John William FURMIDGE b. 15 Oct 1871 Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, England d. 26 Feb 1948 Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, England: Our Family History

1871 - 1948 (76 years)

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Name	John William FURMIDGE
Birth	15 Oct 1871	Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, England [1, 2]
Baptism	19 May 1872	Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, England [3]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	P1871-004
Death	26 Feb 1948	Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, England [4, 5]
Person ID	I454	Furmedge
Last Modified	19 May 2025

Father	John FURMIDGE, b. 1846, Redmile, Leicestershire, England d. 2 Sep 1893, Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, England (Age 47 years)
Mother	Sarah Jane BETTS, b. Abt 1851, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England d. 10 Jul 1923, Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, England (Age 72 years)
Marriage	21 Nov 1870	Swinstead, Lincolnshire, England [6, 7]
Family ID	F202	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

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	Birth - 15 Oct 1871 - Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, England
	Baptism - 19 May 1872 - Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, England
	Death - 26 Feb 1948 - Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, England

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Notes

Based on a review of the England census it seems likely that John William was in prison at Derby at the time of the 1901 census (Class: RG13, Piece: 3224, Folio: 186, Page: 4); his given name is recorded as William, born about 1872 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, and his occupation as Iron Pipe Moulder. He is also recorded as William in the 1921 census but generally is recorded as John William in other census years. The year of birth is consistent and whilst the place of birth is not exact it is sufficiently close. His occupation is consistent with other census years.
A newspaper article published in the Sheffield Daily Telegraph on 9th March 1901 reports on the proceedings of the Alfreton Petty Sessions. This includes the case of John Foy and William Furmidge, furnace labourers at Clay Cross charged with assaulting Police Constable Turner on 2nd March. PC Turner had been taking John Foy, who was drunk, to the police station when Foy attacked him. Furmidge came to the rescue of Foy. Both were sentenced to one month hard labour at Derby prison.

[S2] England & Wales, GRO Birth Index, (Name: General Register Office;), John William Furmidge, Registered: Oct-Dec 1871, District: Shardlow, Derbyshire, Vol: 7B, Page: 372.
[S26] 1939 Register (England & Wales), John W Furmidge, 61 Ilkeston Road, Stapleford, Nottinghamshire; Reference: Class: RG101, Piece: 6206F.
[S207] St Helen (Stapleford, Nottinghamshire), Parish Register, John William Furmidge, Baptism Register Entry, 1872, PR7650, Page: 79; digital image accessed on www.ancestry.co.uk; original data: Nottinghamshire Archives.
[S4] England & Wales, GRO Death Index, John William Furmidge: Registered: Jan-Mar 1948, District: Basford, Nottinghamshire, Vol: 3C, Page: 58.
[S28] Newspaper Article, “Passed On”, South Notts Echo, 13 March 1948, pp3. Digital image accessed on www.findmypast.co.uk.
[S208] St Mary (Swinstead, Lincolnshire), Parish Register, John Furmidge, Marriage Register Entry, 1870, Lincolnshire Archives, Page 45; digital image accessed on www.findmypast.co.uk.
[S3] England & Wales, GRO Marriage Index, (Name: General Register Office;), John Furmidge: Registered: Oct-Dec 1870, District: Bourn, Lincolnshire, Vol: 7A, Page: 683.