Walter Henry FURMIDGE b. 18 Jun 1858 Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 9 Sep 1909: Our Family History

1858 - 1909 (51 years)

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Name	Walter Henry FURMIDGE
Birth	18 Jun 1858	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa [1]
Baptism	17 Aug 1858	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa [1]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	P1858-ZA018
Death	9 Sep 1909 [2]
Person ID	I1063	Furmedge
Last Modified	25 Jun 2025

Father	Richard FURMIDGE, b. Abt 1814, Newport, Hampshire, England d. Jun 1892, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 78 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Jane LAURENCE, b. Abt 1810 d. Dec 1894, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 84 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	12 Dec 1836	Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England [3]
Family ID	F448	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Georgina Martha GAMES, b. Abt 1860 d. 11 Jan 1914, Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 54 years)

Marriage 3 Feb 1880 Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa [4]

Children

>	1. Victor Lancelot FURMIDGE, b. Abt 1887 d. 29 Feb 1952, Bulawayo, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe (Age 65 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
>	2. Basil Walter FURMIDGE, b. 23 Jun 1889 d. 20 Nov 1968, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Aubrey Lionel FURMIDGE, b. Abt Sep 1891, Coega, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 7 Jun 1923, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 31 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
>	4. Verna Agnes FURMIDGE, b. 30 Sep 1893, Coega, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 29 May 1967, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa (Age 73 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Vere Games FURMIDGE, b. 3 Mar 1896 d. 1923, South Africa (Age 26 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F459 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 25 Jun 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 18 Jun 1858 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
	Baptism - 17 Aug 1858 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
	Marriage - 3 Feb 1880 - Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa

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Notes
Walter Henry Furmidge’s death date is recorded in his wife’s death notice. A death notice for Walter Henry Furmidge has not been located to confirm this date or his place of death.

[S404] St Michael & St George (Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa), Parish Register, Walter Henry Furmidge, 1858, Baptism Register Entry: 838, Page: 84; digital image accessed on www.familysearch.org; original data: William Cullen Library, University of Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, South Africa).
[S434] South Africa, Cape, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1822-1990, Georgina Martha Furmidge (formerly Games), 1914, Death Notice; original data: Pietermaritzburg Archives (Cape Archives Depot, Cape Town), South Africa.
[S402] St Bartholomew (Edgbaston, Warwickshire), Parish Register, Richard Furmidge, 1836, Marriage Entry, Reference: DRO 53, Archive Roll: M144; Digital image accessed on www.ancestry.co.uk; original data: Library of Birmingham.
[S431] St Peter (Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa), Walter Henry Furmidge, Civil Marriage Register Duplicate Copy, 1880, Entry: 96; digital image accessed on www.familysearch.org; original data: Pietermaritzburg Archives (formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa.