Eliza FURMAGE

Eliza FURMAGE

Female 1870 - 1940  (70 years)


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  • Name Eliza FURMAGE 
    Birth 17 Apr 1870  Charminster, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Baptism 5 Jun 1870  Charminster, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Female 
    Reference Number P1870-001 
    Death 8 Aug 1940  Exeter, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I413  Furmedge
    Last Modified 18 May 2026 

    Father George FURMAGE,   b. Abt 1837, Netherbury, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1922, Charminster, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary BUCKLER,   b. Abt 1842, Charminster, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Dec 1890, Charminster, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1 Nov 1864  Charminster, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Family ID F551  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 William Tom SHEPHERD,   b. 1866, Colyton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1913, Colyton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Marriage 3 Jul 1894  Charminster, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Family ID F554  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 May 2026 

    Family 2 George Chick PURSE,   b. Abt 1856, Colyton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1927, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 27 Dec 1920  Charminster, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Family ID F555  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 May 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Apr 1870 - Charminster, Dorset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 5 Jun 1870 - Charminster, Dorset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 3 Jul 1894 - Charminster, Dorset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 Dec 1920 - Charminster, Dorset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Aug 1940 - Exeter, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Eliza’s surname is recorded as Furmedge in both the GRO Birth Index and her parish baptism record. It is recorded as Furmage on her GRO Marriage Index entry and parish marriage record for her 1894 marriage to William Tom Shepherd.

      Eliza died on 08 August 1940 in Exeter. Her cause of death is recorded in her death certificate as “Senile dementia precipitated by being knocked down by a pedal cycle on 13th June 1940 at Colyton, Devon.” An inquest was held on 13 August 1940 with a conclusion of death by misadventure.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] England & Wales, GRO Birth Index, (Name: General Register Office;), Eliza Furmedge, Registered: Apr-Jun 1870, District: Dorchester, Dorset, Vol: 5A, Page: 354.

    2. [S26] 1939 Register (England & Wales), Eliza Purse, Vicarage Street, Colyton, Axminster, Dorset; Reference: Class: RG101, Piece: 6851J.

    3. [S176] St Mary (Charminster, Dorset), Parish Register, Eliza Furmedge, Baptism Register Entry, 1870, PE/CMR: RE 2/2, Page: 35; Digital image accessed on www.ancestry.co.uk; original data: Dorset History Centre.

    4. [S88] England & Wales, Death Certificate, Eliza Purse, Reference: Registered: Jul-Sep 1940, District: Exeter, Devon, Vol: 5B, Page: 240.

    5. [S176] St Mary (Charminster, Dorset), Parish Register, George Furmedge, Marriage Register Entry, 1864, PE/CMR: RE 3/4, Page: 71; Digital image accessed on www.ancestry.co.uk; original data: Dorset History Centre.

    6. [S3] England & Wales, GRO Marriage Index, (Name: General Register Office;), George Furmedge: Registered: Oct-Dec 1864, District: Dorchester, Dorset, Vol: 5A, Page: 741.

    7. [S176] St Mary (Charminster, Dorset), Parish Register, Eliza Furmage, Marriage Register Entry, 1894, PE/CMR: RE 3/4, Page: 150; Digital image accessed on www.ancestry.co.uk; original data: Dorset History Centre.

    8. [S3] England & Wales, GRO Marriage Index, (Name: General Register Office;), Eliza Furmage: Registered: Jul-Sep 1894, District: Dorchester, Dorset, Vol: 5A, Page: 613.

    9. [S3] England & Wales, GRO Marriage Index, (Name: General Register Office;), Eliza Shepherd: Registered: Oct-Dec 1920, District: Dorchester, Dorset, Vol: 5A, Page: 913.

    10. [S176] St Mary (Charminster, Dorset), Parish Register, Eliza Shepherd, Marriage Register Entry, 1920, PE/CMR: RE 3/4, Page: 229; Digital image accessed on www.ancestry.co.uk; original data: Dorset History Centre.


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