Reference
X345
Title
Letters (27) from Albert H Culpin to his father, the Reverend Benjamin Culpin, minister at Shillington Congregational Church, 1865-90; one from Harry Culpin; and a memorial card for Charles Culpin
Date free text
1877 - 1892
Production date
From: 1877 To: 1892
Scope and Content
Albert Culpin was one of a large family. He seems to have been in 1877 apprenticed to a trade in Birmingham (X345/4), to have run away and enlisted (X345/1), then to have deserted and been taken on a merchant ship (X345/4), where he seems to have got into trouble through carelessness rather than dishonesty (X345/5). He was taken as a deserter (X345/9) and discharged with ignominy (X345/12), when he stowed away and got to America. However, he seems to have been, not so much a bad character, as of a roving disposition and unable to stick at anything for long. He came back to England in 1881, and the family tried to get him settled in regular work with relations at Hackney (X345/14)-(X345/17), However again he was unable to settle down, again went to America, and had an adventurous life 1882-4 (X345/18)-(X345/25). Returning home, he was in distress at Liverpool (X345/26), and it seems doubtful whether he went home. Again he went to sea (X345/27). In 1892 he was in Australia (X345/28), having apparently been there for some time.
References to the family occur in Shillington school logbooks.
Level of description
fonds