ERITH MUSEUM - Key Persons
Culmer*** 8 th child of Thomas and Mary Ann Caselton, had been born 1865 in Crayford, Kent. He was christened at St Paulinus Church, Crayford. Both his birth and marriage were registered at Dartford. This could mean that that also married at St Paulinus, Crayford, near the family homes.
His wife Rosa Muriel Mile, who he married in 1899, had been born in Westerfield, Suffolk.
Culmer George Caselton born 1865, was christened at St Paulinus Crayford , on the 29 th December 1864. (At some time in his life, he was Station Master at Claygate North Surrey).
On the 1901 we have Culmer aged 36 years, and an enumerator of the 1901 Census including 2 addresses for his family.
Job Titles:
- Head of Household Market Gardener
Job Titles:
- Head Hosier and Market Gardener Born Lambeth Surrey
- Head of House
Mr William Charles Castleton who died at Kerepeehi on March 9 th, at the age of 78 years was born in Crayford Kent England in 1853. The family to which he belonged had been for several generations large gardeners, supplying Covent Garden Markets London. Mr Castleton sailed for New Zealand in the ship Alumbagh and arrived in Auckland in 1875, and for a short time was employed at Mason's Nursery Gardens. He afterwards joined the Education Department and became an assistant teacher at Newton East Primary School , later taking charge of Hunua in 1878. He was transferred to Maungatawhirl Valley School and then went to Pokeno.
Mary Ann Caselton, now living apart from Thomas*, is shown on the census, living at COLYERS LANE, at the eastern boundary of Erith where it changes to Crayford.