Phoebe Culmer (née Port) c1797 - 1877

The child of James Port and Sarah Hoffman,

Phoebe Port, the 3 times great-grandmother of Nigel Horne, was born in Herne, Kent, England c. 17971,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, was baptized there at St Martin on Jul 16, 1797 and married John Culmer (an agricultural laborer with whom she had 8 children: Charles, George, Harriet, Emma, Jane, Esther, John and Mary) at St Mary the Virgin Church, Fordwich, Kent, England on Sep 9, 18209.

Phoebe spent all of her life in Kent, England. Throughout her life, she lived in several places around the county: in Blean on Jun 6, 18412; at Doll House, Blean on Mar 30, 18514; and on New Road, Blean on Apr 7, 18616 and on Apr 2, 187111.

She died on Sep 29, 1877 at Bretts Passage, Canterbury, Kent8 (chronic bronchitis and old age) and was buried at St Dunstan, Canterbury on Oct 4, 187710.

Parents

1. James was born c. 1764
2. Sarah was born in 1753

Children

1. Charles was born c. 1822
2. George was born c. 1824
3. Harriet was born c. 1830
4. Emma was born c. 1833
5. Jane was born c. 1835
6. Esther was born c. 1836
7. John was born c. Aug 1838
8. Mary was born c. 1843

Citations

1. 1841 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841. Data imaged from the National
2. 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 44)
3. 1851 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Data imaged from the National
4. 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 54 and the wife of the head of the household)
5. 1861 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Data imaged from the National
6. 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 64 and the wife of the head of the household)
7. 1871 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Data imaged from the National
8. England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915 Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Cont
9. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
10. Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry burials 1538-1988 - Findmypast
11. 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 74 and the wife of the head of the household)

Media

Phoebe Culmer - death certificate

Family Tree

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