Florence SCHUTZ

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Born between 3-Mar-1859 & 2-Mar-1860 Adopted My parents have an oil painting of Florence as a young girl. (See pictures) Photograph taken by Webster Bros, 4 Portchester Road, Bayswater, W opposite Royal Oak. Photo has written "Aunt Florence, wife of John Culbertson" on back. Published in The Times newspaper, London, Wednesday, March 7, 1883 On the 6th inst., at St, John's, Darwen, Lancashire, JOHN CULBERTSON, Esq., of The Grove, Boltons, South Kensington, to FLORENCE SCHUTZ, of Norfolk-terrace, Bayswater. See ref 2 Paper clipping dated by hand April 1944 Notes of the Week Link With the Past. Mrs Culbertson, of Avena, Albert-road, St Mary Cray, who is leaving for another district, was a pioneer of social and welfare work in the Orpington area over 50 years ago. Her late husband, Mr. John Culbertson, was for 40 years Vicar's warden at All Saints', Orpington, and on his retirement in 1932 Dr. Linton Smith, then Bishop of Rochester, presented him with an illuminated address and a garden shelter on behalf of the parishioners. Orpington and District Nursin Association was founded by Mrs. Culbertson in 1891. Dr. Tennyson Smith has placed on record his appreciation of the association's work and the wonderful organising abilities of Mrs. Culbertson, who was always ready to help poor people in distress. Avena was the residence of a Vicar of St. Mary Cray over 70 years ago; another resident was the late Judge Wheeler. Mrs. Culbertson has lived there for 61 years. Paper clipping - dated by hand April 1944 Leaving Orpington To the Editor Dear Sir, Will you kindly give me space in your paper for a few words of farewell to friends in Orpington as I am giving up my home at Avena, Albert-road, Orpington, next month, to my great sorrow. After 60 years of happiness there, it is a spot full of precious memories to me. Always I have received such courtesy and kindness from everyone, giving me much pleasure and help in my life. I am quite unable to visit all my friends, and I therefore ask them to accept from me, in these few words, greetings and thanks to one and all, and my most sincere wish for their happiness and peace in the future years. Yours faithfully, Florence Culbertson Red Hill House, Red-hill, Chislehurst. Deaths paper clipping reads CULBERTSON. On March 2, at an Ealing nursing home, FLORENCE CULBERTSON, late of Avena, St Mary Cray, beloved mother of Brian Culbertson, Peace Close, West Horrington, Wells, Somerset. Interment at All Saints Churchyard, Orpington, Kent 3 p.m. Wednesday March 7 Buried in the N.W. corner of cemetery

Florence married John CULBERTSON, son of Robert CULBERTSON and Agnes HARVEY, on 6 Mar 1883 in Darwen, Lancs. (John CULBERTSON was born on 18 Feb 1855 in Sligo, Eire, died on 18 Dec 1933 in St Mary Cray, Orpington, Kent and was buried in All Saints Church, Ramsden Rd, Orpington, Kent.)