John FURMIDGE b. 1841 Redmile, Leicestershire, England d. Jul 1921 Leicestershire, England: Our Family History

1841 - 1921 (80 years)

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Name	John FURMIDGE
Birth	1841	Redmile, Leicestershire, England [1]
Baptism	26 Dec 1841	Redmile, Leicestershire, England [2]
Gender	Male
Occupation	Between 1871 and 1895
Occupation	Police Constable
Reference Number	P1841-001
Death	Jul 1921	Leicestershire, England [3]
Burial	11 Jul 1921	Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England [4]
Person ID	I699	Furmedge
Last Modified	12 May 2025

Father	Robert FURMIDGE, b. Abt 1811, Redmile, Leicestershire, England d. May 1879, Redmile, Leicestershire, England (Age 68 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Mary TOWNS, b. Abt 1812 d. 16 Sep 1887, Leicester, Leicestershire, England (Age 75 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	14 Jul 1840	Redmile, Leicestershire, England [5, 6]
Family ID	F309	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Emma TUXFORD, b. Abt 1840, Thurlby, Lincolnshire, England d. Jul 1926, Leicestershire, England (Age 86 years)
Marriage	15 Jul 1867	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England [7, 8]
Family ID	F310	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	12 May 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 1841 - Redmile, Leicestershire, England
	Baptism - 26 Dec 1841 - Redmile, Leicestershire, England
	Marriage - 15 Jul 1867 - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
	Death - Jul 1921 - Leicestershire, England
	Burial - 11 Jul 1921 - Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England

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Notes

John Furmidge is recorded as a police constable (“police officer”) in the 1871 England census; he appears to have enlisted sometime between 1861 and 1871 but the exact year is unknown (Class: RG10, Piece: 3227, Folio: 56, Page: 2). A report in the local newspaper records that he was awarded a police pension in 1895 (Leicester Chronicle published 09 November 1895, Page: 3 “Standing Joint Committee”). He retired as a “Merit Class” P.C. and was presented with a watch and chain by the county chief constable, “subscribed for by all ranks of the force as a mark of their regard and respect for their comrades” (Melton Mowbray Times published 24 January 1896, Page: 8 “Police Presentation”).

Sources

[S2] England & Wales, GRO Birth Index, (Name: General Register Office;), John Furmidge, Registered: Oct-Dec 1841, District: Grantham, Lincolnshire, Vol: 14, Page: 350.
[S212] St Peter (Redmile, Leicestershire), Parish Register, John Furmidge, Baptism Register Entry, 1841, DE1008/5, Page: 73; digital image accessed on www.findmypast.co.uk; original data: Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland.
[S4] England & Wales, GRO Death Index, John Furmidge: Registered: Jul-Sep 1921, District: Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, Vol: 7A, Page: 81.
[S276] St Peter (Market Bosworth, Leicestershire), Parish Register, John Furmidge, Burial Register Entry, 1921, DE4284/5, Page: 92; digital image accessed on www.findmypast.co.uk; original data: Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland.
[S3] England & Wales, GRO Marriage Index, (Name: General Register Office;), Robert Furmidge: Registered: Jul-Sep 1840, District: Grantham, Lincolnshire, Vol: 14, Page: 517.
[S212] St Peter (Redmile, Leicestershire), Parish Register, Robert Furmidge, Marriage Register Entry, 1840, DE5015/1, Page: 7; digital image accessed on www.findmypast.co.uk; original data: Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland.
[S3] England & Wales, GRO Marriage Index, (Name: General Register Office;), John Furmidge: Registered: Jul-Sep 1867, District: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Vol: 7B, Page: 259.
[S275] St Mary (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire), Parish Register, John Furmidge, Marriage Register Entry, 1867, PR 3788, Page: 179; digital image accessed on www.ancestry.co.uk; original data: Nottinghamshire Archives.