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Member Since: June 2010 Posts: 284 Send Message	Terence	Report	19 Aug 2020 14:14
Member Since: June 2010 Posts: 284 Send Message	Re.my enquiry 17/08/2020.My friend has found family info' on a William Cullen. He is in 1911 Census,age 60,in Hartlepool.Then to 1891 Census Age39 again in Stranton Hartlepool.His wife is Clara Cooksey from Bilston,Staffs. Found Clara,18, in 1881 as Farm servant at Seaton Carew, but have been unable to find William Cullen in 1881 or his birth. All Census's say he was born in Jarrow. All help appreciated,Terry L.
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 62,774 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	19 Aug 2020 14:18
	https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1386427 Get a copy of the marriage cert - to find out if William knew his father Name: William Cullen Death Age: 76 Birth Date: abt 1856 Registration Date: Oct 1932 [Nov 1932] [Dec 1932] Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Registration district: Hartlepool Inferred County: Durham Volume: 10a Page: 109 Deaths Mar 1940 (>99%) Cullen Clara 77 W.Hartlepool 10a 358
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 62,774 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	19 Aug 2020 14:47
	1939 William Emmerson 18 Jul 1909 Male Paper Mill Worker Pulferman Married 128 1 Annie Emmerson 28 Feb 1904 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 128 2 Clark Cullen 06 Mar 1862 Female Incapacitated - Blind Old Age Pensioner Widowed 128 3 Isn't William Cullen the one born c1859 from censuses on your OTHER thread? I gather your friend has access to censuses????????????
Member Since: June 2010 Posts: 284 Send Message	Terence	Report	19 Aug 2020 15:08
Member Since: June 2010 Posts: 284 Send Message	My friend had info on Parents, Grandparents. Parents Peter Cullen,1937,Hartlepool Norah A McLoughlin,1936. Hartlepool. G'Parents. William R. Cullen,1900 Hartlepool. Sarah J.Stewart,1906 Hartlepool. I have been tracing G.G.Parents etc but am unsure if previous post I gave is the correct. family line to follow.. Sorry if I have misled anyone. Terry L.
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 62,774 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	19 Aug 2020 15:14
	Correct birth info CULLEN, WILLIAM RICHARD COOKSEY GRO Reference: 1899 D Quarter in HARTLEPOOL Volume 10A Page 153 As advised above, get a copy of the parents' marriage cert
Member Since: December 2009 Posts: 13,377 Send Message	Maddie	Report	19 Aug 2020 15:36
	1911 31 Green St West Hartlepool, West Hartlepool, Durham, England First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place William Cullen Head Married Male 60 1851 Labourer General Jarrow on Tyne Dhm Clara Cullen Wife Married Female 49 1862 - Bilston Staffs Elizabeth Cullen Daughter Single Female 24 1887 Paper Sorter West Hartlepool Dhm Nellie Cullen Daughter Single Female 22 1889 Paper Finisher West Hartlepool Dhm Ethel Cullen Daughter Single Female 19 1892 Paper Sorter West Hartlepool Dhm Clara Cullen Daughter Single Female 17 1894 General Servant West Hartlepool Dhm Mary Ann Cullen Daughter Single Female 15 1896 - West Hartlepool Dhm Mary Alice Cullen Daughter - Female 12 1899 School West Hartlepool Dhm William Richard Cullen Son - Male 11 1900 School West Hartlepool Dhm -------------------- Hilda Winefred Cullen Daughter - Female 8 1903 School West Hartlepool Dhm Annie Cullen Daughter - Female 7 1904 School West Hartlepool Dhm Richard Millington Cooksey Brother In Law Single Male 44 1867 General Labourer West Cornforth Durham Elsie Vandy Boarder Single Female 18 1893 Paper Sorter West Hartlepool County Durham Dhm 1901 Record Transcription: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census 66, Florence Street, Seaton Carew, Hartlepool, Durham, England First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place William Cullen Head Married Male 50 1851 Labourer Iron Works Jarrow, Durham, England Clara Cullen Wife Married Female 39 1862 - Bilston, Staffordshire, England Elizabeth Cullen Daughter Single Female 14 1887 Day Girl Domestic West Hartlepool, Durham, England Nellie Cullen Daughter Single Female 12 1889 - West Hartlepool, Durham, England Ethel Cullen Daughter Single Female 9 1892 - West Hartlepool, Durham, England Clara Cullen Daughter Single Female 7 1894 - West Hartlepool, Durham, England May A Cullen Daughter - Female 5 1896 - West Hartlepool, Durham, England Mary A Cullen Daughter - Female 3 1898 - West Hartlepool, Durham, England William R Cullen Son - Male 1 1900 - West Hartlepool, Durham, England WILLIAM R Last name CULLEN Marriage quarter 2 Marriage year 1927 Registration month Sarah J Stewart Spouse's last name Stewart District Hartlepool 78 Northumberland Street, Hartlepool, West Hartlepool C.B., Durham, England 1939 (5 people) First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number Richard Cullen 20 Oct 1899 Male Paper Mills Boiler Man Charge Hand Married 160 1 Sarah Cullen 24 May 1906 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 160 2 Frank Cullen 01 May 1930 Male Incapacitated Single 160 3 Peter Cullen 10 Feb 1937 Male Under School Age Single 160 4 ------------ Ellen Stewart 20 Feb 1875 Female Incapacitated Widowed 160 5 --------- mother in law WILLIAM R Last name CULLEN Gender Male Birth day - Birth month - Birth year 1900 Age 67 Death quarter 1 Death year 1967 District West Hartlepool County Durham WILLIAM Last name CULLEN Marriage quarter 4 Marriage year 1883 Registration month - MarriageFinder ™ WILLIAM CULLEN married one of these people Clara Garner, Clara Cooksey ---------------- District Hartlepool
Member Since: June 2010 Posts: 284 Send Message	Terence	Report	19 Aug 2020 16:04
Member Since: June 2010 Posts: 284 Send Message	Thank you to all researchers.I think I now have enough information for my friend. As always you are all really appreciated,Yours,Terry L.
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 62,774 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	19 Aug 2020 16:17
	If your friend is happy with guesswork, that's fine And, as was bound to happen with two threads - info already found has been looked up again

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