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Thomas FURBOROUGH
Cordwainer of Frolesworth, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
Ancestors
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Robert FURBOROUGH
~1643 - bur.1703
of Frolesworth, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
William FURBOROUGH
1682 - 1725
Weaver and shopkeeper of Frolesworth, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
 
Elizabeth HANDS
~1648 - ~1718
of Frolesworth, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
Robert FURBOROUGH
1723 - bur.1777
Weaver of Frolesworth, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
 
Mathew THORNTON
~1602 - bur.1683
of Gilmorton, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
William THORNTON
bap.1656 - ~1702
of Gilmorton, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
 
Marie SEALL
~1605 - bur.1691
of Wigston Magna, Leicestershire
Mary THORNTON
bap.1683 - ~1754
of Gilmorton, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
 
Unknown DUSEBURY
~1573 - ~1623
Lawrence DUSEBURY
~1614 - bur.1664
of Stretton En Le Field, Leicestershire
 
Thomas DUSEBURY
bap.1626 - ~1694
Yeoman of Kimcote, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
 
Dorothy [DUSEBURY]
~1610 - 1660
of Kimcote, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
Mary DEWSBERRY
~1649 - 1722
of Walton, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
 
Dorothy [DUSEBURY]
~1622 - bur.1672
of Kimcote, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
Robert FURBOROUGH
bap.1757 - 1830
Shoe Maker of Frolesworth, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
 
Richard HANDS
~1663 - 1713
of Monks Kirby, Warwickshire
Richard HANDS
bap.1679 - bur.1757
of Monks Kirby, Warwickshire
 
Maria [HANDS]
~1639 - ~1689
Jane HANDS
bap.1724 - bur.1808
of Monks Kirby, Warwickshire
 
Elizabeth [HANDS]
~1707 - bur.1757
of Monks Kirby, Warwickshire
Thomas FURBOROUGH
bap.1791 - ~1886
Cordwainer of Frolesworth, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
 
Martha GIMSON
~1757 - ~1832
Spouses and Descendants
Generations
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Thomas FURBOROUGH
bap.1791 - ~1886
Cordwainer of Frolesworth, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
  m. Margaretta SANKEY (~1784 - ~1859)
 
Robert FURBOROUGH
bap.1820 - ~1906
Shoemaker, Farmer, Victualer, Cow keeper, Grazier of Frolesworth, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
  m. Mary Ann HARDY (~1816 - ~1905)
 
Robert Joseph FURBOROUGH
1848 - 1929
Shoemaker of Frolesworth, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
  m. Harriet [FURBROROUGH] (1849 - 1931)
 
Robert FURBOROUGH
1877 - bur.1941
Butcher, Farmer, Contractor of Frolesworth, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
  m. Alice MOORE (1879 - 1963)
 
Robert A FURBOROUGH
1905 - ~1955
of Nuneaton R.D., Warwickshire
Arthur Leslie FURBOROUGH
1906 - 1989
Farmer, Butcher of Nuneaton R.D., Warwickshire
  m. Kathleen Maud WILSON (1908 - 1999)
 
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Ethel Amanda FURBOROUGH
bap.1909 - ~1959
of Wolvey, Leicestershire
A Private Individual
  m. Alice M WILSON (1926 - ?)
 
A Private Individual
Alison H FURBOROUGH
1918 - ~1968
of Nuneaton R.D., Warwickshire
A Private Individual
  m. Unknown BURDOLI (~1921 - ?)
 
Joseph FURBOROUGH
1878 - ~1928
of Frolesworth, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
Thomas Hardy 'Tom' FURBOROUGH
1851 - 1913
Labourer, Granite quarryman, Agricultural labourer of Frolesworth, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
  m. Maria BALL (1855 - 1927)
 
John 'Jack' FURBOROUGH
1884 - ~1948
of Ratby, Leicestershire
Joseph FURBOROUGH
1885 - 1966
Pensioner of Ratby, Leicestershire
  m. Martha Ellen SMITH (1891 - 1963)
 
Mary FURBOROUGH
~1911 - ~1977
  m. Harold John Graham BUNN (~1902 - ~1977)
 
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Ellen FURBOROUGH
1918 - 2000
of Eltham, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand
  m. Weston Ross ANSLEY (1919 - 2002)
 
Noel Ross ANSLEY
1941 - 2012
of Morrinsville, Waikato, New Zealand
 
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Thomas Edwin FURBOROUGH
1923 - 1986
of Te Awamutu, Waipa District, Waikato, New Zealand
  m. Joan Madge TOMSETT (~1923 - ?)
 
A Private Individual
A Private Individual
Bruce John FURBOROUGH
~1964 - 2017
Herbert Joseph FURBOROUGH
~1922 - 2008
Butcher of Leamington, Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand
 
A Private Individual
A Private Individual
Herbert William FURBOROUGH
bap.1890 - bur.1926
Collier of Ratby, Leicestershire
  m. Mary Ann CROSSLEY (1887 - ~1953)
 
Robert FURBOROUGH
1892 - ~1942
of Ratby, Leicestershire
Albert FURBOROUGH
1894 - 1984
Private, Northumberland Fusiliers of Ratby, Leicestershire
  m. Sue [FURBOROUGH] (~1894 - ?)
 
Walter FURBOROUGH
1897 - ~1963
of Ratby, Leicestershire
  m. Florence Maud PALMER (~1896 - ~1971)
 
Charles FURBOROUGH
bap.1821 - ~1871
of Frolesworth, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
James FURBOROUGH
bap.1824 - ~1874
of Frolesworth, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
Elizabeth FURBOROUGH
bap.1828 - ~1878
of Frolesworth, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
Narrative and Notes

Ross FURBOROUGH provided the following information:

Timeline
Personal Family World
Date
Age*
Event
Place
25 Apr 1791
-30
Baptism 
1
Frolesworth, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
Occupation: Cordwainer 
23
 
18 Nov 1817
-4
Marriage to wife Margaretta SANKEY 
4
Frolesworth, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
16 Oct 1820
-1
Baptism of son Robert FURBOROUGH 
5
Frolesworth, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
16 Oct 1821
0
Baptism of son Charles FURBOROUGH 
6
Frolesworth, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
20 Oct 1824
3
Baptism of son James FURBOROUGH 
7
Frolesworth, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
30 Nov 1828
7
Baptism of daughter Elizabeth FURBOROUGH 
8
Frolesworth, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
1830
9
Death of father Robert FURBOROUGH 
9
 
25 Feb 1847
26
Marriage of son Robert FURBOROUGH and Mary Ann HARDY 
10
Sapcote, Leicestershire
1851
30
Census 
11
 
Documented age, Calculated age, Estimated age
Citations
1 - Frolesworth Church Records

1791

April 25th Thos son of Robert & Martha Furborough

2 - Sapcote Parish Records
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First name(s)

Robert

Spouse's father's first name(s)

Thomas

Last name

Furborough

Spouse's father's last name

Hardy

Age

27

Denomination

Anglican

Birth year

1820

Place

Sapcote

Residence

Frowlesworth

County

Leicestershire

Father's first name(s)

Thomas

Country

England

Father's last name

Furborough

Event type

Parish Registers

Marriage year

1847

Archive

Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland

Marriage date

25 Feb 1847

Archive reference

DE2030/2

Spouse's first name(s)

Mary Ann

Record set

Leicestershire Marriages

Spouse's last name

Hardy

Category

Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Spouse's age

30

Subcategory

Parish Marriages

Spouse's residence

Sapcote

Collections from

England, Great Britain

3 - Frolesworth Church Records
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First name(s)

Robert Joseph

Father's first name(s)

Robert

Last name

Furborough

Mother's first name(s)

Mary Ann

Birth year

-

Event type

Bishop's Transcripts

Baptism year

1848

Archive

Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland

Baptism date

16 Oct 1848

Page

27 & 28

Baptism place

Frolesworth

Record set

Leicestershire Baptisms

Denomination

Anglican

Category

Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

County

Leicestershire

Subcategory

Parish Baptisms

Country

England

Collections from

England, Great Britain

4 - Frolesworth Parish Records
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MARRIAGES solemnized in the Parish of Frowlesworth in the County of Leicester in the Year 1817

Thomas Furborough of this Parish

and Margaretta Sankey of this Parish

were married in this Church by Banns with Consent of

this 18th Day of November in the Year One thousand eight hundred and seventeen

By me S G Noble, Rector

This Marriage was solemnized between us

Thos Furborough

Margaretta Sankey

In the Presence of

Thomas Hunt

Lucy Hunt

5 - Frolesworth Church Records
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First name(s)

Robert

Father's first name(s)

Thomas

Last name

Furborough

Mother's first name(s)

Margaretta

Birth year

-

Event type

Bishop's Transcripts

Baptism year

1820

Archive

Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland

Baptism date

16 Oct 1820

Page

6

Baptism place

Frolesworth

Record set

Leicestershire Baptisms

Denomination

Anglican

Category

Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

County

Leicestershire

Subcategory

Parish Baptisms

Country

England

Collections from

England, Great Britain

6 - Frolesworth Church Records
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First name(s)

Charles

Father's first name(s)

Thomas

Last name

Furborough

Mother's first name(s)

Margaretta

Birth year

-

Event type

Bishop's Transcripts

Baptism year

1821

Archive

Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland

Baptism date

16 Oct 1821

Page

7 & 8

Baptism place

Frolesworth

Record set

Leicestershire Baptisms

Denomination

Anglican

Category

Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

County

Leicestershire

Subcategory

Parish Baptisms

Country

England

Collections from

England, Great Britain

7 - Frolesworth Church Records
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First name(s)

James

Father's first name(s)

Thomas

Last name

Furborough

Mother's first name(s)

Margaretta

Birth year

-

Event type

Bishop's Transcripts

Baptism year

1824

Archive

Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland

Baptism date

20 Oct 1824

Record set

Leicestershire Baptisms

Baptism place

Frolesworth

Category

Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Denomination

Anglican

Subcategory

Parish Baptisms

County

Leicestershire

Collections from

England, Great Britain

8 - Frolesworth Church Records
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First name(s)

Elizabeth

Father's first name(s)

Thomas

Last name

Furborough

Mother's first name(s)

Margaretta

Birth year

-

Event type

Bishop's Transcripts

Baptism year

1828

Archive

Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland

Baptism date

30 Nov 1828

Page

13

Baptism place

Frolesworth

Record set

Leicestershire Baptisms

Denomination

Anglican

Category

Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

County

Leicestershire

Subcategory

Parish Baptisms

Country

England

Collections from

England, Great Britain

9 - Will of Robert Furborrow of Frowlesworth, 1823 and Probate 1830

This is the last will and Testament of me Robert Furborrow of Frowlesworth in the County of Leicester Shoemaker which I make and ordain in manner following that is to say in the first place I will and direct that all my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses and the charges of proving this my will be fully paid and satisfied and after payment thereof I give and devise unto my eldest son Joseph Furborrow who now resides at Higham on the Hill in this County All that messuage & tenement with the yard garden and appurtenances thereunto belonging now in my own occupation situate standing lying and being in Frowlesworth aforesaid to hereunto my said son Joseph his heirs and assigns for ever subject nonetheless to the payment of nine pence weekly and every week after my decease unto my dear wife Martha Furborrow. And also that she shall have the use of the latter from the present now. I give and devise all those my other messuages & tenements situate at Frowlesworth aforesaid now in the respective occupations of my son Thomas and John Hill together with the orchard now in my own occupation and the homestead thereunto belonging unto my said wife Martha for and during the term of her natural life and from and immediately after her decease. I give and devise the same last mentioned premises unto my said son Thomas Furborrow and his assigns for and during the term of his natural life and after the determination of those two particular life estates I give and devise the same last mentioned hereditaments and premises unto my grandson Robert Furborrow his heirs and assigns for ever. I give and bequeath unto my said wife Martha Furborrow all my household furniture which shall be possessed of at the time of my decease as also all debts and invoices which shall be at that time due and owing to me without any deduction abatement change or encumbrance whatsoever. I also give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth the sum of thirty pounds which I hereby empower my executors hereinafter named to pay her within twelve months after my decease and which shall arrive and be made from the sale of my implements and stock in trade and if upon sale such implements and stock trade shall not be found to produce the said sum of thirty pounds then the deficiency to be made up from the debts which shall be then due and owing to me as aforesaid and I do hereby appoint my said sons Joseph and Thomas joint executors of this my will and I do hereby revoke all former wills at any time heretofore by me made and declare this only to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I the said Robert Furborrow the testator have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty first day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty three

Robt Furborrow [seal]

Signed sealed published and delivered the said Robert Furborrow the Testator in the presence of us who in his presence and at his request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses the interlieation in the first side being first made

Charles Marwin

Isaac Hames

John Woodburn

Hinckley July 12th 1830

Let a Probate be made to Joseph Furborrow of the parish of Higham in the County of Leicester Cordwainer and Thomas Furborrow of the Parish of Frowlesworth in the said County of Leicester Cordwainer Executors within named.

10 - Sapcote Parish Records
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First name(s)

Robert

Spouse's father's first name(s)

Thomas

Last name

Furborough

Spouse's father's last name

Hardy

Age

27

Denomination

Anglican

Birth year

1820

Place

Sapcote

Residence

Frowlesworth

County

Leicestershire

Father's first name(s)

Thomas

Country

England

Father's last name

Furborough

Event type

Parish Registers

Marriage year

1847

Archive

Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland

Marriage date

25 Feb 1847

Archive reference

DE2030/2

Spouse's first name(s)

Mary Ann

Record set

Leicestershire Marriages

Spouse's last name

Hardy

Category

Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Spouse's age

30

Subcategory

Parish Marriages

Spouse's residence

Sapcote

Collections from

England, Great Britain

11 - UK 1851 Census - 30th March 1851
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