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Joseph FURBOROUGH
Pensioner of Ratby, 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
Robert FURBOROUGH
bap.1820 - ~1906
Shoemaker, Farmer, Victualer, Cow keeper, Grazier of Frolesworth, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
 
Margaretta SANKEY
~1784 - ~1859
Thomas Hardy 'Tom' FURBOROUGH
1851 - 1913
Labourer, Granite quarryman, Agricultural labourer of Frolesworth, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
 
Thomas HARDY
~1775 - ~1825
Farmer
Mary Ann HARDY
~1816 - ~1905
of Sharnford, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
 
Joseph FURBOROUGH
1885 - 1966
Pensioner of Ratby, Leicestershire
 
Maria BALL
1855 - 1927
of Frolesworth, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
Spouses and Descendants
Generations
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Joseph FURBOROUGH
1885 - 1966
Pensioner of Ratby, Leicestershire
  m. Martha Ellen SMITH (1891 - 1963)
 
Mary FURBOROUGH
~1911 - ~1977
  m. Harold John Graham BURN (~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 - ?)
 
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Bruce John FURBOROUGH
~1964 - 2017
Herbert Joseph FURBOROUGH
~1922 - 2008
Butcher of Leamington, Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand
 
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Narrative and Notes
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Personal Family World
Date
Age*
Event
Place
31 Oct 1885
0
Birth 
Ratby, Leicestershire
17 Jan 1886
0
Baptism 
1
Ratby, Leicestershire
5 Apr 1891
3
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (5).
Census 
2
Main Street, Ratby, , Leicestershire, England
31 Mar 1901
15
Census 
3
Stamford Street, Ratby, , Leicestershire, England
31 Dec 1910
25
Occupation: Farm labourer 
 
31 Dec 1910
25
Marriage to wife Martha Ellen SMITH 
4
Ratby, Leicestershire
Feb 1911
25
Emigration 
 

Arrived Feb 1911 onboard the ship Marathon.

 
 
15 Dec 1913
28
Death of father Thomas Hardy 'Tom' FURBOROUGH 
Stamford Street, Ratby, , Leicestershire, England
frm 1916 to 1917
31
Occupation: Farm labourer 
 

As a Class B Reservist he would have had one child at that time.

 
5
Dalziel Road, Eltham, , South Taranaki, New Zealand
5 Dec 1918
33
Birth of daughter Ellen FURBOROUGH 
Eltham, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand
10 Jan 1919
36
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (33).
Emigration 
6
Liverpool, Lancashire
1919
34
Residence 
Railway Street, Egmont, , Taranaki, New Zealand
27 Dec 1919
34
Marriage of brother Herbert William FURBOROUGH and Mary Ann CROSSLEY 
7
Markfield, Leicestershire
c. 1923
38
Birth of son Thomas Edwin FURBOROUGH 
 
1925
40
Residence 
Mountain Road, Eltham, , South Taranaki, New Zealand
1925
40
Occupation: Dairyman 
Eltham, South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand
16 Aug 1926
40
Burial of brother Herbert William FURBOROUGH 
8
Markfield, Leicestershire
Feb 1927
41
Death of mother Maria BALL 
9
Ratby, Leicestershire
1929
44
Marriage of brother Walter FURBOROUGH and Florence Maud PALMER 
Ratby, Leicestershire
1935
50
Marriage of daughter Mary FURBOROUGH and Harold John Graham BURN 
New Zealand
1957
72
Residence 
10
Browning Street, Leamington, Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand
1957
72
Occupation: Pensioner 
 
18 Mar 1963
77
Death of wife Martha Ellen SMITH 
 
20 Jun 1966
80
Death 
1112
Leamington, Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand
22 Jun 1966
80
Burial 
Leamington, Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand
23 Dec 1984
99
Death of brother Albert FURBOROUGH 
 
4 Jun 1986
100
Death of son Thomas Edwin FURBOROUGH 
13
 
28 Jan 2000
114
Death of daughter Ellen FURBOROUGH 
Leamington, Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand
16 Mar 2008
122
Death of son Herbert Joseph FURBOROUGH 
 
Documented age, Calculated age, Estimated age
Citations
1 - Ratby Parish Records
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First name(s)

Joseph

Father's first name(s)

Thomas

Last name

Fairborough Or Furborough

Mother's first name(s)

Maria

Birth year

1885

Event type

Parish Registers

Birth date

31 Oct 1885

Archive

Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland

Baptism year

1886

Archive reference

DE4523/1

Baptism date

17 Jan 1886

Page

29

Baptism place

Ratby

Record set

Leicestershire Baptisms

Denomination

Anglican

Category

Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

County

Leicestershire

Subcategory

Parish Baptisms

Country

England

Collections from

England, Great Britain

2 - UK 1891 Census - 5th April 1891
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3 - UK 1901 Census - 31st March 1901
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4 - Ratby Parish Records
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First name(s)

Joseph

Spouse's father's first name(s)

Joseph

Last name

Furborough

Spouse's father's last name

Smith

Age

25

Denomination

Anglican

Birth year

1885

Place

Ratby

Residence

Ratby

County

Leicestershire

Father's first name(s)

Thomas

Country

England

Father's last name

Furborough

Event type

Parish Registers

Marriage year

1910

Archive

Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland

Marriage date

31 Dec 1910

Archive reference

DE4523/4

Spouse's first name(s)

Martha Ellen

Record set

Leicestershire Marriages

Spouse's last name

Smith

Category

Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Spouse's age

20

Subcategory

Parish Marriages

Spouse's residence

Ratby

Collections from

England, Great Britain

5 - New Zealand WW1 Soldiers
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First name(s) Joseph

Last name Furborough

Last address Dalziel Rd Eltham

Occupation Farm labourer

Classification B

Country New Zealand

Record set New Zealand WW1 Soldiers

Category Military, armed forces & conflict

Subcategory First World War

Collections from Australasia

6 - Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960
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Title

MR

Destination place - country

AUSTRALIA

First name(s)

Joseph A

Destination country

Australia

Last name

Fairbother

Ship name

Osterley

Gender

Male

Ship official number

128287

Birth year

1883

Ship registered tonnage

12129

Age

36

Ship square feet

10721

Age as transcribed

36

Ship master's first name

M J

Occupation

Clerk

Ship master's last name

Sarson

Departure day

10

Shipping line

Orient

Departure month

1

Number of passengers

837

Departure year

1919

Length of voyage in days

43

Departure port

Liverpool

Ship departure port

LIVERPOOL

Departure country

England

Ship destination port

Australia

Entry struck out

N

Ship destination country

Australia

Destination port

Melbourne

Record set

Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960

Destination

Melbourne

Category

Travel & migration

State or territory

Victoria

Subcategory

Passenger Lists

Country

Australia

Collections from

Great Britain, England, Australasia

7 - Markfield Parish Records
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First name(s) Herbert William

Last name Furborough

Age 29

Birth year 1890

Residence Ratby

Father's first name(s) Thomas

Father's last name Furborough

Marriage year 1919

Marriage date 27 Dec 1919

Spouse's first name(s) Mary Ann

Spouse's last name Crossley

Spouse's age 31

Spouse's residence Markfield

Spouse's father's first name(s) Walter

Spouse's father's last name Crossley

Denomination Anglican

Place Markfield

County Leicestershire

Country England

Event type Parish Registers

Archive Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland

Archive reference DE1729/9

Record set Leicestershire Marriages

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Parish Marriages

Collections from England, Great Britain

8 - Markfield Parish Records

First name(s)

H W

County

Leicestershire

Last name

Furborough

Country

England

Age

32

Event type

Parish Registers

Birth year

1894

Archive

Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland

Death year

1926

Archive reference

DE1729/14

Burial year

1926

Record set

Leicestershire Burials

Burial date

16 Aug 1926

Category

Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Burial place

Markfield

Subcategory

Parish Burials

Denomination

Anglican

Collections from

England, Great Britain

9 - Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1500-1939
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10 - New Zealand Electoral Rolls
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11 - New Zealand Death Index

First name(s) Joseph

Last name Furborough

Birth date 1886

Age at death 80

Registration year 1966

Registration number 1966/29707

Year Of Birth 1886

Certificate ordering To order, visit https://www.bdmonline.dia.govt.nz/NonHistoricRecords

Country New Zealand

Record set New Zealand Death Index

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials

Collections from Australasia, New Zealand

12 - Leamington, Cambridge, NZ, Cemetery Record
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13 - Find a Grave Index 1300s-Current
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