William BURGESS b. Abt 1841 Corfe Castle, Dorset, England d. Jul 1881 Corfe Castle, Dorset, England: Our Family History

Abt 1841 - 1881 (40 years)

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Family	Jane FURMAGE, b. 1844, Corfe Castle, Dorset, England d. Feb 1912, Corfe Castle, Dorset, England (Age 68 years)
Marriage	9 Jun 1862	Corfe Castle, Dorset, England [3, 4]
Family ID	F498	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	24 Apr 2026

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	Birth - Abt 1841 - Corfe Castle, Dorset, England
	Marriage - 9 Jun 1862 - Corfe Castle, Dorset, England
	Death - Jul 1881 - Corfe Castle, Dorset, England
	Burial - 14 Jul 1881 - Corfe Castle, Dorset, England

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William Burgess was a butcher by trade as evidenced by his 1862 parish marriage record and the 1871 and 1881 England Census (West Mill, Corfe Castle, Class: RG10, Piece: 1993, Folio: 28, Page: 50 & West Mill Cottage, Corfe Castle, Class: RG11, Piece: 2099, Folio: 29, Page: 50). A newspaper report in 1866 records his appearance, with another man, before the County Petty Sessions at Wareham, accused of “being in search of game at Corfe Castle”. He pleaded guilty and was fined 2s 6d and 11s 6d costs (Western Gazette, published 09 March 1866, page 8). Later, on 12 August 1873, he was received at Dorchester Prison having been summarily tried at Corfe Castle and found guilty of stealing ducks; he is described as a butcher, aged 32, married with three children (Dorchester Prison Description of Prisoners Book, 1872-1879; digital image accessed on www.ancestry.co.uk; original data: Dorset History Centre).

[S4] England & Wales, GRO Death Index, William Burgess: Registered: Jul-Sep 1881, District: Wareham, Dorset, Vol: 5A, Page: 155.
[S464] St Edward (Corfe Castle, Dorset), Parish Register, William Burgess, Burial Register Entry, 1881, PE/COC: RE 4/3, Page: 69; digital image accessed on www.ancestry.co.uk; original data: Dorset History Centre.
[S464] St Edward (Corfe Castle, Dorset), Parish Register, Jane Furmage, Marriage Register Entry, 1862, PE/COC: RE 3/6, Page: 141; digital image accessed on www.ancestry.co.uk; original data: Dorset History Centre.
[S3] England & Wales, GRO Marriage Index, (Name: General Register Office;), Jane Furmage: Registered: Apr-Jun 1862, District: Wareham, Dorset, Vol: 5A, Page: 535.