William Edward Cule

[RPBJM]

Hello
I'm seeking the date of birth of the writer William Edward Cule, born 1870 in the villiage of St. Nicholas (near Cardiff). I wish to use this in the Wikipedia  entry on him at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._E._Cule

Any help much appreciated.

[rosie99]

If all else fails you can get his birth certificate
Birth March qtr 1871 
William Edward Cule
Cardiff    11a   297

He does not appear to have been baptised at St Nicholas

[Cell]

Hi,
Is this him in the  20th January 1871 edition of Seren Cymru  ?
http://papuraunewyddcymru.llgc.org.uk/en/page/view/3198996/ART28/cule
 If it is, his birth date is 5th  December 1870, and  they just registered him in that first  quarter of 1871
Translation: Births
 Dec 5 MR Thomas Cule, St Nicholas ,Cardiff , a son, who is called William Edward

If he was a Baptist ,like many people in Wales were,you will not find a baptism in 71( Baptists don't usually baptise young children and babies.
Hope that helps
Kind Regards:)
PS there are quite a few articles on the Cule family in the old papers that may interest you at the above  welsh newspapers online( if you haven't seen them already)

[RPBJM]

Yes, that's him and thank you very much for your help. Cule wrote many entertaining stories about Public School life and one thing I would like to know is where he was educated.

Kind regards

Philip Marshall
Wellington. NZ

[Cell]

Hi,
Cardiff Proprietary School?
http://papuraunewyddcymru.llgc.org.uk/en/page/view/3422747/ART41/cule
Maybe him or not ,the dates are about right. You would need to research it further, there are quite a few papers on that site. You may get lucky and one will list the Christian name, or at least the initial along with the surname

I  really think it's really matter of searching as many papers as you can. Many papers at the time published local schoolchildren winning prizes, choirs etc. . It's amazing how many people's ancestors are in the papers.
I have many  listed in the papers as children at their schools and they were just ordinary folk,  some stealing a duck or two along their way

Kind Regards

[RPBJM]

Hi

Thanks for the suggestions. I've found a number of useful items on Cule in the Welsh newspapers but nothing yet concerning his schooling. Will keep looking!

Kind wishes

Philip