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matt94
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Hi,
Here is my biography of my ggg grandad Reuben Cutler 1838-1912. Let me kno what you think of it please 
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Reuben Cutler
Reuben Cutler, the third son of William Cutler and Anne Harris, was born on 24 March 1838 at a small cottage in the West Wycombe end of the village of Lane End. He was baptised at West Wycombe, the church on the hill between Lane End and West Wycombe, about 2 miles from the former and just outside the latter, on 22 April 1838 where his father was known as a chair maker. He attended a local-run church school from an early age, which he apparently attended with his cousin Abel (born 1848), son of John Cutler and Mary Keen. He began work as a chair maker as soon as he left school aged 11, working alongside his brothers, cousins, uncles and friends. In 1857 his mother contracted Ovarian Dropsy. She died at home on 1 July 1858 and was buried outside the old Holy Trinity Church on 6 July. He completed his apprenticeship aged 21, and at the same age married at Great Marlow All Saints church to Sarah Ann Atkins, a lace maker and daughter of Joseph Atkins and Hannah Blick of Ditchfield Common, Lane End. The ceremony took place on 12June 1859 where the witnesses were George Haines, the proprietor of the ‘Rising Sun’ Public House, Lane End, and Louisa Elizabeth Atkins, Sarah’s younger sister. The marriage was a happy one – the first child being born 11 months after the marriage. On 22 April 1860 a little boy was born , called Walter William. Over the next 21 years, Reuben and Sarah had another seven children – Owen Henry, Jane, James, Charles John, Emily Elizabeth, Sarah Ann and Mary Louisa.
Reuben lived the whole of his life at Lane End and the Bucks Free Press explained on his death that he ‘was born in the house he died in (although he has not resided there all his life)’. He led a ‘quiet Christian life’ and attended the Wesleyan Chapel regularly: ‘He seldom missed a service’. It is unknown whether he stayed close to his siblings as some of them moved away and others died prematurely. The only siblings left in the area in the 1890’s were Ellen and Jane, both living in High Wycombe. He was a devout Wesleyan Methodist and his name appears on the 1863 deed of the second Wesleyan Church at Lane End. The church was opened on 23 April 1866 with a large ceremony by the Rev. T. W. Pocock of Virginia Water, in which he dedicated the chapel. The old church, by the Weir Pond, was converted into the Wesleyan Day school for the children of the village. Reuben was one of the trustees of the school and the Wesleyan United Trustees Meeting held on 2 March 1896 heard that the school should have the same trustees as the chapel, thus Reuben became a trustee of both. His children marrying off and moving away, by the mid-1890’s there was only the last three daughters – Emily ‘Emmie’, Sarah Ann ‘Annie’ and Mary left at home. Life for Reuben and Sarah was further enlightened by various grandchildren, of whom one, Mabel, was born at home to unmarried Emily in 1897. But by this time, Sarah was dying. She contracted Lung Cancer in 1897 of which she died on 1 January 1898 aged 59. She was buried behind the Holy Trinity Church in the ‘new’ (1891) section on 5 January 1898. By 1900 he was left with his daughters Emily and Mary.
He had worked his way up through his apprenticeship and he in later life became a ‘master’, which meant he could take in apprentices and teach them their trade. ‘Owing to ill-health gave up that work many years ago’ was the remark the Bucks Free Press used when commenting on his work with the Sunday School upon his death. He was slowly slipping into senile dementia and by summer 1911, he was bed-bound in his four-roomed cottage with only his daughters, granddaughter and housekeeper for aid. His sons had moved away so his daughters, who all lived at Lane End, were on hand to help. His granddaughter Mabel had to fill in his 1911 census return for him, so bad was his state. Over the pursuing months, he passed a Christmas and the beginning of a new year in bed, though ‘[he] was never heard to complain or murmur’. By April he was dying, and on 25 April, a breezy Thursday afternoon, he died peacefully aged 74 years. Dr. A. S. Wilson, M. B., of Lane End, certified the cause of death as Senile Decay. The funeral directors of Lane End, Mr. A. Goodchild, were contacted and the date of the funeral was set at 1 May 1912.
On Wednesday 1 May, the funeral cortege left his house at three o’clock, and the coffin borne to the Wesleyan Chapel. Here, it was met by the Rev. S.T.A. De La Mare of High Wycombe, and the funeral began. The hymn ‘Peace, Perfect Peace’ was sung by the congregation and the lesson was read from Psalm 40. Then the hymn ‘Rock of Ages’ was sung and Mr. De La Mare spoke of his work in the Church and the quiet life he led. At the close of his remarks, the congregation stood whilst the hymn ‘Dead March’ in ‘Saul’ and as the procession left the church, Ivy Smith, the organist, played ‘Forever with the Lord’. His close friends and family solemnly followed the coffin down to the churchyard where Mr. De La Mare concluded the burial service, and the final hymn ‘Jesu, lover of my Soul’ was sung. There were ‘beautiful’ floral tributes from his close family, housekeeper and a Mr and Mrs J. Peatey. He is, at last, at rest with his loving wife of nearly forty years, re-united in death.
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Matt
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Cutler Family, Bucks
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Sellwood Family, Berks
Smith Family, Berks
Hardie Family, Lancs/Scotland
Fish Family, Yorks/Lincs
Banks Family, Worcs/Warwicks
Clements Family, Wilts/London
Briant Family, Berkshire
Knott Family, Berkshire
Darkins Family, Kent
Gadd Family, Lancs
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CaroleW
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Hi Matt
I am sending you a pm with some comments
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Good Job Matt
Daizi xxxxxx
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matt94
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Hi Carole,
I have made most of the changes you advised.. the only couple of sentences I haven't changed were the second and last sentences. I realise some of the changes you made read better than my copy - thanks for taking the time to look at it.
The formatting still needs work but this is not final draft.
Matt
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Reuben Cutler was the third son of William Cutler and Anne Harris. He was born on 24 March 1838 in a small cottage in the West Wycombe end of the village of Lane End. He was baptised at West Wycombe, the church on the hill between Lane End and West Wycombe, on 22 April 1838 where his father was employed as a chair maker. He attended a local-run church school with his cousin Abel (born 1848). Abel was the son of John Cutler and Mary Keen. He left school at age 11yrs and began work as a chair maker, working alongside his brothers and other relatives. In 1857 his mother contracted Ovarian Dropsy. She died at home on 1 July 1858. She was buried outside the old Holy Trinity Church on 6 July 1858. Reuben completed his apprenticeship aged 21, and on 12 June 1859 he married Sarah Ann Atkins, a lace maker, at All Saints Church Great Marlow. Sarah Ann was the daughter of Joseph Atkins and Hannah Blick of Ditchfield Common, Lane End. Witnesses to the wedding were George Haines, the proprietor of the ‘Rising Sun’ Public House, Lane End, and Louisa Elizabeth Atkins, Sarah’s younger sister. The marriage was a happy one – their first child, a boy called Walter William, was born on 22 April 1860. Over the next 21 years, Reuben and Sarah had another seven children – Owen Henry, Jane, James, Charles John, Emily Elizabeth, Sarah Ann and Mary Louisa.
Reuben lived the whole of his life at Lane End and the Bucks Free Press explained on his death that he ‘was born in the house he died in (although he has not resided there all his life)’. He led a ‘quiet Christian life’ and attended the Wesleyan Chapel regularly: ‘He seldom missed a service’. It is unknown whether he stayed close to his siblings as some of them moved away and others died at a young age. The only siblings left in the area in the 1890’s were Ellen and Jane, both living in High Wycombe. He was a devout Wesleyan Methodist and his name appears on the 1863 deed of the second Wesleyan Church at Lane End. The church was opened on 23 April 1866 with a large ceremony by the Rev. T. W. Pocock of Virginia Water, in which he dedicated the chapel. The old church, by the Weir Pond, was converted into the Wesleyan Day school for the children of the village. Reuben was one of the trustees of the school and the Wesleyan United Trustees Meeting held on 2 March 1896 heard that the school should have the same trustees as the chapel, thus Reuben became a trustee of both. His children marrying off and moving away, by the mid-1890’s there was only the last three daughters – Emily ‘Emmie’, Sarah Ann ‘Annie’ and Mary left at home. Life for Reuben and Sarah was further enlightened by various grandchildren, of whom one, Mabel, was born at home to unmarried Emily in 1897. But by this time, Sarah was dying. She contracted Lung Cancer in 1897 of which she died on 1 January 1898 aged 59. She was buried behind the Holy Trinity Church in the ‘new’ (1891) section on 5 January 1898. By 1900 he was left with his daughters Emily and Mary.
He had worked his way up in his trade and in later life became a ‘master’, which meant he could take in apprentices and teach them the chair making trade. ‘Owing to ill-health gave [he] up that work many years ago’ was the remark the Bucks Free Press used when commenting on his work with the Sunday School upon his death. He was slowly slipping into senile dementia and by summer 1911, he was bedridden in his four-roomed cottage with only his daughters, granddaughter and housekeeper to care for him, as his sons had moved out of the area. Because of his mental state, his granddaughter Mabel had to fill in his 1911 census return for him. Over the following months, he spent a Christmas and the beginning of a new year in bed, though ‘[he] was never heard to complain or murmur’. By April he was dying, and on 25 April 1912, a sunny Thursday afternoon, he died peacefully aged 74 years. Dr. A. S. Wilson, M. B., of Lane End, certified the cause of death as Senile Decay. The funeral directors of Lane End, Mr. A. Goodchild, were contacted and the date of the funeral was set for 1 May 1912.
On Wednesday 1 May, the funeral cortege left his house at three o’clock, and the coffin borne to the Wesleyan Chapel. Here, it was met by the Rev. S.T.A. De La Mare of High Wycombe. The hymn ‘Peace, Perfect Peace’ was sung by the congregation and the lesson was read from Psalm 40, followed by the hymn ‘Rock of Ages’. Reverend De La Mare spoke of his work in the Church and the quiet life he led. At the close of his remarks, the congregation stood whilst the hymn ‘Dead March’ in ‘Saul’ was played. As the procession left the church, Ivy Smith, the organist, played ‘Forever with the Lord’. His close friends and family followed the coffin down to the churchyard where Reverend De La Mare concluded the burial service, and the final hymn ‘Jesu, lover of my Soul’ was sung. There were ‘beautiful’ floral tributes from his close family, his housekeeper and a Mr and Mrs J. Peatey. He is, at last, at rest with his loving wife of nearly forty years, re-united in death.
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I am researching....
Cutler Family, Bucks
Bennell Family, Bucks
Sellwood Family, Berks
Smith Family, Berks
Hardie Family, Lancs/Scotland
Fish Family, Yorks/Lincs
Banks Family, Worcs/Warwicks
Clements Family, Wilts/London
Briant Family, Berkshire
Knott Family, Berkshire
Darkins Family, Kent
Gadd Family, Lancs
Coffin Family, Lancs/Flint/Cheshire
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CaroleW
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Hi Matt
Happy to help - don't forget what I said about the spacing though -it's still too "solid"
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Very much Matt, very well done
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mother25
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That's a lovely tribute Matt, thank you for sharing it with us
I am astonished that you know so much about him, and you've made a good job of writing about him here. I would agree with CaroleW, though....the spacing needs a bit of sorting out, just to make it look more 'readable' if you see what I mean. Sometimes a solid block of text can make people dismiss a piece of work as probably being too much to take in, whereas yours is a piece well worth reading
Break it up into smaller segments and maybe insert a photo or two if you have any, and you'll have a masterpiece if you've no photos of the family, maybe you can get a photo of the village, the church, the graveyard etc just to illustrate it a bit.
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Hi Matt,
It's excellent, you could also break up the text by inserting "clips" from official documents, i.e. birth certificates, death certificates, which record the actual date you have included in the text just for illustration, or did you have the obituary from a newspaper that would be a good "clip", and as "mother25" suggests photos ( if you don't have one maybe from a local history book) of the cottage, or the gravestone?
well done,
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laura_jaye
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The Story of
Reuben Cutler
Reuben Cutler was the third son of William Cutler and Anne Harris, born on the 24th of March 1838 at a small cottage in the West Wycombe end of Lane End villiage. He was baptised on the 22nd of April 1838 at St. Lawrences Church West Wycombe. This Georgain church built in.…?...stands on the hill between Lane End and West Wycombe, about 2 miles from the former and just outside the latter.
Reuben attended the local-run Trinity Sunday School from an early age, alongside his cousin Abel born in 1848, son of John Cutler and Mary Keen. Following in his fathers footsteps as a well known chair maker Reuben left school at the age of 11, working alongside his brothers, cousins, uncles and friends.
Sadly in 1857 his mother fell ill contracting Ovarian Dropsy and passed away at home on the 1st of July 1858, she was laid to rest on the 6th of July at the old Holy Trinity Church.
At the age of 21 Reuban completed his apprenticeship, and married Sarah Ann Atkins at All Saints church, Great Marlow. Sarah was a lace maker and the daughter of Joseph Atkins and his wife
Hannah Blick of Ditchfield Common, Lane End.
The ceremony took place on the 12th of June in 1859 where the witnesses were George Haines, the proprietor of the ‘Rising Sun’ Public House, Lane End, and Louisa Elizabeth Atkins, Sarah’s younger sister. During their time together, Reuben and Sarah had eight children. The first born on the 22nd of April 1860, named Walter William and over the next 21 years, Owen Henry, Jane, James, Charles John, Emily Elizabeth, Sarah Ann and Mary Louisa were to follow.
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laura_jaye
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Reuben was a devout Wesleyan Methodist and his name appears on the 1863 deed of the second Wesleyan Church at Lane End. The church was opened on the 23rd of April 1866 with a large ceremony by the Rev. T. W. Pocock of Virginia Water, in which he dedicated the chapel to  . The old church, by the Weir Pond, was converted into the Wesleyan Day school for the children of the village. Reuben was one of the trustees of the school. The Wesleyan United Trustees Meeting, held on the 2nd of March 1896 heard that the school should have the same trustees as the chapel, thus Reuben became a trustee of both.
Reuben, having worked his way up through his apprenticeship, became in later life a ‘master’, which meant he could take in apprentices and teach them their trade. ´He led a quiet Christian life` and attended the Wesleyan Chapel regularly and ´seldom missed a service`. His work and presence for the Sunday School was also memorably noted.
By the 1890s the only siblings left in the area were sisters Ellen and Jane, both living in High Wycombe. Reuben`s children, married and moved away by the mid-1890’s, leaving three daughters – Emily ‘Emmie’, Sarah Ann ‘Annie’ and Mary, living at home. Life for Reuben and Sarah was further enlightened by various grandchildren, one of whom, Mabel, was born at home to Emily in 1897.
By this time, Sarah was ill and contracted lung cancer in 1897 of which she died on the 1st of January 1898 aged 59 years. Sarah was buried at the Holy Trinity Church in the ‘new’ (1891) section on the 5th of January 1898. By 1900 Reuben was left with his daughters Emily and Mary.
In the years running up to 1910 Reuben was slowly, slipping into senile dementia and by the summer of 1911, he was bed-ridden and confined to his four-roomed cottage with only his daughters, granddaughter and housekeeper for aid. His granddaughter Mabel completed his 1911 census return for him, so bad was his state.
Over the pursuing months, he passed a Christmas and the beginning of a new year in bed, though ‘[he] was never heard to complain or murmur’. By April he was dying, and on the 25th , a quiet Thursday afternoon, Reuben passed away peacefully, aged 74 years.
Dr. A. S. Wilson, M. B. of Lane End, certified the cause of death as Senile Decay. The funeral directors of Lane End, Mr. A. Goodchild, were contacted and the date of the funeral was set for the 1st of May 1912. On the following Wednesday , the funeral cortege left the house at three o’clock, and the coffin borne to the Wesleyan Chapel. Here, it was met by the Rev. S.T.A. De La Mare of High Wycombe, and the service began with the hymn ‘Peace, Perfect Peace’ sung by the congregation and the lesson was read from Psalm 40.
Then the hymn ‘Rock of Ages’ was sung and Mr. De La Mare spoke of Reuben, his work in the Church and the quiet life he had led. At the close of his remarks, the congregation stood whilst the hymn ‘Dead March’ in ‘Saul’ and as the procession left the church, Ivy Smith, the organist, played ‘Forever with the Lord’. His close friends and family solemnly followed the coffin down to the churchyard where Mr. De La Mare concluded the burial service, and the final hymn ‘Jesu, lover of my Soul’ was sung. There were ‘beautiful’ floral tributes from his close family, housekeeper and a Mr and Mrs J. Peatey. He is, at last reunited and at rest with his loving wife Sarah Ann.
Reuben lived the whole of his life at Lane End , having been born in the house in which he died. ´His quiet and kindly disposition will be remembered by everyone with whom he came into contact: he had a kind word for everyone, and if at any time it lay in his power to assist those in distress, he was always willing to do so. He will be greatly missed by a large circle of friends, by whom he was much esteemed and respected.`
Quotes taken from Bucks Free Press 1912, Obits.
see what you think of this version. i havent taken any facts out of the story or really cahnged anything just dropped a few words and added other, hope you like it use it as it is now or edit it or delete as you see fit ..... laura
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