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51	Advocate. Tasmania, Australia, Burnie. Online Images. www.trove.nla.gov.au.	Source (S656)
52	Albert Edward Barefield joined the militia (4th Battalion Oxfordshire Light Infantry) on 06 November 1893 and then transferred to the King’s Own Scottish Borderers on 04 January 1894. He served in South Africa between 04 January 1900 and 01 September 1902. He was discharged 03 January 1906 but re-joined in 1915. He served in France with the British Expeditionary Force from 21 July 1916 but it is unclear from the records (part of the ‘burnt’ series) when he was discharged. (The National Archives: War Office: Militia Attestation Papers WO 96/735/310; Royal Chelsea Hospital: Soldiers Service Documents, WO 97/4305/10; War Office: Soldiers’ Documents, First World War, ‘Burnt Documents’, WO 363).	BAREFIELD, Albert Edward (I1204)
53	Albert Furmidge died aged 19 years old at Nottingham General Hospital as a result of complications from appendicitis. He had attended Stapleford Boys’ School and been a member of the Stapleford Group of Sea Scouts. At the time of his death he was employed by Messrs. Jones, Stroud, Ltd., Long Eaton. His funeral took place on Tuesday 6th October 1936 at Stapleford Cemetery. (Source: The Long Eaton Advertiser published 9th October 1936).	FURMIDGE, Albert (I471)
54	Albert served as a Gunner in the Royal Navy from January 1918 to September 1924 when he was invalided out. He served on H.M. Ships “Queen Elizabeth”, “Edgar” and “King George V” in the North Sea and Scapa Flow (National Roll of the Great War, Section: IV - Southampton, Page 143). He then joined the Merchant Navy as an Able Seaman, serving until around 1936 (Register of Shipping and Seamen: Register of Seamen, Central Index, CR1 (BT349) & CR2 (BT348), The National Archives).	FURMAGE, Albert William (I1219)
55	Albert’s given names are recorded as Albert Victor in the GRO Birth Index but as Albert Victor Wynn(e) in his baptism register entry and his death certificate (for example). The baptism register records his date of birth as 16 December 1884 whilst the 1939 Register records it as 15 December 1884. By 1939 Albert’s first two spouses have died. The 1939 Register entry for Albert’s household records a married woman Annie Furmage, born 07 December 1892. The relationship between individuals is not shown and so it is only conjecture that she is the wife of Albert Furmage and a marriage record has not been identified to support this. However, both Albert Furmage and Annie Furmage are also recorded as co-resident on London Electoral Registers in the 1930’s (digital images accessed on www.ancestry.co.uk), The informant on Albert’s 1944 death certificate is an A. E. Howell, resident at the same address as Albert.	FURMAGE, Albert Victor Wynne (I1407)
56	Aldershot Military Gazette. Hampshire, Aldershot. Online Images. www.findmypast.co.uk.	Source (S641)
57	Alexander Huitt enlisted in the Militia at Attleborough, Norfolk on 28 July 1888. His birth place has been erroneously recorded as Attleborough, Norfolk; this is where he was living at the time; later records record his birth place as London. His civilian occupation is recorded as baker. He was based in Kinghorn, Scotland in the first half of the 1890’s where he and Caroline had four of their children. He served in South Africa from 31 March 1900 to 06 November 1901 and in Bermuda from the 07 November 1901 to 30 November 1902. He was mentioned in despatches for gallant conduct in the field and awarded a number of medals for his services in South Africa. He was also awarded the Silver Medal for “Long Service and Good Conduct”. He was discharged at Hull, Yorkshire on 21 September 1909 with the rank of Company Sergeant Major of the Royal Garrison Artillery. He appears to have signed up again on 23 August 1915 to 24 May 1919 but there are no overseas actions noted in his record for this period (The National Archives: WO 96 / 1411 / 13 & WO 364).	HUITT, Alexander Henry Pegg (I784)
58	Alfred Cammidge joined the Royal Irish Rifles on 16 May 1894 and served until discharged on 15 May 1906. His service was as follows: “Home” (England) 16 May 1894 to 9 Feb 1897; East India 10 Feb 1897 to 15 Feb 1899, “Home” 16 Feb 1899 to 24 Oct 1899; South Africa 25 Oct 1899 to 12 Sep 1902; “Home” 13 Sep 1902 to 15 May 1906. He was awarded the Queen and Kings South Africa Medal with clasp. His civil occupation was as a carpenter and joiner. He was admitted to the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters & Joiners, Wimbledon branch on 29 August 1904, transferring to the Balham branch on 25 Aug 1905. There is a note that he was “excluded” in 1909. On 12 April 1912 he was admitted to the Battersea Branch of the General Union of Carpenters and Joiners. He remained in this union until his death in 1917, the date of which is recorded in the Quarterly Membership Returns for 1917 (Trade Union Membership Registers, various years, digital images accessed on www.findmypast.co.uk; original data: Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick, References: MSS.78/ASCJ/2/1/10, MSS.78/ASCJ/2/1/11, MSS.78/GUC&J/2/1/22, MSS.78/GUC&J/2/1/27).	CAMMIDGE, Alfred (I1399)
59	Alfred Evans re-married Barbara Allen Bell Stoddart in 1905.	EVANS, Alfred (I715)
60	Alfred Warman Edwards was a teacher. “He was head of the Harby C.E. School for many years, as well as being churchwarden, clerk to the parish council and the “Grantham Journal” correspondent.” (Grantham Journal published 01 March 1963, “Death in Kent of Mrs G. Edwards”).	EDWARDS, Alfred Warman (I583)
61	Alfred was a widower at the time of his marriage to Elsie Furmage. He had previously married Jessie Hill in Scotland in 1891 (Statutory Marriage Index, District: Linlithgow, Scotland, Reference: 668/49; transcript accessed on www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk). In 1924 he was a prisoner at Mountjoy Prison, Dublin, Ireland, serving a 6 month sentence for obtaining food, lodging and motor cars by false pretences (General Register of Prisoners, November 1924, The National Archives of Ireland, Dublin; digital image accessed on www.ancestry.co.uk). He returned to Scotland where he died in 1941. It is unclear if he moved back after the death of Elsie in 1929 or beforehand.	WADDELL, Alfred Fry (I1490)
62	Alfred’s year of birth is recorded as 1911 in the 1939 Register however his birth was registered in the April-June quarter of 1910 and his entry in the GRO Death Index records confirms his date of birth as 03 May 1910.	WARING, Alfred (I627)
63	Alice Furmedge died “a few hours old” due to a premature birth.	FURMEDGE, Alice (I33)
64	Alice Furmidge married William Henry James in 1890. She is enumerated, as Alice James, a married woman, with her parents in the 1891 England census (13, Highland Road, St Helens, Isle of Wight: Class: RG12, Piece: 892, Folio: 68, Page: 9); her husband is not enumerated in the same household. The 1901 England census records an Alice Sandy, married woman, living in the same Furmidge household as enumerated in 1891; Alice is recorded as the daughter and is the correct age to be Alice James (formerly Furmidge). There is also a Willie Sandy, age 3 and born in Portsmouth, enumerated in the same household (17, Albert Street, Ryde, Isle of Wight: Class: RG13, Piece: 1025, Folio: 88, Page: 27). An Alice Maud Furmidge married William Sandy in 1893 at the Registry Office, Medway, Kent. Her age is recorded as 21 years (born 1871-2) making her slightly younger than expected and she is also recorded as a spinster. Her residence is the same as William Sandy’s at 23, River Street, Brompton. Her father is recorded as James Furmidge, a labourer. This is the only marriage record identified that can explain the entry for Alice Sandy (above) in the 1901 England census (and a corresponding birth / baptism record for an Alice Maud Furmidge born 1871-2 to a James Furmidge has not to date been found) suggesting that this marriage record relates to Alice Furmidge born 1868 to James Furmidge and Mary Ann Heath. Supportive of this conclusion is the record of death for Alice Maud Sandy in 1905 at Warwick Street, Ryde, Isle of Wight.	FURMIDGE, Alice (I782)
65	Alice Furmidge was a registered nurse having trained at the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary between 1942 and 1945; she was registered as a nurse on 7th June 1945 (Register of Nurses, Royal College of Nursing, General Nursing Council for England & Wales, London, 1946, Entry for Alice Furmidge of Police House, Walton-on-Trent, Burton-on-Trent). The 1952 Electoral Register for Cheltenham, Gloucestershire shows her resident at “Dudley”, Pilford Avenue, Cheltenham.	FURMIDGE, Alice (I479)
66	Alice Kate is enumerated at St Andrew’s Home for Girls, St Simon’s Road, Southsea in the 1911 England census, aged 14 years (Class: RG14, Piece: 5554, Schedule: 359). This children’s home was transferred to The Waifs and Strays’ Society in 1908 and moved from Victoria Road to St Simon’s Road, Southsea, in 1911. It accommodated girls aged 7 to 14 years who were taught domestic skills which at 14 years old included cooking and laundry. The home had an ‘excellent reputation for producing happy and fun-loving girls’ (information accessed on Hidden Lives Revealed, https://www.hiddenlives.org.uk/homes/, 02 May 2025). By 1921, Alice appears to be in domestic service in Hull, Yorkshire (Class: RG15, Piece: 23744, Schedule: 203) and by 1939 she is a working as a maid and living in Bournemouth (Class: RG101, Piece: 2229A). Her date of birth is recorded as 11 Dec 1897 (not 1896) in the 1939 Register however her birth certificate confirms the year as 1896.	FURMIDGE, Alice Kate (I836)
67	Alice L Furmedge’s death certificate has a number of discrepancies: her father’s name is given as George William Furmedge and her age (71 years) is slightly older than expected based on her date of birth. Other details given that match known information are: the informant is her brother F. G. Furmedge, living at 8, Grafton Street, Landport, Portsmouth and her address at time of death is 5, Rosetta Road (the address at which her sister Florence Kate Saunders is living in the 1939 Register). At the time of death Alice is a spinster of no occupation.	FURMEDGE, Alice Louisa (I118)
68	Alice, together with her three nieces (Alice Elise, Florence Mary & Josephine Rosalie Furmedge) emigrated to Canada in 1914 arriving by ship at Quebec before settling in Edmonton, British Columbia.	FURMEDGE, Alice Rosaline (I98)
69	Alice’s date of birth is recorded as 29 May 1905 in the 1939 Register and as 04 June 1905 in the GRO Death Index; it is recorded as 28 May 1905 in her baptism register entry. Alice is the younger sister of Florence Bates, who married Alice’s brother-in-law William Charles Edwin Furmage.	BATES, Alice Beatrice (I1127)
70	Alice’s date of birth is recorded in her baptism record and the 1939 Register as 18 January 1905, however in the GRO Death Index it is recorded as 24 January 1905.	BUTTERWORTH, Alice (I255)
71	Alice’s death is reported in the Melton Mowbray Times published 10th August 1888, however the article implies that her death occurred 7th August whilst the parish register records her burial as 9th July. Whilst a death date of 7th July has been assumed, it is possible that the date of her burial is incorrectly recorded instead (the burials in the parish register on either side of the entry for Alice are in June and late August). Alice was the daughter of Jonathan Oliff, who was the schoolmaster at Harby (1881 England Census: Class: RG11, Piece: 3184, Folio: 94, Page: 7). The family originated from Kent.	OLIFF, Alice Lizzie (I581)
72	Alice’s surname is recorded as Upton in the GRO Marriage Index entry for her marriage to Henry William Furmidge. She had previously married George Henry Upton in 1887.	BOOKER, Alice (I846)
73	All Hallows (Barking by the Tower, City of London). Parish Register. Digital images.	Source (S93)
74	All Saints (Barrowby, Lincolnshire). Parish Register. Digital images.	Source (S230)
75	All Saints (Carshalton, Surrey). Parish Register. Digital images.	Source (S857)
76	All Saints (Dutoit's Pan, Kimberley, South Africa). Parish Register. Digital images.	Source (S399)
77	All Saints (East Meon, Hampshire). Parish Register. Digital images.	Source (S618)
78	All Saints (High Street, Wandsworth, London). Parish Register. Digital images.	Source (S591)
79	All Saints (Knightsbridge, London). Parish Register. Digital images.	Source (S29)
80	All Saints (Mapperton, Dorset). Parish Register. Digital images.	Source (S163)
81	All Saints (Middlesbrough, Yorkshire). Parish Register. Digital images.	Source (S284)
82	All Saints (Mundesley, Norfolk). Parish Register. Digital images.	Source (S788)
83	All Saints (Newchurch, Isle of Wight, Hampshire). Parish Register. Digital images.	Source (S121)
84	All Saints (Publow, Somerset). Parish Register. Digital images.	Source (S468)
85	All Saints (St Helier, Jersey). Parish Register. Digital images.	Source (S68)
86	All Saints (Sutton on Trent, Nottinghamshire). Parish Register. Digital images.	Source (S217)
87	All Saints (Westborough with Dry Doddington, Lincolnshire). Parish Register. Digital images.	Source (S337)
88	All Saints (Wigan, Lancashire). Parish Register. Digital images.	Source (S269)
89	All Saints (Writtle, Essex) Parish Register. Database.	Source (S144)
90	All Souls (Liverpool, Lancashire). Catholic Parish Register. Digital images.	Source (S113)
91	Although Edward and Elizabeth Ann were not married, Felicia’s surname has been registered as Furmidge in the GRO Birth Index. Her entry in the baptism register records her as the daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Ann Furmidge.	FURMIDGE, Felicia Elsie (I553)
92	Although his name is recorded as Chrisostomes Elisavites in the marriage record transcript, his wife’s parents’ obituaries indicate that she was known as Mrs Nickles. This name change is supported by his wife’s grave memorial: “Elizabeth Annie Nickles Nee Furmedge 5.8.1900 - 29.6.1970 Wife of Christopher Nickles” and also his own memorial: “Christopher Nickles… Born as Chrisostomos Elisavites in Kokkari, Samos, Greece … Husband of Elizabeth Annie Furmedge…”.	ELISAVITES, Chrisostomes (I403)
93	Although John Edward married in 1937, he is recorded as single in his World War Two service record enrolment form, dated 1942, giving his mother’s name and address as his next of kin. The Newcastle Journal (published 07 November 1942, Page: 3) records that he was awarded a decree nisi on grounds of his wife’s adultery with Albert Stoker (whom she married in 1949).	FURMIDGE, John Edward (I741)
94	Although she was registered as Betty Furmedge in the GRO Birth Index, all other sources noted record her given names as Wendy Elizabeth.	FURMEDGE, Betty (I12)
95	Although William was recorded as “Willie” in the GRO Birth Index, his parish baptism register entry and the England census record his name as “William”.	FURMIDGE, William (I528)
96	Amelia is recorded as Amelia (no middle name) in the GRO Birth Index but as Amelia May in her baptism and marriage register entries.	FURMAGE, Amelia May (I1281)
97	An entry for Joseph in the GRO Birth Index has not been identified; his surname is recorded as Firmage in his baptism record. His mother’s maiden-name is recorded as Crummy.	FURMEDGE, Joseph (I235)
98	An entry in the GRO Birth Index has not been found for John Furmidge (or common variant surnames).	FURMIDGE, John (I904)
99	An entry in the GRO Birth Index has not been identified for Bernard Furmedge (or similar variants). His date of birth is recorded in his baptism record. He joined the merchant navy in about 1923 and was engaged on several ships in-between 1924 and 1926. His card shows that he had been inactive for at least 5 years prior to 1932 (Register of Seamen, BT 349 / CR1 & BT 348 / CR2, The National Archives; accessed on www.findmypast.co.uk). He also appears on New York City Passenger Lists for 1924 (transcripts accessed on www.findmypast.co.uk): although he is recorded as a passenger (the lists also include crew), some of the ship’s names tally with those recorded on his merchant navy card. Except for one passenger list, the departure port is given as Hamburg (the exception is Greenock), travelling to New York via e.g., Southampton, Cherbourg, Quebec/Bermuda/Halifax. Only the year (1924) is recorded on these transcripts, not the exact dates and there appears to be some duplicatory transcripts (New York City Passenger Lists, 1820-1957: Reference: NARA: M237 & T715). No death record has been identified for Bernard however his father’s obituary notice in the Liverpool Echo names his living children and Bernard is not listed. It has therefore been assumed that he died prior to 1951.	FURMEDGE, Bernard (I221)
100	An entry in the GRO Death Index cannot be found for Henry however from burial records he appears to have died in 1853. His surname has been recorded as Furmadge in the burial register transcript. In the 1851 England census he is enumerated in the same household as his brothers William (who is married) and James, all three recorded as Mariners (Wootton Bridge, Isle of Wight: Class: HO107, Piece: 1663, Folio: 448, Page: 12). There is a possible record for him for 1846 in the Merchant Navy Register of Masters 1845-1854 (The National Archives BT115 / 4, digital image accessed on www.findmypast.co.uk).	FURMIDGE, Henry (I864)