James Samuel FURMIDGE

James Samuel FURMIDGE

Male 1882 - 1953  (71 years)


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  • Name James Samuel FURMIDGE 
    Birth 21 Jul 1882  Harby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Baptism 14 Dec 1890  Harby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number P1882-006 
    Death Sep 1953  Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Burial 3 Sep 1953  Harby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I591  Furmedge
    Last Modified 10 Feb 2025 

    Father William HARDY,   b. 1844, Harby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Feb 1913, Harby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Olivia FRECK,   b. 1845, Harby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 1921, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 9 Feb 1869  Harby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Family ID F250  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Annie Mary HAYWOOD,   b. Abt 1885, Harby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1926, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Marriage 26 Dec 1905  Harby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Children 
    >1. Olivia Mary FURMIDGE,   b. 12 Apr 1906, Harby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Feb 1979, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. John William FURMIDGE,   b. 6 Jan 1908, Harby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1986, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. Caroline Isobel FURMIDGE,   b. 11 Jan 1910, Harby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jun 1993, Glenfield, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Samuel Hardy FURMIDGE,   b. 19 Oct 1912, Harby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1939, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >5. Harry Kitchener FURMIDGE,   b. 30 Mar 1915, Harby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Sep 1992, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >6. Ruby Margaret FURMIDGE,   b. 9 May 1917, Harby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 May 2001, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >7. Marian Freck FURMIDGE,   b. 29 Mar 1920, Harby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Aug 1994, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >8. Clare Louise FURMIDGE,   b. 30 Jul 1924, Harby, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 2002, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F264  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Feb 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 21 Jul 1882 - Harby, Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 14 Dec 1890 - Harby, Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 26 Dec 1905 - Harby, Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Sep 1953 - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 3 Sep 1953 - Harby, Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Lance Corporal James Samuel Furmidge was wounded and taken prisoner at Spoil Bank on 26th April 1918; he was a member of the 13th Royal Sussex Battalion, ‘A’ Company (Reference: PA 37595, Prisoners of the First World War ICRC Historical Archives).
      He lived in Harby, Leicestershire all of his life, was a cricketer, bell-ringer, sang in the Choir and was also a church councillor. He worked as a clerk at the Eastwell Ironstone Company. (Melton Mowbray Times, published 11th September 1953).

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] England & Wales, GRO Birth Index, (Name: General Register Office;), James Samuel Furmidge, Registered: Jul-Sep 1882, District: Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, Vol: 7A, Page: 320.

    2. [S26] 1939 Register (England & Wales), Furmidge Household, Bridge House, Harby, Leicestershire; Reference: Class: RG101, Piece: 6081I.

    3. [S231] St Mary (Harby, Leicestershire), Parish Register, Furmidge, Baptism Register Entries, 1890, DE3309/6, Page: 91 & 92: digital image accessed on www.findmypast.co.uk; original data: Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland.

    4. [S4] England & Wales, GRO Death Index, James Samuel Furmidge: Registered: Jul-Sep 1953, District: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Vol: 3C, Page: 269.

    5. [S245] Melton Mowbray Times & Vale of Belvoir Gazette, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire (online archive), “Popular Harby man’s funeral”, 11 September 1953, Page: 6.

    6. [S231] St Mary (Harby, Leicestershire), Parish Register, James Samuel Furmidge, Burial Register Entry, 1953, DE1772/6, Page: 90: digital image accessed on www.findmypast.co.uk; original data: Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland.

    7. [S231] St Mary (Harby, Leicestershire), Parish Register, William Furmidge, Marriage Register Entry, 1869, DE3489/1, Page: 50: digital image accessed on www.findmypast.co.uk; original data: Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland.

    8. [S3] England & Wales, GRO Marriage Index, (Name: General Register Office;), William Furmidge: Registered: Jan-Mar 1869, District: Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, Vol: 7A, Page: 319.

    9. [S3] England & Wales, GRO Marriage Index, (Name: General Register Office;), James Samuel Furmidge: Registered: Oct-Dec 1905, District: Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, Vol: 7A, Page: 683.

    10. [S231] St Mary (Harby, Leicestershire), Parish Register, James Samuel Furmidge, Marriage Register Entry, 1905, DE3489/1, Page: 113: digital image accessed on www.findmypast.co.uk; original data: Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland.


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