Person:Samuel Coulson (1)

Samuel Taylor Coulson was baptised on 25th June 1845 at South Kyme in Lincolnshire, son of Susan Couslon, formerly Cowlishaw, and her husband John Coulson, who was described as a boatman at the time of Samuel's baptism, but was later an innkeeper. Samuel grew up at South Kyme with his parents, who ran the Tower Inn. He was apparently sent to a school in Boston for a short time. He claimed to have seen the first train from Sleaford to Boston arrive, which was in 1859.

At the Tower Inn, Samuel helped running the business and also worked as a brewer. In later life he said that the brewing had given him gout because of the constant exposure to steam and hot water.

Samuel did not marry until he was 42 years old. His wife was Elizabeth Ann Cox, who was from Barnack in Northamptonshire, over thirty miles south of South Kyme. She was about twenty years younger than him. They married at Barnack, but returned to South Kyme after their marriage. They had one daughter, Susan Elizabeth, born at South Kyme in 1890. The 1891 census find them living at an unspecified address in South Kyme, with Elizabeth's sister boarding with them and working as a servant, as well as two other boarders.

The 1901 census finds the family specifically listed at the Tower Inn, which Samuel therefore seems to have taken over from his parents. They had one servant living with them at this time. Samuel later recalled that the Tower Inn was demolished around 1907.

By 1911 Samuel, Elizabeth and their daughter were living at the Hume Arms, with two servants. This was a large building, described as having eleven rooms, and Samuel described himself as both a publican and farmer. Samuel ran the Hume Arms until the early 1920s, when he retired.

Samuel's daughter married in the South Kyme area in 1921, then briefly went to live in Ireland, where Samuel's first grandson was born later in 1921 in County Monaghan. Samuel's daughter and her husband then returned to England, settling in the Peterborough area where several more grandchildren followed in the later 1920s.

As one of the oldest residents of South Kyme, Samuel was photographed and interviewed by the local newspaper in 1927.

Elizabeth died in March 1930 at the County Hospital in Lincoln, aged 65.

After Elizabeth's death, Samuel went to stay with his daughter and her family in Peterborough, where he died on 12th December 1931, aged 86. He was buried back at South Kyme.

1.   Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. Samuel Taylor COULSON, September Quarter 1845, Sleaford Registration District, Volume 14, page 497, mother's maiden name Cowlishaw

2. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Church of South Kyme (Lincolnshire). Parish registers, 1654-1964. (Lincoln: Lincolnshire Archives).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of South Kyme in the County of Lincoln in the Year 1845
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   753	1845 June 25th	Samuel Taylor son of	John & Susan	Coulson	South Kyme	Boatman	H.S. Neucatre

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 2101; Folio 141; Page 19, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   John Coulson, head, married, male, 34 [1816/17], Innkeeper farmer 15 acres 1 labourer, b. Osbournby, Lincolnshire
   Susanna Coulson, wife, married, female, 34 [1816/17], b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Samuel Coulson, son, male, 5 [1845/6], Scholar, b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Nancy Coulson, daughter, female, 4 [1846/7], Scholar, b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Susanna Coulson, daughter, female, 2 [1848/9], b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   John Coulson, son, 10mo [1850], b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Sarah Smith, servant, unmarried, female, 17 [1833/4], House Servant, b. Helpringham, Lincolnshire
   Thomas Holdernes, servant, unmarried, male, 19 [1831/2], House Servant, b. Ewerby, Lincolnshire

4. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 2345; Folio 8; Page 10, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Tower Inn, South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   John Coulson, head, married, male, 44 [1816/17], Innkeeper, b. Osbournby, Lincolnshire
   Susanna Coulson, wife, married, female, 44 [1816/17], b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Samuel Coulson, son, unmarried, male, 15 [1845/6], Innkeeper's Son, b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Susan Coulson, daughter, female, 13 [1847/8], Scholar, b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   John Coulson, son, male, 10 [1850/1], Scholar, b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Alice Coulson, daughter, female, 8 [1852/3], Scholar, b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Thomas Coulson, son, male, 6 [1854/5], Scholar, b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Elizabeth Dickinson, servant, unmarried, female, 19 [1841/2], House Servant, b. Heckington, Lincolnshire

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 3352; Folio 11; Page 16, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Tower Inn, South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   John Coulson, head, married, male, 54 [1816/17], Licensed Victualler, b. Osbournby, Lincolnshire
   Susan Coulson, wife, married, female, 54 [1816/17], b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Samuel Coulson, son, unmarried, male, 25 [1845/6], Brewer, b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Nancy Coulson, daughter, unmarried, female, 24 [1846/7], Milliner, b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Alice Coulson, daughter, unmarried, female, 18 [1852/3], Milliner, b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Judith Bailey, servant, unmarried, female, 14 [1856/7], General Serv[an]t (Domestic), b. Culverthorpe, Lincolnshire

6. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 3225; Folio 10; Page 14, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Lower Drove, South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   John C. Coulson, head, married, male, 64 [1816/17], Publican & Brewer, b. Osbournby, Lincolnshire
   Susan Coulson, wife, married, female, 64 [1816/17], Publican & Brewer Wife, b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Samuel T. Coulson, son, unmarried, male, 35 [1845/6], Publican & Brewer Son, b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   John H. Coulson, grandson, male, 8 [1872/3], b. Long Acre, London

7. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 2577; Folio 195; Page 16, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   5 or more rooms occupied
   Sam[ue]l Coulson, head, married, male, 45 [1845/6], Innkeeper, employer, b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Eliz[abeth] Coulson, wife, married, female, 26 [1864/5], b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Susan Coulson, daughter, female, 9 mos [1890], b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Catherine Cox, boarder, single, female, 16 [1874/5], Domestic Servant, employed, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   John Collingwood, boarder, single, male, 19 [1871/2], Labourer, employed, b. Leverton, Lincolnshire
   Martha Faulkner, boarder, single, female, 18 [1872/3], Domestic Servant, employed, b. Billlinghay, Lincolnshire

8. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 3047; Folio 7; Page 6, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: The Tower Inn, South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Samuel T. Coulson, head, married, male, 55 [1845/6], Publican, Own account, working At Home, b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Elizabeth A. Coulson, wife, married, female, 36 [1864/5], b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Susan E. Coulson, daughter, female, 10 [1890/1], b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Ethel Hill, servant, single, female, 21 [1879/80], General Servant Domestic, b. Willoughby, Lincolnshire

9. ↑ England. 1911 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), (formerly the UK General Register Office.))
   Class RG14; Piece 19604; Schedule 12, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: Hume Arms, South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   11 rooms occupied
   Samuel T. Coulson, head, male, 65 [1845/6], married, Inn Keeper. Farmer, employer, b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Elizabeth Ann Coulson, wife, female, 46 [1864/5], married 23 years, 1 child born, 1 child still living, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Susan Elizabeth Coulson, daughter, female, 20 [1890/1], single, b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Ada Brinkley, servant, female, 19 [1891/2], Kitchen maid domestic, worker, b. Frampton West, Lincolnshire
   Lizzie Bristow, servant, female, 17 [1893/4], Housemaid domestic, worker, b. Cranwell, Lincolnshire

10. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

    d. Samuel Taylor COULSON, December Quarter 1931, Peterborough Registration District, Volume 3b, page 239, aged 86 [1844/5]

11. ↑ England. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858 onwards. (Ancestry.com).

    1932
    COULSON Samuel Taylor of South Kyme Lincolnshire died 12 December 1931 at 81 Grange-road Peterborough Administration (with Will) Lincoln 9 January to Susan Elizabeth Stokes (wife of Charles Hedley Stokes). Effects £181 0s. 3d.

12.   Boston Guardian, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
    Page 4, 2 Apr 1927.

    WITH MY CAMERA-MAN AROUND NORTH AND SOUTH KYME.
    [Various photographs of the village and inhabitants, including the following, which is accompanied by the photograph at the top of this page:]
    MR. S.G. [sic] COULSON.
    At South Kyme, I had the pleasure of chatting with Mr. S.G. Coulson, a native of the village, who is in his 82nd year. He was not only born in the village, but except for a short while during which he attended a Boston school, he has never been elsewhere. His father, he told me, kept the Tower Inn, in South Kyme, until it was pulled down in 1907. Mr. Coulson used to help his father in the latter's busines as a brewer, and also in his butcher's establishment. Mr. Coulson himself, for 18 years kept the Hume Arms, at South Kyme, only retiring six years ago. He spends his time gardening, and also keeps a number of fowls. He is now enjoying better health than has been his portion for many years. At the time he was engaged in brewing, he said, his constant association with hot water and steam had caused him to suffer considerably from the gout. His sight is excellent, his hearing fairly good, and he reads the papers regularly and takes a great interest in current events. He is very active and is regularly about the village. Speaking of the arrival of the motor car, Mr. Coulson said he well remembered the days when a car was quite a novely. He always thought the motor car had come to stay. It enabled the farmer to get about more, and to enjoy himself, but it lost him a lot of his horse trade. He thought tractors were a good thing, and he considered the farmers would not get their work done, if it were not for them. He remembers the time when boats passed up and down the River Kyme, doing a regular trade in corn and general goods between Lincoln, Boston, and Sleaford. Mr. Coulson, in further conversation, told me that he stood at the West-street crossing in Boston and saw the first train to arrive in Boston from Sleaford.

13.   Lincolnshire Standard, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
    Page 10, Saturday 26 Dec 1931.

    SOUTH KYME.
    THE DEATH occurred on Saturday, December 12th, of Mr. Samuel Taylor Coulson, at the home of his only daughter, in Peterborough. The deceased, who was 86 years of age, was the oldest resident in South Kyme, where he had lived all his life. Well known, he was able to tell of local changes, and his history of the village was always of interest. For 50 years he had been secretary of the local pig club and secretary of the cow club for some years. When landlord of the old Tower Inn, he brewed his own beer. Prior to his retirement he was landlord of the Hume Arms Hotel. The funeral took place at St. Mary's churchyard on Wednesday, Rev. J. Milner officiating. The bearers were: Messrs. F. Pitts, J. Towers, J. Cowlishaw, and G. Dickinson. The chief mourners were: Mr. and Mrs. Stokes (son-in-law and daughter); Mr. S. Coulson (nephew); Mr. T. Coulson, Mr. J. Coulson (nephews); Mr. Barnatt, London, Mr. Stafford Walter, Horncastle, Mr. T. Cox, Hainton (brother-in-law); Mr. and Mrs. A. Potter (sister-in-law); Messrs. P. Potter, T.P. Key, E. Key, A.C. Bratley, M.T. Chambers, A. Wise, W. Waddington, T. Sharpe, T. Munks, J. Holmes, W. Sharpe, W. Cowlishaw, T. Twells, Mrs. A. Palmer, Miss Cowlishaw, Mrs. and Miss Blackburn, Mrs. Pinion, Mrs. Orton and Mrs. Cole. Floral tributes were sent by: Cissie and Barnatt, London; Sam, London; Susie, Hedley and Children Peterborough; Sister Alice; Ethel, Bon and Susie; John and Ada; all at Welwyn; George and Edie, Peterboro'; cousins at Wandsworth; the Davies, Welwyn; Connie and Mary; Kate, London; Mr. and Mrs. T. Cox; Helen and Fred; cousin and boys, Horncastle.