William FURMAGE b. 22 Sep 1881 Corfe Castle, Dorset, England d. 13 Dec 1949 Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England: Our Family History

1881 - 1949 (68 years)

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Name	William FURMAGE
Birth	22 Sep 1881	Corfe Castle, Dorset, England [1, 2]
Baptism	6 Nov 1881	Corfe Castle, Dorset, England [3]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	P1881-009
Death	13 Dec 1949	Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England [4, 5]
Person ID	I1167	Furmedge
Last Modified	24 Apr 2026

Father	George FURMAGE, b. 1853, Corfe Castle, Dorset, England d. 1933, Hurn, Hampshire, England (Age 80 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Ellen Ann MARSHALLSAY, b. Abt 1858, Corfe Castle, Dorset, England d. Sep 1900, Church Knowle, Dorset, England (Age 42 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	9 Feb 1881	Corfe Castle, Dorset, England [6, 7]
Family ID	F500	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Jane COOPER, b. 18 Oct 1885 d. 1 May 1951, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England (Age 65 years)
Marriage	1 Feb 1913	Colaba, Maharashtra, India [8, 9]
Family ID	F509	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	24 Apr 2026

Event Map

	Birth - 22 Sep 1881 - Corfe Castle, Dorset, England
	Baptism - 6 Nov 1881 - Corfe Castle, Dorset, England
	Marriage - 1 Feb 1913 - Colaba, Maharashtra, India
	Death - 13 Dec 1949 - Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England

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Notes

William Furmage joined the Infantry some time before 1901; he is recorded in the 1901 England census as a Private based at the Dorchester Depot Barracks, St Martin’s Road, Dorchester (Class: RG13, Piece: 2002, Folio: 76, Page: 2). By 1911, he is a Clerk, Second Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment, serving in Poona, India (1911 England and Wales Census: Overseas Military, Ships and Overseas Establishments, Class: RG14, Piece: 34997, Schedule: 9999). He married In Colaba, Bombay, India in 1913 and is recorded as a Corporal in the First Dorsetshires. He served in the First World War from 06 Nov 1914 in the Asiatic Theatre (Mesopotamia and Bushire), a Sergeant in the Second Dorsetshire Regiment (Medal Index Card, The National Archives, WO 372/7/179137). In 1921, he is again enumerated at the Dorchester Depot Barracks, St Martin’s Road, Dorchester, an Army Sergeant (Class: RG15, Piece: 10264, Schedule: 1). By 1939 his occupation is recorded as “Club Steward”, living at Wimborne Minster, Dorset (1939 Register: Class: RG101, Piece: 6943E).

Sources

[S2] England & Wales, GRO Birth Index, (Name: General Register Office;), William Furmage, Registered: Oct-Dec 1881, District: Wareham, Dorset, Vol: 5A, Page: 297.
[S26] 1939 Register (England & Wales), Furmage Household, 3 & 4, West Borough, Wimborne Minster, Dorset; Reference: Class: RG101, Piece: 6943E.
[S464] St Edward (Corfe Castle, Dorset), Parish Register, William Furmage, Baptism Register Entry, 1881, PE/COC: RE 2/5, Page: 264; digital image accessed on www.ancestry.co.uk; original data: Dorset History Centre.
[S4] England & Wales, GRO Death Index, William Furmage: Registered: Oct-Dec 1949, District: Blandford, Dorset, Vol: 6A, Page: 461.
[S40] England & Wales, National Probate Calendars, William Furmage, Administration London 1950; digital images accessed on www.gov.uk.
[S3] England & Wales, GRO Marriage Index, (Name: General Register Office;), George Furmage: Registered: Jan-Mar 1881, District: Wareham, Dorset, Vol: 5A, Page: 441.
[S464] St Edward (Corfe Castle, Dorset), Parish Register, George Furmage, Marriage Register Entry, 1881, PE/COC: RE 3/6, Page: 221; digital image accessed on www.ancestry.co.uk; original data: Dorset History Centre.
[S97] Overseas, GRO Overseas Indexes, Army Marriages (1881-1955); William Furmage: Reference: ARM2, Place: Poona, India, Year: 1913, Page: 203, Line: 66.
[S98] British India Office (Presidency of Bombay) Parish Register, William Furmage, Marriage Register Entry, 1913, St John, Colaba. Reference: N-3-109, Folio: 84, Entry: 782; digital image accessed on www.findmypast.co.uk.