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George Churches age is recorded as 72 years old on both the GRO death index and his burial record which would mean he was born about 1842 and not about 1836 as suggested by other sources. His address, however, is recorded as Midland Avenue, Stroud in his burial record which is the same address as recorded in his wife, Frances’ burial record and in Frances’ sister, Emma Furmidge’s death certificate and burial register entry. All three were buried at Slad, Gloucestershire. | CHURCHES, George (I884)
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George Edward Pope was born in Charters Towers, and entered the firm of Gelling Brothers, in that city, to learn the coach building trade. Then in 1923, he joined with his two brothers to form Pope Brothers at South Townsville, Queensland. He married Miss Emma Rose Furmedge in 1915 and they had 5 children. (Source: The Northern Herald, “Mr G. E. Pope”, published 04 October 1930). | POPE, George Edward (I402)
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George Furmidge joined the Royal Navy on 13 June 1881 as a Boy (2nd class). His date of birth is recorded as 24 June 1865 [sic.] and his place of birth as Arreton on the Isle of Wight. He completed service with the rank of Petty Officer. He joined H.M. Coastguard Service and was based in Ireland from about 1893 to 1914. He was recalled at the outbreak of war and was at the Battle of Jutland (10 Aug 1915 to 09 Sep 1916) on HMS Canada. He was demobilised in July 1919. (The National Archives: ADM 188 / 146 / 115591). | FURMIDGE, George (I778)
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George Grandidier joined the Royal Navy in at least October 1851. He was promoted to Clerk on 02 February 1853 and to Paymaster on 13 May 1858. He retired at his own request on 15 November 1884 with the rank of Paymaster in Chief. (The National Archives: ADM 196/75/125 & ADM 196/11/296).
He was a widower at the time of his marriage to Alice Furmage in 1886. | GRANDIDIER, George (I1476)
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George Hope Furmage’s gravestone records his death as 04 March 1910 however his death was registered in 1911 and the cemetery register records a death date of 15 May 1911. | FURMAGE, George Hope (I1585)
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George is recorded in the parish burial register as being 2 hours old at the time of his death. | FURMAGE, George (I1183)
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George James’ surname is recorded as Furmaidge in the GRO death index and his death certificate. This is the same surname spelling as recorded for his father in the GRO marriage index. He died at the age of 3 months of marasmus (i.e., undernutrition) and exhaustion. | FURMIDGE, George James (I828)
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George Walter Thornbury (1828 – 1876) was an author and journalist, making contributions to the ‘Athenaeum’ and to Charles Dickens’ later volumes of ‘Household Words’ and ‘All the Year Round’ as well as writing independent works such as his ‘Life of J.M.W. Turner’ and various novels.
He was born in London on 13th November 1828, the son of a solicitor, and educated at Cheam, Surrey. He initially worked in Bristol, where he gained a reputation as a versifier, biographer, and author of historical and topographical sketches. He returned to London before 1851, where he joined the staff of the ‘Athenaeum’ and soon after became a contributor to Charles Dickens’ works. During this time, he travelled widely, writing articles on the United States and Palestine, the Iberian Peninsula and European Turkey. Later in life he engaged largely in art criticism and the writing of novels.
He married Harriett Furmedge on 7th October 1873 at St Andrews, Holborn, London. They had three sons: George Herbert (b. 1874), Edward Spencer (b. 1875) and George Walter (b.1876).
He died on 11th June 1876, of overwork, at Camberwell House Asylum, Peckham Road, London. He was buried 13th June 1876 at Nunhead cemetery.
Source: Dictionary of National Biography, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 19; Page: 769-770. | THORNBURY, George Walter (I278)
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George William Henry Stapleford was an Aircraftman 1st Class with the Royal Airforce Volunteer Reserve, based at Lichfield, Staffordshire. He was killed on 15th September 1941 when he was knocked down by a car near Blidworth Church, Nottinghamshire. He is buried at St Stephen’s churchyard, Fradley, Staffordshire. (Sources: Melton Mowbray Times & Vale of Belvoir Gazette published 26 September 1941; Commonwealth War Graves Commission). | STAPLEFORD, George William Henry (I622)
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George Wordie Furmage, aged 21 years, travelled from London, England to Melbourne, Australia on board the “ Themistocles” on the 19 June 1913. Also on board (and listed just above George in the passenger list) were the Ewart family consisting of David Thomson Ewart, his wife Jane Ann and their 22 year old daughter Hilda Janet. George married Hilda Janet in 1916 however she died in 1918 on Ocean Island.
George re-married in 1922 on Ocean Island. His occupation in various records is Clerk / Bookkeeper and it appears he may have been employed on Ocean Island in the phosphate mining industry (Special photographs taken by Thomas J McMahon, Senior Staff and Office Staff, Ocean Island, 1916-17; National Archives of Australia, Series: R32, Volume 117/29, Item ID 6448942).
George was one of two executors named in the last will and testament of David T Ewart, his first wife’s father, who died in 1948. George was bequeathed land in Synnott Street, Werribee, Victoria, with a dwelling house and its contents at 35, Synnott Street (VPRS 7591/P0002, 402/401; digital image on www.prov.vic.gov.au). | FURMAGE, George Wordie (I1574)
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George’s date of birth is recorded as 07 March 1899 in the 1939 Register, his entry in the Royal Navy Register of Seamen’s Services and in the GRO Death Index, however his entry in the Ireland Birth Register confirms that his true date of birth was 07 March 1898. | FURMIDGE, George Henry William (I804)
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George’s date of birth is recorded as 09 October 1910 in the 1939 Register but as 09 October 1911 in the GRO Death Index. The earlier date is supported by his entry in the GRO Birth Index, his Merchant Navy CR1 form and the World War One Pension Ledgers and Index Cards entry (accessed on www.ancestry.co.uk) for his father George F Dawkins (Service Number: 11154), who was killed Feb 1917. | DAWKINS, George Frederick (I1222)
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George’s parish marriage entry records his and his father’s surname as Grimboldby and this is also the spelling used by George in his signature. Other records including the England census (1911, 1921), 1939 Register, GRO Death Index and National Probate Calendar record his surname as Grimbleby. George is most likely the son of Thomas Grimbleby who married George’s mother in law, Harriett Furmidge (nee Wakefield) in 1907. | GRIMBLEBY, George (I516)
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George’s surname is recorded as Downing in the GRO Marriage Index. | DOMINY, George (I1837)
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George’s surname is recorded as Furmedge in both the GRO Marriage Index and his parish marriage register entry. His children’s births have been registered with a mixture of surname spellings: Furmidge, Furmedge or Furmage (GRO Birth Index).
George is recorded as a “sojourner” in the parish marriage register, meaning that he was temporarily residing at Charminster, Dorset at the time of his marriage. | FURMAGE, George (I1253)
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Georgina’s birth date is recorded as 03 May 1884 in the 1939 Register but 03 May 1885 in the GRO Death Index. Review of the GRO Birth Index suggests 1885 is the correct year. | WARWICK, Georgina (I168)
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Gertrude Maud is recorded as being blind (2 weeks) in the 1911 England census and also in subsequent census. Her date of birth is recorded as 13 Nov 1889 in the 1939 Register whilst her entry in the GRO Birth Index and baptism record confirm she was born in 1888. | FURMAGE, Gertrude Maud (I1186)
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Glenwood Cemetery Records, District of Columbia, US. | Source (S708)
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Gloucestershire Echo. Gloucestershire, Cheltenham. Online Images. www.findmypast.co.uk. | Source (S334)
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Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. New South Wales, Australia, Sydney. Online Images. www.trove.nla.gov.au. | Source (S680)
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Grantham Journal. Lincolnshire, Grantham. Online Image. www.findmypast.co.uk. | Source (S243)
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Guernsey, Channel Islands. Death Register. | Source (S453)
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Gwent Family History Society. "Monmouthshire Burials". Database. | Source (S480)
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Halifax Daily Courier & Guardian. Yorkshire, Halifax. Online Images. www.findmypast.co.uk. | Source (S288)
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Hampshire Advertiser. Hampshire, Southampton. Online Images. www.findmypast.co.uk. | Source (S817)
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Hampshire County Lunatic Asylum | FURMAGE, Henry William (I1344)
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Hannah’s surname is recorded as Furmage in the GRO Birth Index and as Furmidge in her parish baptism record. It is recorded as Furmage in her GRO Death Index and entry in the parish burial register. | FURMAGE, Hannah (I417)
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Hannah’s surname is recorded as FURMEDGE in the New GRO Birth Index (transcript) available on the General Register Office website however it is transcribed as FURMIDGE in www.findmypast.co.uk and the image for the Old GRO Birth Index is unclear. The New GRO Birth Index has been taken as the more reliable source. | FURMEDGE, Hannah Kate Greenwood (I76)
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Hannah’s year of birth is recorded as 15 November 1866 in the 1939 Register however her birth was registered in the final quarter of 1865. I have therefore recorded her date of birth as 15 November 1865; she was born just 3 days after her parents married. | FURMIDGE, Hannah Wright (I495)
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Harold Douglas Furmidge married Dorothy Antonia [unknown maiden-name]. A marriage record has not been identified to date. They had two children born in 1923 and 1926. No death, burial or probate record has been identified for either Harold or his wife. | FURMIDGE, Harold Douglas (I1053)
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Harold Furmidge Jenkins’ birth certificate records his father as William Jenkins however his baptism register entry notes that he is the illegitimate child of Elizabeth Ann Jenkins (no father is recorded). He was born at 21, Newstead Street, Bulwell, which is the address at which Edward Furmidge & Elizabeth Ann Jenkins are enumerated in the 1891 England census (Class: RG12, Piece: 2673, Folio: 55, Page: 16). His recorded surname in the 1921 England census (Class: RG15, Piece: 16121, Schedule: 261), 1939 Register (Class: RG101, Piece: 6182C), GRO Death Index and National Probate Calendar is Furmidge. | JENKINS, Harold Furmidge (I551)
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Harriet’s given name is recorded as Harriet in the GRO Birth Index but as Harriet Ann in her baptism register entry (transcript); she is also recorded as Harriet Ann in the GRO Marriage Index and her parish marriage register entry. Her father is recorded as John Furmage (not William John) in her baptism register entry (transcript). | FURMAGE, Harriet Ann (I1524)
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Harriet’s surname is recorded as Furmidge in the GRO Birth Index; her mother’s maiden name is recorded as Hayward. | FURMEDGE, Harriett (I273)
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Harry Cyril Furmidge enlisted in the British Army at Fletton (Peterborough), in October 1909 and joined the 5th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment in which he served until 1913, achieving the rank of Sergeant in 1912. In April 1914 he transferred to the Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion, a territorial battalion formed in February 1914. In July 1918 he transferred to the 16th Battalion Suffolk Regiment (subsequently absorbed into the 12th Battalion) and was part of the British Expeditionary Force in France and Belgium. As part of the 12th Suffolks he would have played both a supportive and front line role and possibly fought in the Fifth Battle of Ypres. He returned to England in March 1919 where he served as a Duty Clerk in the Essex Regiment. He was disembodied at the end of May 1919 suffering with weak eyesight and heart disease. He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. (Sources: War Office: Soldiers’ Documents from Pension Claims, Class: WO 364, Piece: 1291, The National Archives. War Office and Air Ministry: Service Medal and Award Rolls, First World War, Class: WO 329; Ref: 1381, The National Archives). | FURMIDGE, Harry Cyril (I677)
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Harry was captain of the Harby village cricket club as well as a lifelong member of the church council, a churchwarden, bell-ringer, chorister and school manager. By occupation he was a farmer, living at Hall Farm, Harby. (Grantham Journal published 6th July 1956; England census). | FURMIDGE, Harry (I588)
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Harry’s surname is recorded as Firmidge in the Harby parish baptism register. He was a farm labourer at Home Farm, Harby when he died at Nottingham General Hospital in 1906. | FURMIDGE, Harry (I574)
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Hartland and West Country Chronicle. Devon, Hartland. Online Images. | Source (S505)
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Haslar | PRANKERD, William Sidney (I309)
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Henry & Sarah had one child, Ruth, born prior to Sarah’s death (GRO Birth Index, Ruth Topps, Jul-Sep 1882, Grantham Lincolnshire, Vol: 7A, Page: 479). Henry re-married Lizzie Ellis on 24th November 1888 at the parish church, Muston, Leicestershire (Parish Marriage Entry, Reference DE5014/1, digital image accessed on www.findmypast.co.uk; original data: Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland). | TOPPS, Henry (I661)
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Henry Hobbs was a divorcee on his marriage to Alice Elsie Furmedge; theirs was his third marriage and her first marriage. | HOBBS, Henry (I422)
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Henry James Furmage was a Private, initially in the Dorset Regiment (service number 15622) and then in the Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) (service number 14992). He was serving in France and Flanders (Western European Theatre) when he died. | FURMAGE, Henry James (I1249)
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Henry’s surname is recorded as Fermidge in his burial register entry. | FURMIDGE, Henry (I903)
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Henry’s surname is recorded as Firmige in his baptism record and as Firmidge on his burial record. | FURMIDGE, Henry (I899)
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Henry’s surname is recorded as Furmadge in the GRO Birth Index but as Furmage in his baptism register entry. | FURMAGE, Henry Thomas (I1099)
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Henry’s surname is recorded as Furmage in his death certificate and as Firmidge in his parish burial record. | FURMIDGE, Henry (I570)
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Henry’s surname is recorded as Furmidge in the GRO Birth Index but as Furmage in his baptism register entry; his surname is also recorded as Furmidge in the GRO Death Index. | FURMAGE, Henry (I1208)
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Herbert Charles Colbourne’s date of birth is recorded as 24 Jun 1898 in the 1939 Register whereas it is recorded as 24 Jul 1898 in his Royal Naval Reserve records (BT377 & BT350, The National Archives). | COLBOURNE, Herbert Charles (I1193)
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Hermann Wippermann was a German resident working in Hull, Yorkshire as an iron moulder in 1912. His father was Bernard Wippermann, a builder who had died prior to 1912. | WIPPERMANN, Hermann (I1061)
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Hilda Caroline’s birth was registered in the September quarter 1907 however her date of birth is recorded as 18 August 1905 in the 1939 Register and as 18 August 1906 in the GRO Death Index. She would have been just 17 years old at the time of her marriage in 1924. | FURMIDGE, Hilda Caroline (I813)
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Hilda Janet Furmage died on either the 15th or 18th January 1918 on “Ocean Island” [current day Banaba, Kiribati], which was one of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands in the Pacific Ocean and part of the British Empire in 1918. Phosphate mining was the main industry on Ocean Island (also see notes for George Wordie Furmage). | EWART, Hilda Janet (I1575)
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