John Murray Schütz CULBERTSON

1883 - 1946  (62 years)

• Name	John Murray Schütz CULBERTSON  [1]
  Nickname	Murray
  Birth	27 Dec 1883	Anglesea Road, St Mary Cray, Orpington, Kent   [2]
  Baptism	2 Mar 1884	All Saints Church, Ramsden Rd, Orpington, Kent
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Feb 1946	Malling Place, West Malling, Kent   [3]
  		6 Feb 1946 Newspaper Announcement of Death of J M S Culbertson A.M.I.C.E. aged 62 years Late Karachi Port Trust Burial at West Malling on 11 Feb 1946
  		20 Aug 1946 Probate granted on Will of John Murray Schütz Culbertson who died 6 Feb 1946 Granted to Robert Bryan Culbertson
  		6 Feb 1946 Death Certificate for John Murray Schütz Culbertson Died at Malling Place, West Malling, Kent
  		16 Feb 1946 Death Announcement in East Kent Gazette for John Murray Schütz Culbertson
  Burial	18 Feb 1946	St Mary The Virgin Church, West Malling, Kent   [4]
  	Grave is in NE corner of NW section of graveyard
  Person ID	I11	Culbertson Genealogy
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John CULBERTSON,   b. 18 Feb 1855, Sligo, Eire d. 18 Dec 1933, Anglesea Road, St Mary Cray, Orpington, Kent (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Florence SCHÜTZ,   b. 12 Sep 1859, Manchester, Lancaster d. 2 Mar 1951, 15 Gunnersbury Avenue, Ealing (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	6 Mar 1883	Darwen, Lancs   [5, 6, 7]
  	Marriage by licence of John Culbertson 28yrs, a grain merchant of 12 The Grove, Boltons, South Kensington, father Robert Culbertson a merchant Wife Florence Schütz 23yrs of Lowe Hill, Darwen. Witnessed by Sussannah Schütz & Eccles Shorrock (?) Junior
  Notes	1911 Census - Living at Avena, Anglesea Road, St Mary Cray, Kent. A private house with 10 rooms. Servant Gertrude Eden, aged 37yrs married for 18yrs, born in Claydon, Suffolk [8]
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 27 Dec 1883 - Anglesea Road, St Mary Cray, Orpington, Kent Baptism - 2 Mar 1884 - All Saints Church, Ramsden Rd, Orpington, Kent  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		John Murray Schütz Culbertson Known as Murray
  		Group photo Murray Culbertson and his parents
  		1901 1st XI cricket team at St Edward's School, Oxford. John Murray Schütz Culbertson sitting cross-legged on left
  		John Murray Schütz Culbertson, known as Murray

  
  

  Documents

  22 Dec 1883 Birth Certificate for John Murray Schütz Culbertson Parents John Culbertson and Florence (née Schütz)

  
  

• Notes

  John Murray Schutz CULBERTSON Born at "Avena" Albert Road, St Mary Cray, Orpington, Kent. Announced in The Times on Saturday, July 20, 1889. See ref 3 Photo taken by E Davey Lavender, Portrait and Equestrian Studios, Tweedy Buildings, Widmore Road, Bromley, Kent (opposite grand entrance to Bromley Palace). Has Murray Culbertson written on back of card. Shows Murray as a young baby about 18mths to 2yrs old. Born with only one arm, but despite this major handicap managed to gain a place in the 1st X1 cricket team at St Edwards School, Oxford and then became an accomplished big game hunter in Mesopotamia. Alligator bags & suitcases still exist. John Murray Schutz CULBERTSON Born at "Avena" Albert Road, St Mary Cray, Orpington, Kent. [9,10] Announced in The Times on Saturday, July 20, 1889. See ref 3 Photo taken by E Davey Lavender, Portrait and Equestrian Studios, Tweedy Buildings, Widmore Road, Bromley, Kent (opposite grand entrance to Bromley Palace). Has Murray Culbertson writitten on back of card. Shows Murray as a young baby about 18mths to 2yrs old. Born with only one arm, but despite this major handicap managed to gain a place in the 1st X1 cricket team at St Edwards School, Oxford and then became an accomplished big game hunter in Mesopotamia. Alligator bags & suitcases still exist. [9] Paper clippings of J.M.S. show him playing tennis Dated London: Tuesday, June 10, 1919 Lawn tennis with one arm By a curious coincidence two one-armed players, Mr Bignell and Mr Culverson, were drawn together in the first round of the Kent Lawn Tennis Championships Tournament, which opened at Beckenham yesterday. We give portraits of the two gallant rivals, Mr Bignell on the left and Mr Culverson on the right. Paper clipping "Daily Mail" Photographs with "One armed playes in Kent Lawn Tennis Tournament. Culverson (left) and Bignold (right), each of whom has lost an arm, playing together yesterday. It is believed that he became depressed in later life and may well have thrown himself under a tram in West Malling, Kent to kill himself. In Memoriam paper clipping reads CULBERTSON, J.Murray S., A.M.I.C.E. - In treasured happy memory of a loving and beloved son, sadly missed. Mother. (Dated by hand Feb 6 1947) In Memoriam paper clipping reads CULBERTSON, J.M.S. - Feb. 6, 1946. Daily you are with me, dear Son. In treasured memories of your love and courage. - Mother In Memoriam paper clipping reads CULBERTSON, J.M.S. - Feb. 6, 1946. In my heart are treasured memories of your love and courage and each day I bless you and remember. - Mother. (Not date but at least 1948) [1] Buried in N.E. corner of lower graveyard

  
  

• Sources

  [S731] Newspaper, (Daily Telegraph). [S273] Birth - 1883-12-29 - John MS Culbertson. [S473] Death - 1946-02-06 - John MS Culbertson. [S474] Burial - MI - John MS Culbertson, 18 Feb 1946 (Reliability: 3). [S269] Marr - 1883-03-07 - Florence Schutz to John Culbertson, 7 Mar 1883 (Reliability: 3). [S270] Marr - 1883-03-09 - Florence Schutz to John Culbertson, 9 Mar 1883 (Reliability: 3). [S271] Marr - 1883-03-06 - Florence Schutz to John Culbertson, 6 Mar 1883 (Reliability: 3). [S739] 1911 Census, 30 Jun 2010. http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/records/srhousehold19x1.aspx?ff_type=50&key=5509694 [S726] File (merged): C:\users\crossover\My Documents\WebPages\glio.me.uk\gen\TNG\TNG_gedcom\Culbertson_Family TNG export.ged. [S726] File (merged): C:\users\crossover\My Documents\WebPages\glio.me.uk\gen\TNG\TNG_gedcom\Culbertson_Family TNG export.ged. Record originated in...