Charles William PAIN b. 1 May 1894 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 21 Dec 1968 Isle of Wight, England: Our Family History

1894 - 1968 (74 years)

Name	Charles William PAIN
Birth	1 May 1894	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Death	21 Dec 1968	Isle of Wight, England [3, 4]
Person ID	I765	Furmedge
Last Modified	25 Jun 2025

Family	Dorothy Grace Jemima FURMIDGE, b. 17 Aug 1896, Ventnor, Hampshire, England d. 18 Feb 1974, Isle of Wight, England (Age 77 years)
Marriage	21 Aug 1919	Ryde, Hampshire, England [5, 6]
Family ID	F336	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	25 Jun 2025

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	Birth - 1 May 1894 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
	Marriage - 21 Aug 1919 - Ryde, Hampshire, England
	Death - 21 Dec 1968 - Isle of Wight, England

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Charles William Pain, 1894-1968
Newport Old Contemptibles Isle of Wight Branch Roll of Honour, photograph of section which includes C. W. Pain (about half way down).

Notes

Charles William Pain’s father was in military service in Scotland and Charles was subsequently born in Edinburgh however his family were natives of the Isle of Wight and he can be found there with his grandparents in the 1901 and 1911 England census (Class: RG13, Piece: 1025, Folio: 85, Page: 21 & Class: RG14, Piece: 5725, Schedule: 332). He served with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders during the First World War and was taken prisoner during the Battle of Le Cateau on 26th August 1914; it is unclear exactly when he was released. A baptism record for their daughter places Charles and his wife Dorothy in India in early 1921, Charles is described as a Lance Corporal in the 1st Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (Reference: N-3-125/85/5, British India Office (Presidency of Bombay) Parish Register, Families in British India Society (FIBIS), accessed on www.findmypast.co.uk). He took a commission with the Indian Army Ordinance Corps on 12 Aug 1922 and served with them until 1948 (Number OS 100, Indian Army Records of Service, IOR/L/MIL/14/50019, The National Archives). The newspaper announcement of Charles and Dorothy’s silver wedding anniversary in 1944 notes that they are currently resident at Shahjahanpur, India (Andrews Newspaper Index Cards). Both Charles and Dorothy died in their native Isle of Wight.

[S199] Scotland, Statutory Register Birth Index, Charles William Pain, 1894, District: St Giles, Reference: 685/4/327; transcript accessed on www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk.
[S305] Indian Army Lists, Entry for Charles William Pain, Oct 1930, Indian Army Ordinance Corps., Sub-Conductors, Page: 879a; digital image accessed on www.findmypast.co.uk.
[S4] England & Wales, GRO Death Index, Charles W Pain: Registered: Oct-Dec 1968, District: Isle of Wight, Hampshire, Vol: 6B, Page: 982.
[S426] IWM War Memorials, Isle of Wight Old Contemptibles Association memorial, digital image accessed on Isle of Wight Family History Society www.isle-of-wight-fhs.co.uk.
[S304] Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, “Silver Wedding. Pain-Furmidge”, Andrews Collection: P, 1944. Digital image accessed on www.ancestry.co.uk.
[S87] England & Wales, Marriage Certificate, Dorothy G J Furmidge, Reference: Registered: Jul-Sep 1919, District: Isle of Wight, Hampshire, Vol: 2B, Page: 1856.