John FURMAGE b. 8 Aug 1865 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 9 Feb 1911 Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa: Our Family History

1865 - 1911 (45 years)

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Name	John FURMAGE
Birth	8 Aug 1865	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	P1865-007
Death	9 Feb 1911	Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa [3]
Burial	11 Feb 1911	Brixton, Gauteng, South Africa [4]
Person ID	I1561	Furmedge
Last Modified	24 Aug 2026

Father	George FURMAGE, b. 3 May 1825, New Tarbat, Cromartyshire, Scotland d. 14 Nov 1887, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 62 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Mary HOPE, b. Abt 1833 d. 8 Mar 1896, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 63 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	11 Nov 1862	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [5]
Family ID	F696	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Marion Smith BOYD, b. Abt 1878, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 1 Nov 1932, Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa (Age 54 years)

Marriage 3 May 1899 Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa [6]

Children

	1. George Redvers Hope FURMAGE, b. 11 Feb 1900, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa d. Abt 17 Oct 1918, France (Age 18 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Marion Ross FURMAGE, b. 8 Oct 1902 d. 28 Sep 1988, Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa (Age 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F698 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 24 Aug 2026

Event Map

	Birth - 8 Aug 1865 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
	Marriage - 3 May 1899 - Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
	Death - 9 Feb 1911 - Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
	Burial - 11 Feb 1911 - Brixton, Gauteng, South Africa

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[S199] Scotland, Statutory Register Birth Index, John Furmage, Registered: 1865, District: St George, Edinburgh, Reference: 685/1/950; transcript accessed on www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk.
[S691] Scotland, FamilySearch International, "Births and Baptisms", John Furmage, Birth; transcript accessed on www.familysearch.org; index based on data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City.
[S694] South Africa, Transvaal, Master of the Supreme Court, John Furmage, Probate Records - Death Notice, 1911; digital image accessed on www.familysearch.org; original data: Transvaal Archives Depot, Pretoria.
[S888] Brixton Cemetery, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, John Furmage, Register of Persons Buried at Brixton Cemetery 1910-1911, Page: 187; digital image accessed on www.familysearch.org; creator: City Parks Joburg.
[S553] Scotland, Statutory Marriage Register, George Furmage, Registered: 1862, District: St Giles, Edinburgh, Midlothian: Reference: 685/4, Page: 138, Entry: 275.
[S693] Presbyterian Church (Bree Street, Johannesburg, Witwatersrand Gold Fields, South Africa), Register, John Furmage, Marriage Entry, 1899, Johannesburg Religious Marriage Records, Church of the Province of South Africa; digital image accessed on www.familysearch.org.