Violet Speed, Chesterton; Violet Culley, Nottinghamshire. 1872-1918

This is one of my "random finds" posts.  I have an interest in the Chesterton, Cambridgeshire area and noticed an ex resident being returned to be buried in 1918, so I figured that was worth noting.  When you're researching family history, anybody that wanders away from home is called a stray - many family history sites keep lists of strays to help people track down where people have ended up, but it's an ad hoc thing and there's no central database.

St Andrew's Church,
Chesterton, Cambridgeshire

So here it is, along with a little more research/background information:

Funeral.—

The funeral took place at St. Andrew's. Old Chesterton, July 18th, of Mrs. Violet Culley, who died at her home at Nottingham at the age of 46.  Mrs. Culley was the fourth daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Speed, of 19, Waterside, Old Chesterton. She leaves a husband and six children to mourn their loss. Two of the sons serving their country, one in Egypt and one in France.

1872	Violet Speed was baptised in Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, on 22 September 1872, daughter of Charles Speed from Barton and Emma Speed from Stow cum Quy. 1
1881	Census. Waterside, Chesterton, daughter, aged 8. With parents/siblings: Charles/Emma and George, Elizabeth Emily, Lilly, Adelaide, James Harry.  1
1891	Census. Chesterton, daughter, aged 18 1
1895	Marries William Culley, from Old Basford, Nottinghamshire, at Chesterton, Cambridgeshire (FreeBMD). CAMDEX Ref 331/RO/CHEST/09/141.
1895	Possible William C Culley born, Cambridge. Camdex. FreeBMD has it listed as William Charles S Culley. 4th qtr
1897	Possible Ivy E Culley born, Cambridge. Camdex. FreeBMD has it listed as Iva Emma EH, 2nd qtr
1899	Possible Bertram T Culley born, Cambridge. Camdex. FreeBMD has it listed as Bertram Tom. 2nd qtr.
1901	Census, St Andrew the Less, Cambridge. With husband and three children: Wm Chas S, Ivy EEH, Bertram T
1911	Census,  With husband and children: William Charles, Ivy, Tom. Will be others, need to see original census as children born in different places 1
1915	Archibald CM Culley born, Nottingham (FreeBMD)
1918	Dies in Nottingham, buried in Chesterton, 18 July. St Andrew's Church, Chesterton.

At the time of her burial, her father was already deceased - he, too, was buried in St Andrew's Chesterton, in 1908.

Violet was living at 27a Kirke White Street, Nottingham when she died, aged 46.²

Violet Culley was buried in St Andrews, Chesterton, on 18 July 1918.

Sources:
<sup>1 Familysearch.org
2 Burials list for church


Image: Robert Edwards</sup>