't his brother but his nephew.
George Francis' parents were Millice Culpin 1820-1888 & Sarah Squires Barrett 1823-1915. George had 11 siblings:
1- Millice Culpin 1846-1941 leather currier who enrolled as a student at London Hospital in 1877. He had married Hannah Munsey in 1869 qualified as a doctor in 1882 and emigrated to Australia in 1891 with his wife and 6 children. They settled in Taringa, Queensland were Millice ran a small private hospital he named 'Stevenage'. He was a rather stern looking man with a long beard.
His second child was Millais Culpin, 1874-1952 who married Ethel Maude Dimery Bennett on 19 April 1913 in Shanghai.
They had 1 daughter Frances Millais Culpin who was born in Australia. Millais was far more handsome than the actor who played him  ;)   I'll try to attach a photograph of him.

2 - Benjamin Ephraim Lamartine Culpin 1848-1928 married Eliza Matthews, had 7 children
3 - Catherine Culpin 1850-1932 married Francis Joshua Kirby & adopted Elsie Bertha Barrett Culpin
4 - Sarah Barrett Culpin 1851-1932 never married, became a nurse and later on Matron
5 - Eliza Anne Culpin 1853-1922 married Thomas Fraser
6 - Rachel Culpin 1854-1856
7 - Sophia Culpin 1856-1923 married James Roome, had 4 children
8 - Rachel Culpin 1858-1929 married Benjamin Kirby
9 - Charles Culpin 1859-? leather currier, married Clara Barrett, had 5 children
10 - stillborn male baby 1864
11 - Bertha Culpin 1866-1964, never married, 1st class clerk Custom House and General Postoffice

The parents of Millice Culpin 1820-1888 were Charles Culpin & Catherine Watts. Millice's eldest brother was called Charles as well and is my ancestor.
I have been able to find another 6 generations prior to Charles & Catherine and with all the children of every generation I have some very extensive branches in my tree. Do let me know if you would like to know more or get some pictures of either Millice (the 1846 one) or Millais.

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